NORTON

nancial burden that seems to be getting bigger by the day. Your mountain could be a problem with your business or your team. If you are in sales and you are now halfway through the year and your numbers are way o , the chasm between your quota and where you currently are regarding your year-to-date sales seem like a much higher climb than you can conceivably make up in the next six months.

Whatever your mountain is, get closer to it. Stop looking at it from miles away. Find a guide, a coach, a family member, or a friend who you trust to help you build your trail map. Get to the base of the mountain, identify the trailhead and execute your plan. e mountain isn’t going

Letter To The Editor

Fireworks out of control

Are reworks against the law in the City of Littleton? Apparently not. We have had reworks going o every night since last Friday. I am not talking about a few sparklers, I am talking about the big ones that are purchased out of state. Not only do they shoot them for multiple days, but they start at 6 in the evening and continue until 1 in the morning. ere is no way the police cannot be aware of this, but nothing is done. is has been going on for the last ve years, at least. I am sure it will go on until the end of this week if prior history is any indicator. Luckily, we have had a wet year, but usually we don’t and it is a real re danger. If we are not going to punish e state parks agency warned visitors that “there is no path to cross the creek in the park at this time.”

Cherry Creek in Castlewood Canyon State Park,” a June 27 news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. Castlewood Canyon State Park sits in the Franktown area in rural eastern Douglas County.

“Hikers should consider any loop trails to be out-and-backs. Creek Bottom Trail also su ered signi cant damage,” the agency’s news release said.

Bridge repair work will take weeks and may not be complete before August. Park sta cannot begin construction until water levels recede.

Along Cherry Creek Trail to the north of Castlewood Canyon — on portions of the trail maintained by Douglas County — several intersections are also closed intermittently due to water damage, according to the county.

From state Highway 86 north to Scott Avenue, the county advised traveling with caution along the trail.

“Standing water and erosion have been found on the trail under High- to climb itself, nor is it going to fall into the ocean and go away. You have more courage than you think, there is grit deep inside of you that needs to be surfaced to start the climb, and never underestimate your endurance to see it all through. the o enders, let’s make all reworks legal and the city can collect the tax dollars. On Monday, I saw an article stating Arapahoe County had 99 complaints, but chose not to act to ensure the safety of their police ocers. I don’t know how many complaints the Littleton Police received, but I am sure there were several and I believe they did nothing to stop them. e police could, at least, ne the perpetrators. I don’t believe they would be in danger unless the people were inebriated, which only makes the reworks more likely to cause harm.

Is it time for you to get closer to the base of the mountain instead of imaging how di cult the climb might be from afar? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can realize that what seems completely unmanageable from a distance can seem completely manageable the closer we get, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

Is everyone as fed up as I am?

Sharon Cissell Littleton

way 86, at Bayou Gulch Open Space Trail, just south of Scott Avenue and under Scott Avenue,” the county’s release said. “Crews are working to repair and maintain this trail and advise you to turn around if you encounter standing water.” e impact of recent rainfall has been stark at Castlewood Canyon.

Castlewood Canyon has received 14.01 inches of rain since Jan. 1, according to the National Weather Service, as cited by the state parks agency’s June 27 news release.

“Creek levels are two feet above normal operating levels. e high level mark was recorded last ursday at 9.5 feet, with normal creek levels considered to be between two to three feet,” the agency’s June 27 release said.

Updates on construction and trail conditions at Castlewood Canyon

All will be posted to the park’s Facebook page at facebook.com/CastlewoodCanyonPark and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Region Twitter account at twitter.com/CPW_NE.