it takes a lot of courage to grow up and be who you really are.
– e.e. cummings
this quote has always struck me…a simple statement, but a less simple concept. it’s challenging to execute. at forty years old, one might think i’m all grown up. perhaps, perhaps not.
i’m not sure what lays ahead for me as i continue this journey of life, as i continue to grow {up}. but i feel there’s something stirring inside me. there’s something that i want to share. this desire to share is what has brought me here to this space…to you. a couple of weeks ago, i sketched something of this feeling…
i am hoping that i have the courage to be who i really am. i know who i am right now, today. but i also know that person will evolve…as my husband and i age together, as my children grow older and need their mama in ways different from how they need me now. evolution is part of life. and living this life, i too must evolve.
may i listen, and may i speak. may i take risks. may i have the courage to be.who.i.am.
sending a little love your way, m
Michelle GD 