Math

Every time I have ventured outside of my comfort zone, outside of this little burrow where I  like to hibernate until the sun is shining and the weather is just right, every time that I have mustered the courage to do something I've never done before has been so worth it: memories made, lessons learned, friendships of the strongest caliber forged.

Yet my calculations must be wrong because every time I steel myself to take that leap of faith outside of the familiarity of my cozy circle of existence, I falter on the front porch because the risks still seem to overwhelm the rewards.

But then again, I was never very good at math.