Remember how, back in the day, you'd often come across websites that had big "Under Construction" banners, often with a little animated construction worker stick figure, complete with hard hat, digging a hole?
I've put on my hard hat.
My life is under construction these days. Well, I guess life is always undergoing some kind of construction or renovation, but we're talking serious foundation rebuilding here.
It's tough work, and even a hard hat would be insufficient protection from all the falling debris. Hell, I don't even have a good building plan. Right now it's mostly clearing rubble and discovering what parts of the old construction are sturdy enough to keep. And also recognizing that some parts are not sturdy at all, but are nonetheless quite lovely and worth keeping if I can apply some careful restoration. I'm just moving forward one day at a time, one step at a time, one shovelful at a time.
At some point, I know I'll look up and realize that I'm ready to build something new and bold and delightful. A blend of old and new that soars into the sky.
But until then I'm shoveling. Waiting for blisters to turn tough, and for soreness to become strength.
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