TRANSITIONS ARE MESSY.

I went out for a hike last weekend, and I was SO EXCITED to get out on a springlike day. But soon after I started…I was slogging through slush and mud and I was feeling disappointed…like this hike was not going to be much “fun” and maybe I should turn around. But I pressed on…and after about a mile, I came upon a nice dry stretch of trail. I walked as far as I could on that dry path, and then I turned around for the inevitable trek back through the muck.

But you know what? The walk back was EASIER. Why? Because I knew what to expect.

At the start of my walk, I had to make the decision to PUSH THROUGH, despite the fact that this was not the hike I expected (or wanted). And on the way back, I realized that it wasn’t that bad after all.

The transition from winter to spring Is MESSY. But it also full of PROMISE of better days ahead.