adolescence

i sometimes think i never left adolescence behind. i sometimes still feel twelve.

'Adolescence is a tremendously rich time in our life, abounding in opportunities and challenges. It is a time of searching ,a time of transition from the values of our family to those we will choose for ourselves. It is a time of instability and sometimes of fear, but it is also a time of hope as vast new horizons open up.'
--Jean Vanier, Our Journey Home, p. 94
 
'vast new horizons'--i'm all for them. always was. always will be.

image source: http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/news-center/inquiry/archives/2007-fall/adolescence.html