School starts on Tuesday so my beginning of this blog has relevance to all of us. Many years of getting my kids throught the night before first day and my own childhood fears of what will happen tomorrow continue to color the days and nights of the Labor Day weekend. It was always easier if I began a year of school with friends especially those who were with me during the summer. To be the new kid at school was always a challenge.
To be in the dark about the next day is to be in a very lonely place. A running theme in this blog will be the difference between solitude and isolation. Solitude is a place of reflection and discovery. Isolation is a refuge from our fears. When you can take the experience of isolation and transform it into solitude you are able to connect with fear and doubt with out being controlled by fear and doubt.
I believe that we all have that experience when we walk through those school doors sit at our desks and listen to the teacher's introduction to the upcoming year. The moment at hand is more powerful than the fear of what will be.
Best wishes for the passing of time, may the hours before that first day be filled with wonderful distractions and may each of us remember that discovery defeats apprehension.
Ah, beginnings ... they are loaded with unknowns.
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