Croagh Patrick - a pilgrimage site for thousands of years; now each July it is walked by tens of thousands of pentitent pilgrims on Garland Sunday (the last Sunday in July).

A few weeks ago, I was mediating using mountain imagery - mountains are sacred places, and this one in Ireland has a long history merging Christian and early Celtic ways. Instinctively, I knew I needed to climb Croagh Patrick.

I can say I did it! It was a laborous task, grueling, and at times I really did nt think I could make it to the summit. Forcing myself to continue as a challenge to face life fully, I crawled on my hands and knees literally clawing my way to the top along the final path to the summit. This is not a mountain for the faint hearted!

Completing this climb is one of the most humbling things I have ever done in life.