Somewhere between Loudness and Silence

I took this on my Monday hike on the Chelan Butte. I spent about 5 hours up on the mountain and on my way down the wind picked up something fierce. Just before this location I was almost pushed over because of it, but in the Loudness I felt Silence - A peace that came over me as nature did her thing.

The path laid before me and I was meant to take it. Just like in life, there are many paths we tread. Some are choices, and some the universe gives us and we must go down them no matter what.

This has been a mirror to what I've experienced over the past couple of years. I've had to balance the paths I want to take, and the ones I must take. Not all of them have been great, and unfortunately most have not. But there have been a few that I hold dear to my heart and will never forget or regret. They may not have been what others would have chosen or deemed appropriate, but I took them nonetheless and found parts of myself I didn't know existed in the process. I am so thankful for them, no matter what.

I have chosen to live this life with all of my heart and soul. There are days I wonder why, and there are days I know why. This is the Balance between Loudness and Silence, Shadow and Light.