This is a piece I jotted off at the end of the summer and have become quite fond of;
I know it is not the end but it is the end of the beginning.
The same idea keeps coming to my mind in different terms:
“Giants Lie Ahead”
“Here Be Dragons”
“Beware of Monsters”
And as I think of these I see them as warning signs as my life plays out in front of me. When I reach a fork in the road and have to make a decision I notice some of the paths are marked with a warning sign.
It’s intimidating, and I know they speak the truth, but as I look down the that’s I can’t help but notice that the marked ones lead to a better end.
So I’ll take them on with courage, not thinking I will be let alone on the perilous paths, but confident that the monsters will be slain.
But I keep seeing these warnings in my mind:
“Giants Lie Ahead”
“Here Be Dragons”
“Beware of Monsters”
Peggy Sang the Blues 
I love how much this relates to “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it”(Matthew 7:13). But in a much more relatable sense. Because to be honest, I believe life is more as you put it: that the path will have monsters and goblins, and other perilous obstacles that would be intimidating to most, just simply a matter of continuing on a path.
Awesome stuff bro!