“But if you get this far. If you get it.”
Aaron Burch, How To Take Yourself Apart, How To Make Yourself Anew
I love optimism as it relates to distance and the next step. Hope tied to momentum and time. What will be the next step after you  have reached the height of the mountain?
Through the blood, the work, the prayer and sacrifice. If you make it. If all the hard work pays off … then.