But I read something recently about nautical flags—the kind that are, frankly, everywhere in our life at the lake—at the yacht club, in the boat barn, these sort of ubiquitous colorful flags that are as familiar to a sailing family as anchors and stripes. There’s a flag that means yes. And that same flag is the one used in a regatta to tell the sailors that the racecourse has been changed. Yes, and also—the path you planned has now been altered. Oh, I feel that in my soul. Yes, and change course. Yes, and the future is different than you anticipated. Keep going, but keep in mind that all your
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