‘Step up or step away’
A blind woman with an infant cradled in her arms was filled with sage advice for me, advice I neither requested nor desired.
“Step up or step away,” she said. “You must do one or the other. You cannot remain where you are.”
“But I don’t feel right doing either,” I said, rather petulantly.
“Staying where you are is just as bad as taking a step back,” she insisted.
“I need time,” I said.
“Time is a luxury not everyone can afford. You’ve had your time. Now you must do.”
I was so very puzzled. “You cannot see me, nor see or even know what is going on in my life. How can you offer such insight?”
“Even a blind person can perceive that your heart and your mind are way ahead of your feet,” she said, patting her child on the head and turning and walking away from me.
All of this came to me in a dream.