Jedi Mind Tricks

Went bouldering at Lincoln Woods today. Haven't been climbing enough and it showed in my endurance, or lack thereof. The warm up at the Sit Down area told me that I had a successful season. That spun me off wondering "what is success?" though. I climbed more than last year, and I guess that the questioning I had been engaging in as to why I climb fell to the wayside. Nonetheless, I still found myself asking by what yardstick was I measuring success. I got up routes in styles that wouldn't have been possible the past couple of years, but I've still climbed stronger. Was it successful because I was happy with my performance now that I'm forces to balance work with play? Was it better because Sarah and I have integrated climbing into 'our' lives rather than it simply being MY thing. When I'm back to struggling up routes in the spring and trying to get rid of my winter layer, will it matter that I considered this year a success? Do any of this climbing existential questioning even matter?