The firm, yet unpredictable, path

When I first came across this picture it appeared a hostile place. Swampy land and grey skies touch brown fields. It represents my summer in ways, and I am happy as I reflect as to how this is true.

The swamp is only in the present and already the land appears more firm just ahead. Whether the path was clear before or will continue forever is unknown, but I the path I am on is solid. Great clouds loom in the distance, but it is from them that rain comes to help me grow. And though the moor looks dull at first glance, it is a beautifully original place of life and nuance.

My life has felt messy and unfocused, as I figure out my career, my school and especially my sexuality. Yet this has not undone me and I feel more solid than I ever have before. This is not because there are no more challenges, far from it! It is because I can see with my mind and soul that there is a great life a step away. It looks different than anything I have experienced with a subtle vitality that takes my breath away. I have found contentment that my career will mean something, that my school is worth the struggle and my social network is solid. And I am nearing the peace that love will be mine, more hauntingly beautiful and vast than an endless rain fed moor.