Growth takes courage
it requires looking within
and at times enduring
some pain and suffering
but that is ok
because without some challenge
we would just stay the same
I am learning
to accept all that comes
because if I truly want to explore
and find the outer reaches
of what I am capable of
I have to get uncomfortable at times
but I am also learning
I can pace growth
it doesn’t have to go
too far
or too fast
no need to be in a race
growth will come
when we need
or want it
it can come in stages
true growth makes us lighter
and more free
just like little kids
who grow every minute
I hope to stay childlike in this way
to never let
my zest for living slip away
or overwhelm myself with growth
at too fast a pace
because the best kind
should stretch or call
not push or force
it is like the infamous butterfly
once a caterpillar
and moving along the ground
then one day
the wings slowly emerge
because growth is about flying
and feeling the air around us
we just need that open space
but not too much
just enough to keep expanding
and look out across the water
to wonder what could be
but also to stay present
and sometimes look back
just to see
the growth
that has happened in me
