…Maybe trust isn’t really about what someone tells us. Maybe it is about what they repeatedly show us. How they behave when things don’t go their way. How they treat people who cannot do anything for them. Whether their words match their actions. Whether they are the same person when no one is watching. Whether they respect the boundaries we put in place…
…perhaps walking in your purpose doesn’t mean that you have everything figured out. Maybe it means taking the next step with what you know right now. Then taking another step when you know a little more. Maybe purpose is something we discover while walking, rather than something we must completely understand before we start…
…It made me think about how much of our lives are influenced by the way we think. Our mindset can determine how we see ourselves, how we see other people, how we respond when things don’t go our way and, perhaps most importantly, how we take responsibility for our own lives…
…Do we push ourselves toward something that feels bigger than us, even when we are not entirely sure how we are going to get there? Or do we stop because there comes a point when we have to recognize that something may simply be beyond what we can manage?…
…how could my scope be too small? As the person explained what they meant, I began to understand. They weren’t talking about whether I was open-minded. They were talking about how big I was willing to think…
…We often admire the finished product without appreciating the countless ordinary days that made it possible. We celebrate the success but overlook the discipline that quietly built it. Many people want the destination, but not everyone is willing to take the journey. Sometimes we expect opportunities to fall into our laps like manna from the sky…