Patio Pondering: I Believe

While working on a project last week I let Spotify play something different. I landed on a sampling from the Stranger Things soundtrack. Then the "I Believe" theme came through my speakers and something happened I didn't expect. A tear ran down my cheek.

It caught me off guard. But then I sat and listened.

Because that song didn't just play. It sent me back to that ending basement scene with that unspoken question. Do you still believe?

And the answer that came back surprised me with how fast it arrived. Yeah. I do. I believe in a lot of things.

I believe the sun coming up over the east field tomorrow morning means another chance to get it right. I believe that plans made at a kitchen table with honest people are worth more than polished strategies built in conference rooms. I believe the best conversations I've ever had happened leaning on a fence, not standing at a podium.

Here's what I think that song reminded me: belief isn't a feeling you wait on. It's a posture you choose. Hope isn't naïve. Hope is what serious people carry when the path isn't clear yet.

So today, I want to ask you. What do you still believe in?

Write it down. Say it out loud. Don't wait for a Stranger Things soundtrack to remind you.