The Audacity to Believe

I started thinking about this on my drive into work this morning. This idea of the audacity to believe rolling around in my mind. The audacity to see the light when engulfed in darkness. The audacity to believe in love when surrounded by hate. The audacity to believe that everything is going to be ok, even when surrounded by unknowns. I had temporarily allowed those unknowns to formulate a strong defense against hope. Since my vacation my hope along with my audacity to believe in happy endings returned. An evolution of thought that rose up with a sunrise, as possibility crept in with the tides. Carried in on the breeze along with my mom’s reassurance that I was exactly where I should be.

Does this mean I have it all figured out or there are not changes to be had? It definitely does not. To many this idea of audacity to believe may seem simplistic with just a smattering of naivete sprinkled in, but I challenge you to take a minute with it. For years I wasn’t true to myself. Hiding my truths in shadows to avoid the sad sympathetic looks, and the awkward pauses following the real truths. The moments of clarity being beaten back because the truth was to much to deal with. These thoughts keeping you trapped in a reality that you thought you wanted, but never really signed off on. We often get so bogged down in the minutia of life that we forget to really live it. How sad is that? I hope that life offers surprises and joy. If it doesn’t I hope you have the strength to shake it to the core and start again. For now I embrace my unknowns, and truths. My unknowns as endless possibilities that I am not done exploring. My truths as a spring board for change and growth. Mainly I will continue to cultivate my audacity to believe that everything to going to work out as it should if we simply let go and allow it to be.