Daily Gratitude: Does this seem stupid to you? It kind of sounds like a “nonsense” Statement but it isn’t. It’s more of a common sense statement. Let’s take my learning to love running as an example. I hated running – absolutely hated it. One reason i was glad I joined the navy was that I could swim for the physical fitness test instead of running. Then in 1993 I tore my ACL. 6 months after surgery I realized I had to see if I could at least run to “cover” first base as softball season was starting soon. Never in my wildest dreams did I think my immense love for softball would lead to my loving running. When i first tried, I couldn’t run any at all other than a couple of yards. I was fat, I smoked and didn’t care about running. But I did care about softball (there was my “why”). So I vowed to do this dumb activity until I could run to the end of the block (.35 mile) without stopping. That took me a week and by then I was hooked. The little decision to “just see if I could run” led to being hooked on it. There is lots more to the running story but the point today is that that one little decision ultimately led to my actually realizing my dream of trying to cross the USA on foot. What’s a little decision you can make today. Don’t think about where it might lead. Just make a small decision and then tomorrow make another one. See what happens.