It's Time for a Revolution

I'm like Rapunzel.

I haven't seen the new Disney film so... she may not fit this description.

I've been living my life in a fishbowl. What experiences have I had? What risks have I taken? Not any!

I remember being free and happy between the ages of 3 and 6 but other than that, I feel like I've been submerged underwater. I was kind of aware of what went on above the surface but... all the sounds were muffled and all the sights were blurry. This state of oblivious COULD be good in a way. Because it muffles and blurs all the dangers that might hit me full on if I weren't submerged. But at the same time I miss out on all the amazing things that could happen to me if I weren't submerged.

And all this time that I've been Rapunzel, it's just... I've been dreading this unknown doom. I've had this really NEGATIVE view of life and the unknown. I've regretted my past, blushed with embarrassment about my present and dreaded my future FOR SO LONG.

I've had it! I've HAD IT! I'm sick of this.

I had a bad daddy. It's huge. I'm going to be healing from that hurt for my entire life. But I'm tired of letting it drag me down. There's been a ladder leading down out of the tower for years now. TEN YEARS. I guess it's eleven years now. It's time to move on. I know goldfish can't move on. They are released from the bowl and the keep swimming around and around in circles sometimes because they never get it.

I'm getting out of the bowl TODAY!