The End Is Near

When you know something is coming to an end, it's just that much harder to keep at it. This post is the first of the final ten in my challenge, and I've hit a point where I want to give up.

I hear logic telling me, "you're so close! Don't give up now!" Ultimately, that's exclactly what I'm going off of. Pushing through to the end is worth it. I know that. I'm already better for having taken this challenge on, and I really don't want the growth to stop.

But still, as is often the case when the end is in sight, it's hard not to think about the desire for the end to just be here so that something new can start. Many of my friends have expressed a desire for me to keep going on this blog after this challenge is over. I very well might, but I don't know what that will look like. However, I'm very excited to find out.

These next few days and posts will be like packing for a trip with an unknown destination. To those who have been on this journey with me all along, thank you. Let's press on to the end together. As for the next phase of WWTSW, consider this an open invitation to see what's coming.

Yes, the end may be near, but every ending opens the door to a new beginning. And as I seem to be slipping into cliché, perhaps that new beginning is more necessary than I thought.

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