so i put the tomatoes into an ice cream pail, and tried to remember what day it was, so i could date it.
i remembered writing "12" on my time sheet yesterday, so i knew it had to be the 13th.
friday the 13th?
yep.
i'm not superstitious at all, but the last time we had a friday the 13th, i jumped off a bridge.
i couldnt help but think about that day, and smile.
i jumped off a bridge and survived on friday the 13th.
i cried...
and cried some more.
and fell.
and fell some more...
and then fell even more. my thoughts at a complete stop. i am solely concentrated on when i will land.
when will i land?
now. i landed. its over.
finally coming back up.
and after the scariest 5 minutes of my life... its done. i did it.
when it was over, i realized that it was actually one of the best things that's ever happened to me. but only once it was over.
how often does that happen in life?
we go through something scary, or hard, and while we're going through it, its the worst thing it the world. we can't wait for it to be over.
and then when it is over, we realize that it was the best thing that's ever happened.
we smile at our success.
and then we try to never go through it again, even though we know how happy it makes us in the end.
but then something else comes along...
3 comments:
Hey Courtney!
It's Erin! I totally thought of that this morning too, when I found out it was Friday the 13th! :) I've been following the posts you put on facebook for your blog, and I love reading what you write! Keep it up - you have good thoughts and what you write really makes me think!
What you wrote today is totally true, too! There are so many worthwhile things that terrify us in the beginning. The first one I can think of is Outtatown, and how scared I was in the weeks just leading up to it. And it ended up being the best year of my life. :)
Love you!
I got this image one time and love it. Mountain top experiences are good and standing there experiencing God in his power, glory and love is incredible. But when you look back at the valleys and lows you see all this amazing greenery and plant life. It is in the valleys where there is growth not on the top of mountains. I was just reminded of that and it sucks being in those valleys but I think we do look back and see he works it out for good. You got an amazing grasp of this from your experience already. Just something else for you to think of.
I love this post Courtney!! It's so encouraging.
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