Luna

First Quarter Moon: Challenges, decisions, action...We decide our futures at the quarter moons. We might be overwhelmed by the ghosts (habits, thought patterns, family expectations) of our past...at the First Quarter we're challenged to actively overthrow them & stand on our own two feet. Resistance is critical...and if it lands us in a fight, then our passion for forward movement may finally move us toward breakthrough. We are challenged to grow... We don't always feel strong or heroic enough to meet it, frequently we have to surprise ourselves. Unprepared, lost, confused... These are often the feelings that precede are reorientation.
Coincidentally, after a tumultuous & tearful fight today with Jade right up to our appointment...(care enough to send her, but want to know that she cares enough for the cash it will cost)... she is officially registered for Grand Canyon University.  
A crisis & a turning point..."another may break his mother's heart and finally leave home, striking out for a brave adventure."  #courage
(*Steven's shot of Jade at Mooneys Beach- incidentally immortalizing a milestone.)