25 December · The pattern deserves attention, not a prophecy.

Fear

I keep assuming the next chapter will repeat the last one.

A little room to breathe.25 December

Fear

“The unwritten only still belongs to thee: Take heed, and ponder well what that shall be.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1902 collected editionMorituri SalutamusRead the source ↗

The pattern deserves attention, not a prophecy.

Past experience can offer useful warnings without describing every person or situation ahead. You can carry what you've learned and still examine new evidence as it appears; caution doesn't require deciding the ending before you've had a chance to see what develops.

ONE SMALL STEP

Name one thing you'll watch for and one thing you are still willing to discover.

A little room to breathe.25 December

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.