dive--a five-minute friday post

wahoo--it's friday!

time to free-write; no tweaking, editing, or over-thinking on this one.

lisa-jo's word prompt for the day: DIVE.

ah, the word, alone, makes me shudder.

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have a fantastic weekend!

i was fairly athletic throughout my childhood.
but there were a few sports that i didn't thoroughly engage in.  activities that weren't priorities.  skills that eluded me.

enter swim lessons.

i did okay with the swimming.  learned several strokes, would be able to save myself from drowning, and find it a pleasure to be in the water on a hot, summer day.

but i never learned to dive.

and i can still remember the face, voice, and posturing of the young man who taught my particular class.  all full of himself (or at least it seemed to me).
impatient.
a bit angry?
"why, on earth, can't you do this???
just dive!!!"

and if i'd had any boots on during those lessons after lessons after lessons. . .
i would have been shaking all the way down to my toes.

for him it was simple.
he knew the steps.
skill mastered.
just. simply. do. it.

and i find myself at a similar place these days.
many unknowns.
unfamiliar territory.
shaking in my metaphorical boots.
and i would swear i can hear those same words. . . just dive!!!

and me--silly enough to pick a word for the year such as FEARLESS.

but thankfully the sound of the voice in my head is a bit more gentle
a LOT more patient
and is followed up by hands that hold the universe.

touching a toe to the water just to make sure
i'm {trying to} trust Him {completely} when He says, "come on in, the water's just fine."