Hey,
Welcome to a hit of hope.
The stakes feel so high right now.
On an international level,
But also on these individual levels,
These lives we lead every day.
You don't want to do or say the wrong thing,
Forget the important memo or anniversary.
You don't want to forget the thing that the person asked you to do and you said,
Sure,
Yes,
I promise.
And you want to be real and authentic,
But not awkward or hurtful.
So you control,
You clench your fists,
Both physical and metaphorical,
Tighter and tighter.
And you end up afraid and exhausted,
So very exhausted.
But what if we live like we are just begun?
What if in this chaos,
We see it as opportunity,
As process,
Not as product or perfection?
What if we take first steps?
What if we try to cause to bring about?
What if we live as if we are always in an early stage and thus imperfect?
Can you feel what that might be like?
It doesn't mean that it gets rid of life's hard times or uncertainties or pain,
But what if we live each new day as an opportunity not to be perfect,
But to take first steps and see what unfolds?
The choices we make create effects.
And do we really need to create more fear,
More anxiety,
More exhaustion?
What if the choices we make create bravery,
Kindness,
Just a little bit more hope?
We don't have to be perfect.
We just have to begin.
