Lynn Toler Instagram – It was a slow build to an inevitable fall. She had all her stuff and a grip on the tree but she had to let go because she had places to go. Hollering as she slowly made her way to the street, she stayed calm enough to survive the initial slide. That’s important. Cool will help you stay up right. But then again cool cannot cure life, nor as in this case, could it handle the curb. Sometimes things are just like that. You know you’re pulling up on trouble, you secure yourself the best you can but eventually you have to let go and get on with it. I realized yesterday I was hanging on to the flora. You know? Spent a year just trying to stop the world from shaking. The earthquake of his sudden departure and all its aftershocks, made everything unstable. So it was all about standing my ground and not falling down. And I did. I found level … But now I’m afraid to let go of the tree. It keeps you from falling but it doesn’t allow you to get anywhere, including better places. A life lived solely in search of safety doesn’t guarantee you will be, it does, however, guarantee you won’t get anywhere. And I don’t want to live my life in a bath of tepid water. So now I’m looking to eschew the safety of multiple bed bound hours and slide into whatever is next. I got some good counsel yesterday. She understood where I was standing and he kept talking about Next. I didn’t see it till this morning but I’m looking it straight in the eyes now. Next. I didn’t realize I had completely relinquished that notion. Next, I still get to do that. It IS available and it is not frivolous. So now Next is job 1. I’m gonna do a lot of new. And if I fall y’all better laugh, like her buddy in the video. If I must suffer the indignity of embarrassment I want to at least get something out of it, like amusing you. I mean, we’re like #family, right? 😂 Releasing the flora as I speak … and you can best believe I’m hollering. #fail #fall #ice #next #friends Shoutout @allfails @casual.elsie @bitch