Fresh Starts... With a Stretch

You know... it's late... I know... I've been wanting to post for a while but not quite sure what I want to say, though I have things that I can say. I was looking back over some things from last semester and saw something that I had appropriately titled 'New Beginnings' and on some level... that is what has been going on for me. I'm experiencing all kinds of newness and I can't say that all of it is great or comfortable... though... it is new... So... there comes the stretch. It is amazing how much we may have to stretch to get something that we want... something that is within reach... if we stretch. I've heard of growing pains... but this is a bit different.

So, here I am... at this time in my life, where I am so very sure of myself on some things... and so very uncertain or dare I even admit it, afraid about other things... Funny thing is... some of the things that I want are directly in front of me and attainable... thing is I have to stretch to reach them... can I do it? Can I stretch beyond what is normal or comfortable for me and reach higher or farther to grasp what I have longed for?... Time will tell... but I tell you this... as much as I want what I want... I find it difficult to reach... so... I'll do it... even if it's one finger at a time at times... I'll do it... I have learned that I am not alone, that I don't have to do it all... alone. When I reach, when I strech... I can have my friends supporting me so that I don't lose my balance and fall... Yeah, I think I can do this... I can stretch... with the help of my friends, who wants for me what I want... my support... it's solid and it's time I trusted them enough to support me... and even to do that... it requires me to ... yep... stretch... so... here goes...