Saturday, July 30, 2011

Chapter 1

I've started a new blog - there wasn't anything wrong with the old one, it was just time to turn the page.   In my reading adventures, I've found that at times I can get stuck: stuck on a concept, stuck on a notion, stuck on a challenge... simply stuck on the page.  It's easy to shut the book and denounce reading it all together than to struggle with the challenges that will inevitably come, but I can either choose to close my eyes to the problems and difficulties that inevitably will come as part of my own autobiography or I can choose to accept, deal and turn the page.  True that we can miss out on life if we avoid it all together, but even moreso we can miss out on the adventures, excitement, and opportunites when we are stuck on the same page.  It takes courage to face the dreaded fear of the unknown; however, often times we amplify the problem to be greater than it actually is.  How many times have I thought I was facing a tiger, when it was really a kitten?   Step my step, moment by moment, word by word, I'm turning the page...