There is something to be said for having the strength to just go. To start something you’ve been longing to begin when you hadn’t felt courageous enough to take those first few steps. To make that first move. Something like moving closer and closer to the edge of the diving board when you’re too afraid to take the plunge so you can finally glide through the water. You know you’re frightened to take that leap so your wings can catch wind and allow you to soar. And yet, momentum cannot propel us without us taking those first few crucial steps. So “Just Do It,” we yell to ourselves echoing that timeless branded phrase.”

And yet we still feel stuck in the mud. We can become enamored by the comfort of predictability and paralyzed by the process of change–even if it is a change we think we want. We can be in love with the idea of starting something new without ever even moving an inch due to fear.

It is at this time that I speak these very same words to myself as I step out of the comfort zone of my notebook pages and my iPhone notepad and out onto a limb (or perhaps a very thin branch that may snap along the way) to finally do something I have been wanting to do for years: To collect and share my reflections that form from living in this beautiful, sometimes frightening and ever-changing world, and to simply create. To share words, thoughts, feelings and whatever else comes forth with whomever wishes to read along. I am not sure what will become of this blog, but I am hoping to reach out–starting from within.

It is with an overwhelming sense of vulnerability, rawness and relief that I sincerely thank you for reading. I hope that you will take something away from your visit here.

*Be patient with yourself as you collect the courage to take those first steps so momentum can propel you to where it is you wish to go in this life.