The stage is yours. Lights illuminate center stage. Silence builds and the audience holds their breath. It’s another day where your choices are on display.

Time marches relentlessly onward. In this pursuit, learnings are not always in stride. To bend down, examine, and pick them up requires pause.

If you don’t know what to do, ask. If you’re penalized try seeking to understand why, somehow without asking questions. Then, more likely than not, leave.

We love stories of the underdog because they remind us of the value of hope. Hoping for victory in the face of defeat. Hoping for a change in a somber narrative. Hoping for what is not yet seen. Odds are you’re striving after something not yet realized. On that journey, don’t lose hope.

I’ve met those in disastrous circumstances filled with joy. I’ve met discouraged and despondent sounds suffering through desperate times. I’ve met those with plenty, beyond what they can track, and hearts that are hollow. I’ve met those with excess and joy and rich success. Joy is not found in a circumstance, occupation, title, achievement. Joy…