Ready or Not

It took a lot to get me here. It took a lot to

finally make up my mind. It took a lot to

sort through my belongings and pack my bags,

leaving behind what I did not need to bring

along with me as basic necessity.

Some may think it should have been easy,

but believe me, it took a lot to get me here.

It took a lot for me to uproot my deeply

seeded beliefs, to take on a vision which

initially seemed completely foreign to me.

To do such a thing, for me at least, took a lot,

moving from the secure field of familiarity

into that vast ocean of the unknown. It took a

lot to leave behind everything I had ever known.

At the time I was green and only seventeen.

It took a hell of lot to walk out the door and leave

my home behind. Looking back on it after all these

years, one tends to forget what it actually took to do

what needed to be done. And by god, whether ready

or not, sometimes it takes a lot.

Chris Hanch 4-25-17