Few things hurt like we thought they would.
The speech you were dreading to give. The infamous flu shot. The 15 year mortgage. Pausing for breakfast. And maybe the most avoided of all, vulnerability.
It’s those things we didn’t see coming in our peripheral that bear the most pain.
Awareness, we need you.
Just how bright can you make today?
Quite bright if you’re purposeful. You do this by being full of purpose.
Just how radiant can you find today?
Very radiant if you look for what’s wonderful. You get full of wonder when you fill yourself with wonder.
How much illumination can you pull from today?
An endless amount when you’re willing to be meaningful in your moments. We are all metaphors. What shadow do you cast?
Celebrating Possibility > Succumbing to the Unknown.
Alas, full days lead to full lives and even brighter futures.
It’s not yesterday. And it’s not tomorrow.
There are some handshakes approaching today. Be there. Be there with them. Lock hands, lock eyes.
There’s a hug you’re to give you in your story today. Give it well. Leave the recipient better than you found them.
Discover something new. Smile in reflection of the newness now known.
Tend your metaphorical gardens of life, relationships, and business. Till the field. Sow some seeds. Pray for rain. Harvest if something’s ripe.
Turn a stranger into a friend.
Breathe.
Laugh. Laugh hard.
See what the sun is touching. See all of it. There’s enough light to not just look, but also see.
And stop and listen to today.
Be still and quiet enough so that you may hear what today is trying to relay your way.
It’s alive. It’s with us. It’s here. It’s now.
Will you join all of the music that is unfolding around you today?
Music is 1% possibility and 99% participation.
Say yes.
If you’re looking for poetry, have you accepted your role as a poet?
If so, then make a poetic move.
If you’re wanting the fulfillment of completed art, are you ok with being an artist?
If so, then make an artistic move.
If you’re after making music, have you fallen in love with an instrument (or two) (or three)?
If so, then make a move towards a vow to such an instrument.
Our desires create roles that must create movements in-lieu of the duty, obligation, and responsibility the desire demands.
In other words, “Nothing happens until something moves.” Albert Einstein
Choosing is working.
Choosing to give. Choosing to serve. Choosing to lead.
Begging is not working.
And a beggar can’t be a chooser, right?
Success, music, art, and skill all sow their seeds in the soils of choice.
Many things are out of our control, but not our choices.
Choosing to sow > Begging for rain.
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