It’s time to practice feeling delight about it all rather than caution. To be encouraging rather than concerned. To enjoy listening instead of responding. To allow yourself the thrill of limitless possibility. There’s a tendency in us to temper our enthusiasm with caution. What if it doesn’t work out? What if we’re disappointed? Well, what if we are? If something doesn’t work out the way we wished, does that mean we should have denied ourselves the pleasure of the initial excitement? Be more childlike in your enjoyment of anticipation. Yes, the sky one day might fall on our heads, as Chicken Little kept worrying about in the old folk tale many of us grew up with, but if it does, we’ll deal with it then. In the meantime, what fun it is! “That sounds wonderful!” we can shout for joy. What might happen afterward isn’t nearly so important or interesting as hearing interesting news now, or preparing for an event, arranging things, planning an encounter, feeling hopeful and serene. Throw your heart into a buried sense of anticipation. Let it well up inside you. Learn to trust it again.
