I've made huge mistakes, but I'm using those experiences to learn & grow into an ideal self.
I understand that some things are out of my control, but I am still living deliberately.
I need to consider the consequences before acting on a radical idea, but I am still taking risks.
My knowledge is incomplete and my mindset might be flawed, but I am still able to do great things.
There are multiple ways I could be more healthy and better at time management, but I'm still doing a great job and will continue to improve.
Success has never been—and will never be—a guarantee, but I am still pursuing the things I have passion for.
We see more and farther than our predecessors, not because we have keener vision or greater height, but because we are lifted up and borne aloft on their gigantic stature.
On the one hand, our society has made an incredible amount of progress in a very short time, but on the other hand, there's still just so much wrong with the world. It seems like there's no way everything will be resolved within my lifetime, but if I can help pave the way for a future generation to do it, that would be so awesome.
In some ways, conceptualizing a collection of cells as "myself"—indivisible but separate from the rest of the universe—is completely arbitrary.
I believe that the more we can rely on each other, the more our society will thrive. I want to think, speak, and act in a way that dissolves the boundaries between myself, my family, and my community.
And the fact that loving other people feels amazing doesn't hurt. 🙂