"Swimming"

Standing at the edge of my current life, I stare into the shores of the unknown.

The water moves in gentle waves, threatening to tickle my toes.

I swallow the lump in my throat, butterflies cramping my stomach.

Should I stay? Walk in one step at a time? Or just dive in headfirst into the bright blue water?

I glance over my shoulder, seeing everything I'd be leaving behind if I chose to move forward.

Yes, I would miss them. I would hold that old life in a happy nostalgia.

But I can't live that life anymore. It no longer serves me.

I turn back to the vast, colorful horizon with its lapping waters. I smile as every fiber of my being calls me to move forward.

I am ready.

I take that first step.

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