It's impossible to know how the story ends.

I don't think we're expected to, nor do we need to.

But we do need to be willing to light up the ten feet in front of us.

We need to be willing to illuminate the now. It's how little nothings

transition into those very meaningful some things. One illuminated piece of the puzzle at a time.

They say that complexity is the enemy of progress.

Things seem too big, too far away.

When all the world appears dark, We pause.

We become crippled by how much we don't know.

We hide in the shadows of life's unknown.

But I have, and hopefully will, until my final days, hold on to the idea that we have within us enough light, just enough light,

to brighten up the path before us, directly in front of us.

It's always been just enough to get through anything. When the world is dark, you can't see the hand in front of your face.

It will always be true that you possess the ability to cut through that darkness.

To highlight the next stepping stone.

There's just enough light to collect the data and information sufficient to make one more logical decision.

One more.

To take one shaky and uncertain step, it's amazing what they become over time.

See, I've spent some time in that metaphorical darkness.

I've also been in the light.

I've believed, I've had all the answers and been brutally humbled by life.

There have also been times where I bet on myself when the odds were small and emerged victorious,

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