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“I sat alone on the end of the dock, dangling my feet in the water and grumbling to myself. What in the world was I doing here? What possessed me to come back for another summer? (This was my second summer as a counselor and my sixth at ALC.) Why was I here when I could be making a whole lot more money slinging T-bones at the local steakhouse back at home? I swished the cool lake water around with my toes, taking in its calmness through the soles of my feet. Yes, why was I here? What was it that was so much more important to me than money? Slowly, the beginnings of a song bubbled up from inside me.

Shall I dare, dare to grow?
Leave behind the me I know?
Shall I dare to step out and
take a look about?
Shall I dare to extend out
my hand and touch a friend?
Shall I dare, shall I dare to grow?
Yes, I’ll dare, dare to grow
and add to the me I know
Yes, I’ll dare to reach out
and take a look about
Look below, look above for
another soul to love
Who’ll love me and
together we shall grow!”

-ALC Alum and composer  of “Shall I Dare?