A Thousand Thoughts

Whatever the outcome, this was it.

Not a foregone conclusion, not fated, not unchangeable right now, but this present, living reality, is the outcome.

What if you fail? What will have been the point? All the effort, sacrifice, stress, and time… so much time. If you fail, I will say there was still a point, though I would happily have spared you all the stress.

Everything has value but probably not the value we expected or that we are encouraged to look for. It’s the process and not the end result. It matters because all the things done in pursuit of this goal also build what is you. They are all part of your multifaceted character, your wide ranging skills, your intelligence.

All the days you have breathed in and out, all the things you have done, every day before moving halfway across the world, and every day since, they all count.

It matters, you matter, no matter what comes next.