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- Sarahn Sankofa: Hello, beautiful people. Today is August 25th, and today's calendar challenge is get excited about the future. There is something so powerful about anticipation. The future isn't guaranteed, but that's exactly what makes it exciting. There are still experiences you haven't had, people you haven't met, places you haven't seen, and versions of yourself. You haven't discovered yet. I know sometimes the news and the world makes us feel like the future is so scary, but we don't know enough about the future to be pessimistic about it. We don't have to know exactly what's coming to be excited. We can get so focused on what will happen next month or in our five-year plan or what will happen when the world does this or when the world doesn't do that. But then we forget that there is joy in simply wondering, what if it all works out? What if it all works out for me? So give yourself something to look forward to. Let yourself imagine a life you actually want. Your future self is still being created. There are parts of you that you have not had the opportunity to love on, to lift up. To encourage, to be inspired with and for and by. You have talents that you haven't discovered and passions you haven't pursued and joy that you haven't expressed. Mm-mm. Excitement is waiting for you. And excitement and uncertainty can coexist together. You don't have to be certain that everything will work out to be hopeful. Your future isn't just something you're moving towards. It's a collection of possibilities waiting to unfold. Give yourself permission to get excited about what's next. Just enough is more than enough, Saran says.