In the Wild Light

by Jeff Zentner

I’ve always loved when the light finds the broken spots in the world and makes them beautiful.

We let ourselves forget the inevitability of things. I guess it makes us feel in control over our lives.

“You’ll never regret a decision more than the one you make out of fear. Fear tells you to make your life small. Fear tells you to think small. Fear tells you to be small-hearted. Fear seeks to preserve itself, and the bigger you let your life and perspective and heart get, the less air you give fear to survive.”

This is when I realize I’m not alone. This is when I realize I don’t have to leave them. I don’t have to walk away from some of the greatest richness my life has ever held. I can choose them. I can choose to stay.