This post is #25 in a series of 50 dedicated to the art and life of writing, in support of the 50 for 50 Project to benefit WriteGirl. If you like it, or if you think it could have been improved by a better writing education for its author, please give generously. And pass it on.
One foot in front of the other.
This is how everything moves
from one place to the next.
From chaos to clarity.
From fear to love.
(And back. And back.)
From nothing to something.
(And back. And back.)
From empty to full,
from birth to death,
from blank to fin,
from impossible to done.
And the doubt
that pools around you
as you pause
to catch your breath
And the voices
that whisper
of hazards ahead
And the fear
that seems to color the air
a sickly shade of gray
All vanish
when you focus
on putting one foot
in front of the other.
xxx
c
Image inside the frame by Alissa Walker, from a photograph she took on one of the many trips she's taken doing just that. You can get it in a luxurious, desktop-sized image of inspiration with a $15 contribution to the 50-for-50 project on IndieGoGo, through September 13, 2011.