Think for a moment, if you would, about that wonderful instant in which you realized you could do something you once thought impossible. That moment of awe that drives away the previous moment’s fear or doubt, opening your mind to endless possibilities. Perhaps it was the moment you finished that marathon. Or maybe it was when you finally buttered that landing (a goal for those, like me, working on their piloting skills). For Betsy, her moment comes when Uncle Henry, having met her at the train station, hands her the wagon reins and tells her to drive home while he works on a math problem.
Drive a team of horses? How difficult could it be to pull right when you want them to go right and pull left to go left? If you’re Betsy, “difficult” is the wrong word. “Impossible” and “unthinkable” would be more appropriate.
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