The odds of getting to your destination are not determined by the speed of your transport—if you don’t know where you want to go or have a plan for getting there, a sports car will do you no good. If you do have a clear destination and a plan, the rate at which you travel is not so important.
What destination do you have a plan for, even if getting there will take time?
“Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.”
― Cormac McCarthy
What small thing sustains you?
We might say that someone’s outfit or hairstyle is “on point,” but those style achievements pale in comparison with the strength and tenacity involved in a ballerina dancing on pointe. Perhaps “on pointe” could go in the urban dictionary as “working hard enough at something difficult to make it look easy.”
Where do you see yourself or others being “on pointe”?
“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”
― James A. Michener
What aspects of your personality come out when things aren’t going well?
The world is a pretty overwhelming place these days, and it’s easy to feel like we’re drowning in a sea of bad news. The bad news is real. So are the bright sparks cast by all who are committed to living out love and justice.
What spark of love, justice, hope or joy is helping you to keep going right now?
