Envisioned Outcome

"Love hurts only when the choice of doing so

Renders a negative consequence; therefore,

you can choose your intentions but not the outcome."

VaeEshia Ratcliff-Davis

We desire to be a good steward of the earth, a helpful addition to community, and a loving member of family.  We gather our energy to take action towards our goal, but the unforeseen swiftly diminishes our best laid plans.  We step back, realign our intentions and find space to begin again.  Hope accumulates as we hold our vision, imagining a positive outcome. 

They say it is best to focus on one thing and do it well, rather than splintering energy across several endeavors.  There are suggestions regarding the arrangement of a short time table rather than a lengthy project, ensuring completion.  The fewer the details, the wider the margins for editing change.

In the midst of our intentions, additional limitations curtail our efforts ... monitoring contact with the outside world ... measuring six feet between all peoples ... wearing a mask preventing any exchange of a smile ... and the production of isolation both emotional and physical.  This is not the outcome I envisioned.