For the past two weeks I have felt like I was the person in this image. Scaling a rugged stone wall in order to jump into the refreshing deep blue sea. Repeating the climb — going higher with each return climb.
I happened upon this Flickr photo stream tonight and it presented me with a visual regarding my current circumstances. The intensity of the climb, thrill of the jump, the invigorating sensation of rushing through deep water.
Do one thing every day that scares you. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
I would like to think I could live by this {dare} of former First Lady Roosevelt. But right now … Not so much.
At least that is the way it feels.
I face a daily lock-up of mental energy — a shut-down of focused progress. My mind wanders, mulling over the proverbial what-if’s {ad nauseam} and sputtering over details. Alas.
Life goes on.
I have been here before. I know the way out. Or at least through. However, there are days when I wonder if I will ever make it to the place where this cycle of “climb, jump, experience, repeat” is a tad less paralyzing. 
In the meantime, I will write it all down … Thus it will not longer be inside … “Threatening the life it belongs to / And I feel like I’m naked in front of the crowd / ‘Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud.” ~Anna Nalick ♬
Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. ~Pamela Vaull Starr
