Google "fresh start" and ask for images and these are three of the top choices. I was struck by what they have in common. Outstretched arms--facing the light, waiting, open to new possibilities. But if you are facing the light, what is behind you? Only darkness?
Many people say that what I'm doing is making a fresh start. I appreciate the sentiment, but sometimes it feels like making a fresh start means turning my back on the past. I don't want to do that. I'm not running away from something. I am leaving and I am excited about the future, but equally sad about what I won't be taking with me. It's true there are things I would be happy to leave, but I'm not sure I will ever rid myself of those things. They will follow me everywhere, for better and for worse.
Still, I will stand with my arms outstretched, face the light, and walk into the future.
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