is a <\/p>\n\n\n\n
powerful force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closely related<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to hope and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
awe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It literally<\/p>\n\n\n\n
is the stuff<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that dreams<\/p>\n\n\n\n
are made of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And it scares<\/p>\n\n\n\n
some of us<\/p>\n\n\n\n
half<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because admitting<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to anticipating<\/p>\n\n\n\n
something<\/p>\n\n\n\n
means that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a) you really want it, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
b) you open yourself up to the dreaded d-word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disappointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because suddenly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you\u2019re completely <\/p>\n\n\n\n
naked,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So welcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to the real<\/p>\n\n\n\n
world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s messy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and it can<\/p>\n\n\n\n
be hectic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet fully<\/p>\n\n\n\n
engaging<\/p>\n\n\n\n
is possibly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the very best <\/p>\n\n\n\n
way to do<\/p>\n\n\n\n
this thing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
we call<\/p>\n\n\n\n
life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Lu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
is a powerful force. Closely related to hope and awe. It literally is the stuff that dreams are made of. And it scares some of us half to death. Because admitting to anticipating something means that a) you really want it, and b) you open yourself up to the dreaded d-word. Disappointment. Because suddenly you\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,27,33,52],"tags":[3,5,8],"class_list":["post-414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appreciation","category-connection","category-contemplation","category-discomfort","tag-life","tag-possibility","tag-uncertainty"],"yoast_head":"\n