This is your Monday morning reminder that you can do this. Whether you have a busy week ahead; you have known busy weeks before. Whether you have a slower week ahead; you have known slower weeks before. Whatever you are facing - yes, it is unknown. You've never been through these exact sets of dates before. And at the very same time, you have already gathered wisdom, courage, and strength to make it through each day, each hour, each minute. So let today be the day you stay awake. Stay awake to each moment, knowing that it will prepare you for the next moment.

Annie Dillard once said, How we live our days is how we live our lives.

On its own, this Monday may seem like another day to get through. It may seem like another day on the calendar that will pass in a matter of hours before you are on to the next one. The reality is: the beauty that you notice today, the small courageous steps that you take today, the moment that you encounter love, and you actually embrace it - all of these things are strengthening you for what's to come, even though you don't know what's to come.

Today is so much more than just another day. It is rich with possibility to learn and to grow.

The poet David Whyte once said,

You are not a troubled guest on this earth,

you are not an accident amidst other accidents

you were invited from another and greater night

than the one from which you have just emerged.

That's from his book, What to Remember When Waking.

Today is the day to stay awake. Even if we can't quite grasp the fullness of what it means to be present on yet another day, we can still trust that it matters that we woke up yet another morning. Yet another day is before us. Another week is before us. And no matter how we feel about the days to come, we know that we are free to take this one day at a time, one step at a time. One breath at a time. Even here, this is a sign of strength and growth.

Journal: What are you looking forward to this week?

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