Once upon a time.

Today I am reminded of all the beginnings I've had in my life and how they became meandering trails into adventures I could not have fathomed when they started. A few not so good ones, but most of them filled with twists and turns that I never dreamed possible.

Perhaps we are hard wired  to imagine the perils and pitfalls in order to protect ourselves from dangers, but most of the time these things never come to pass. Instead something more mundane and neutral, or something totally unexpected that could be wonderful occur.

Life can be a fairy tale and all good fairy tales have ups and downs, ogres and trolls, lessons and morals and eventually a happily ever after -- until the next story begins.