15 September 2012

Fear Embodied


As I look at myself, poised to jump, I remember the pit in my stomach.  

 "It's just like diving off a high dive." 
 "I've never jumped off a high dive, and for good reason."  
 "Want to hold hands?"  
 "No.  I can do it." 
I was wondering all the while if I could ever re-gain my self-respect if I climbed down the rocks and swam back to the boat.

But I wasn't invited to stand on the bridge.  I was invited to jump.




















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