It’s about beginnings.

Photo By Phaedra Culley

Maybe this is your first step out on your own, or you may be well traveled and looking for the next new adventure; taking that first step is always the hardest.

There may be fear. What if you don’t succeed? What if you try your best and you fail? What if you set out to follow your dream and find it is a nightmare?

There may be roadblocks. How do you fund the trip? What do you do if there is trouble? What if you walk down the mountain path and find that it is impassable?

There will definitely be the unknown. Situations you could never have foreseen until you are in the middle of your journey.

But that is the point; it is your journey. You have the idea, the inspiration that takes you to that first step and, though there are many reasons not to leave, you place your feet on the road and you go.

Beginning is the most difficult part, but once you set your feet on the path and you begin to gain momentum, you know that this is what you want to do…what you have to do. No matter what comes up or what may happen, you are invigorated and inspired by the thought that you have made a plan and you want to see it through. You have come to the realization that life does not just happen; it is your creation, your footsteps.

This is your life and these are your Essential Journeys

~Nevin Culley