The Path

There are times in life when the path ahead is both exciting and scary. The unknown seems dark, the path frought with danger and littered with the remains of the unfortunate souls who passed this way before. Its at these times that we have to look back on the many paths we've taken in our lives to get to this point. How many of those paths were what we expected them to be? Were the scary always those that worked out the least desirably? Were the paths that seemed the most clear of danger those that we found to be the right path?

What dangers do we fear on these darker paths? Are the dangers more pronounced in our imagination than the real danger? Are the dangers we fear of our own manufacture? Are we afraid because we have been taught to be afraid? Taught to avoid the potential of pain at all costs? How much risk are we willing to take?

There are times to act on faith. Is this the time? Is it time to try to see past our fears and take the next step?

Each of us must decide.