Have A Little Faith in We

The soundtrack from Greatest Showman has spoken deeply to me over the years. The idea of choosing the hard…. imaging what is possible… seeking and striving for your dreams, even if they don’t match anyone else’s or what others think is possible. I thought these messages were my purpose. I believed if I could keep courage to live life that way it would all turn out with dreams realized. Dream big…. chase wild…. run hard – that was what kept me stoking my internal flames for MORE. A big life was possible, even in the impossible.

That sound track hasn’t really been part of my recent years. In fact the only song that has been listened is “Never Enough”. And those lyrics share exactly what you would figure. And isn’t that the story of life in a nutshell? Dreams so big means you’re always chasing and it is never enough. This year there is a new calling loud and clear: live little.

It started growing with my word of the year…. and it has taken form as I welcomed 40 …. and now it is the call demanding to be heard in the final months of 2025: live little.

It is so counter to how I have approached life. Accepting it feels challenging, and it can feel like learning how to do it is more of a work in progress than when dreams chasing. That one matched…. that one has a lot of beautiful examples… that one resonates with the world. I even love the language: chase your dreams, run your race, leave it all on the court… live big and bold and courageous in this one life. But this perspective is different. Living little is not as popular… or well known…. or familiar… but none of those reasons mean wrong, bad, or not fulfilling. Perhaps even the opposite.

So what does it mean exactly? Well that is the other part: I am still learning. I can’t shake the gnawing feeling, but when I try to explore it, the blank pages of are LOUD. However, this has also made the invitation even more intriguing: it is going to take some learning and growing to even begin.

In a garden little miracles happen without an audience and fanfare all the time. There is the process of seeds being broken open, roots taking grip, and with all the proper ingredients of water and sun- just as God designed them – blooming. The same process undertaken by many in the soil, but each with their own unique result. Gardening has not been a part of my world, but I have an appreciation for the incredible process of growing, pruning, and flowing through the seaons. These gardens are full of little lives, with the impact of their efforts profound in their world.

Live little …. tend to my garden… and learn what could be, beyond the roar of the dreams. What can be found in the quiet yard?

Thank you so much for reading and remember to make it a great day!
Jackie