On perseverance.....................

 It was clear to me that the success of my expedition had not depended on physical strength or dramatic acts of bravery but on the fact that at least some progress—however small—had been made every single day. It had not been about glorious heroism but the humblest of qualities, a quality that perhaps we all too often fail to appreciate for its worth - that of perseverance.  Critical to skiing across Antarctica had been the distinctly unimpressive and yet, for me, incredibly demanding challenge of finding the will to get out of the tent each and every morning.  If I had failed in that most fundamental of tasks, then my expedition would have been over. . . .

     Keep getting out of the tent.

-Felicity Aston, Alone In Antarctica