CHAPTER 05 · HONEST HOPE
One Thing
Today.
A small step while the answer is still open.
Something important can feel uncertain. You can leave that larger question open and still name one thing you can do today to care for what matters.
Try the reflectionThree prompts. Your own notes. Take the time you need.
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THE FIRST STEP · THE FILM BEHIND THIS PRACTICE
Will I Ever Race Again? Here's What I Did Next (opens on YouTube in a new tab)FROM THE KICKOFF
Two things
were true.
The kickoff shares a moment after a knee injury during a Spartan race: running again was uncertain, and physical therapy was still something worth doing.
THE OPEN QUESTION“I didn't know if I would run again.”
THE ACTION HE COULD TAKEReturn to this moment at 1:02 (opens on YouTube in a new tab)“And I continued physical therapy.”
BRING IT INTO YOUR OWN LIFE
One uncertainty.
One thing today.
Choose one part of your life that feels uncertain. In a journal or your own notes, finish these three sentences.
Play the invitation at 2:40 (opens on YouTube in a new tab)These companion prompts are adapted from the film’s closing invitation.
Name what is open.
Something I don’t know yet is…
You can name the question without trying to answer it right now.
Notice what matters.
What matters to me within this is…
Consider what you care about in this part of your life, even while its future is unclear.
Choose a caring action.
One thing I can do today to care for that is…
Choose something small and available to you. Asking for support counts. The action can matter even while the outcome remains unknown.
Need a place to start?
AN ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
Something I don’t know yet: whether a project I care about will work out.
What matters to me: making something useful and learning along the way.
One thing today: ask one person for feedback on the part I have made.
The result is still open. The next action is specific. Your own situation and step may look different.
TAKE THIS WITH YOU
There’s room to begin
with the answer still open.
Keep your one thing somewhere you can return to. Let it be small enough to do, and meaningful enough to be yours.
Return to the three promptsKEEP EXPLORING WITH POP
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