the precipice of a gap –
between what I know –
and what I do not know –
I am surprised by
the question that
must be answered.
I thought I already
chose bravery?
Remember
last
time?
We’ve already been
through this.
So why, then, am I standing
here looking at this gap
and feeling queasy?
If I turn back to known
the nausea abates,
but I wither and bitter when
I stay in known
for too long.
And it has been too long.
Excuses disguised as
valid reasons cement
my feet to what I know.
The gap stares back,
demanding an answer,
taunting my hesitancy.
I lift my foot and
step forward and
the heaviness crumbles.
I choose the unknown,
again.
I choose bravery
and leave my excuses
in crumbles
at the edge of the gap.
#PermissionGranted
What decision are you facing today? Sit with it and realize you have a choice to make, a gap to face. Recognize the power of excuses. Name the excuses that are cementing you to the known.
You can do it. Again.
Choose bravery.
