Maybe: The Small Word That Changes Everything
You can build a mountain from one maybe.
Four years ago, lying in bed with a Grade 4 Glioblastoma diagnosis, I heard a word that would change my life forever. Not from the doctors. Not from my family. From my own heart.
Maybe…
Maybe I don't have to accept seven months to live. Maybe there's another way. Maybe my story isn't over.
That tiny word, whispered in my darkest moment, became the bridge between who I was and who I was meant to become.
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The Hidden Power of Maybe
Maybe. Such a small and overlooked word, yet it carries within it the force to forge dreams and change lives. Research from Stanford University shows that people who use "maybe" language are 40% more likely to take action on their goals than those who speak in absolutes. Why? Because maybe creates space for possibility without the pressure of certainty.
Maybe isn't uncertainty wearing a disguise. It's hope learning to walk.
The Maybe You're Carrying Right Now
Maybe before you clicked on this link, you had a preconceived idea of what you were going to find here. Maybe you even put up a wall because you're so stuck in the repeat of what you've done day after day that the idea of finding any new sort of inspiration challenges you, stalls you out, makes you freak out a little bit.
Or maybe you've decided to give it one more chance. Maybe you believe that what you're looking for could be on this very screen you're looking at right now.
Maybe you're on a quest out there when you should be on a quest in here. Because it's in here where you're going to find the one compass that will take you to exactly what you're looking for.
Your Heart's Secret Language
That compass isn't a destination. It's not a place you can go to and put your feet up and kick back and relax. It's the very thing that has been the driver since you were a little kid until now. It's been the cause of tons of frustrations and lots of wins.
We're talking about your heart. Not necessarily the emotional part of everything, but the driver. The force behind it. The engine behind the gears. The thing that makes you look in the mirror and say "one more damn time."
Don't act like you don't have one, because we all do. And don't act like you don't ignore it, because we all do.
Maybe today is the day you decide you're going to take a chance on what your heart has been telling you.
The Maybe You've Been Ignoring
You've felt that maybe a million times. You know exactly what I'm talking about. How many times have you ignored it? Worried that people will make fun of you? That nobody will understand? Here we go again with the excuses.
You can make up every excuse you want, but the truth is this: there are many paths to where you want to go, and they're all going to be full of uncertainty. But there is one certainty that's going to happen in life, and I learned this the hard way: you will eventually die.
Here's an easy question to ask: Do I want to get to that spot having never asked that final maybe? Or am I willing to see what this maybe will bring to me, my family, and the impact it could have on all the people I'm looking to serve?
My Maybe Became My Mission
I can't tell you how grateful I am that I'm still here to tell my story, to find those one or two people out there who are looking for that exit ramp. This is my maybe. This is why I continue to write these things.
Maybe today you're that person I've been looking for. Maybe if you trust yourself enough, we can change each other's lives because our paths have crossed here.
Maybe you're taking this idea and throwing it on the stack of "one day I'm going to do that" things. That's fine. But how big are you going to let that stack get before you take a chance on yourself?
The Choice Is Yours
I'm not trying to judge or ridicule you or make you feel shame. Shame is not the game I play. I play a game of hope. I want to show you that there is a path, that you are the key to it, and maybe just trusting yourself will show you everything you've spent your whole life looking for.
You're going to be so happy that you finally took the step towards becoming everything your heart has been telling you that you are.
The choice is really yours. Maybe you take a chance, or maybe you don't. Or maybe you build a mountain out of this maybe.
But here's what I know: you're already winning. It's all here already. You just need to open your eyes and see it.
Maybe Is Your Starting Line
Maybe isn't a question. It's an invitation. It's your heart's way of saying "what if we tried?" It's the bridge between where you are and where you're meant to be.
Every dream that ever became reality started with maybe. Every breakthrough began with someone willing to entertain possibility instead of demanding certainty.
Your maybe is waiting. It's been patient, but it won't wait forever.
Maybe today is the day you finally listen.
Hope isn't a passive wish. It's a strategy. And maybe is where that strategy begins.
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