As adults we sometimes forget that fairy tales, though more fantastic than real, have a rise and a fall, a climax and a resolution, and elements of tangible fear. It’s in the climax where the protagonist faces some type of adversity and the frivolity of the circumstances surrounding our hero/heroine fades into something darker.

As previously alluded to, I see myself as on a type of adventure, traversing new haunts and finding functional applications within fantasy. As a modern day Alice, I’ve fallen down the rabbit-hole into an abyss that becomes definable as I seek understanding and clarity.

Today more than ever, I find myself inching closer and closer to that particular moment in every fairy tale, defined by fear alone, when the unknown or the darker forces become too intangible and too unfathomable that all I want to do is turn around run. Tomorrow marks a major milestone in a very complicated contract mess and there’s really no turning back now.

I’m fortunate enough to have a little perspective from previous experiences and knowledge that the damsel in distress angle doesn’t really apply. I know that I need to confront the situation, treat the conflict as an opportunity for creative problem-solving, and stay confident that things will work out according to a master plan (although it just might not be my master plan). Plus there’s always hope that my prince charming is there to restore my life with a kiss if things go terribly wrong.

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