Can you take a step into possibility today? Can you reach for things that are not yet but will be? Can you be secure they are in your reach even when they are not yet within your grasp? Can you proceed from hope?

One of the unique elements of being human or maybe being alive in general is wanting what we don’t have and, sometimes, ignoring what we do have because of it. But the fact that we don’t have something today does not mean we will not have it tomorrow. Or perhaps even something better or more appropriate.

I am increasingly trying to proceed from hope in my life. And I’m also trying to make my hope less specific. Instead of saying “I’m hoping for this because it will bring me peace or love,” I’m trying to say, “I’m hoping for things that will bring me more peace and love.” The difference is subtle but it matters. When we put our faith in feeling in one outcome, we are dramatically narrowing our paths to where we want to go.

As you read this I wonder:

* Can you understand that most things are within your grasp even when you may not see a way?

* Can you take one thing that seems impossible and imagine it being?

* Can you take a small step forward toward something that matters?

One of the things that I’m coming to believe is that life is an accumulation of small choices. And those small choices are all around us. Can you be aware enough to see the small choice today?

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