Here I am at age one "stepping off" or at least seriously envisioning my mobility. I like this one best out of many; I was not posing by the roses in front of the house, or next to my teacher, or in fourth grade with a prominent and permanent cowlick in my hair.
No, here I am -- determined, if a bit worried, blessed with curiosity and a willingness to seek and discover. Like the FOOL card in the Tarot deck -- I remain a willing risk taker. I no doubt took a major tumble shortly thereafter -- it seems that falling down (which is not remotely close to "sin") is the way we learn the best. How ever are we to know what is past the edge. Then, I was reminded of a quote I wrote just after Winter Solstice 2011 in our Hawaii journal "Papamanawa" --
"You will never discover new
continents without losing sight
of the coast." Andre Gide
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