Sunday, April 13, 2008
stuck in reverse
"A person needs at intervals to separate from family and companions and go to new places. One must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change." - Katharine Butler Hathaway
people say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. sometimes we get a little frightened. it's not that we're afraid of change, or that we're in love with the old ways. it's the 'in-betweens' we fear.
it's jumping off a trapeze mid air. it's Linus when his blankie is in the dryer.
there's nothing to hold on to.
over the years i have learned that worry gives a small thing a big shadow. when you're skating over thin ice, your safety is dependent on your speed. same thing with change; knowing what must be done does away with fear. this logic probably don't work well with people who can't keep to their new year resolutions. always reverting back to old habits, bad decisions; which unfortunately, most of us do.
you can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea. but of course, your estimate of it makes a lot of difference. how old do you think you are today?
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