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Jan 5, 2007
"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb." --Nelson Mandela
Mountaineer Brings Attention To Depression
Step by step. That's how people defeat depression and it's also how Joe Lawson climbs mountains. Lawson's father committed suicide in 1986 when he was 16. Today, at 36, Joe is funneling his passion for mountaineering into Expedition Hope, a quest to scale the seven summits -- the tallest mountain on each continent -- to focus awareness on depression. Lawson sees strong parallels between depression and mountain climbing; both are long, hard struggles that must be conquered one step at a time. "The summit is always reachable, no matter how hard or how difficult," he says.
BE THE CHANGE
What are the metaphorical mountains in your own life? Re-energize your climb by reading an inspiring extract from Joe Lawson's online journal. More ...
