I've given up hope.

Yes, I've given up hope, and although it is a recent release in my life, I expect it to last the rest of my life. Hope really hasn't done anything for me anyway that I can think of. If you think about it, that word is what I want to call an if-come-maybe. It seems like a place of desperation when all else fails. We say, 'well, at least we have hope.' Now I can say, 'no thanks. I've given up hope. I've given it up for something far better!'

Instead of hope, I have embraced curious excitement. I'll explain.

Standing where I am today and looking backward at my journey, there is a turning point that overshadows all the rest. It was when I began to do as yesterday's Daily Inspiration stated by the 15-year old dancer, 'to just dance.' That's why that video spoke so loudly to me because that is exactly where I have come to. For the most part, I have given up judging and evaluating and have begun to just enjoy myself and dance.

This is a very important place for me to get to because now I look on what will come next with curious excitement and anticipation of life being fulfilled in whatever way it comes. It reminds me of the story quote from Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth, "This is my secret," he said. "I don't mind what happens."