When The Mountain Defeats You

Holocene, Bon Iver
Beginning and ending choruses:

And at once I knew I was not magnificent
Strayed above the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
And I could see for miles, miles, miles


And at once I knew I was not magnificent
High above the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
But I could see for miles, miles, miles 

Have you ever had a time when you realized you weren't as strong as you hoped? What do you when your mountains defeat you? Why is it important at times, to feel small, to see weakness? How do you forgive yourself? How do you heal? How do you move forward?