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Three words on a book jacket stopped me: The Great Perhaps. An essay on what happens when life begins to feel settled, why settling may be a greater danger than failure, and why hope requires imagination. The question isn’t whether the circumstances are right — it’s what might still be possible with the life you actually have.
Not long ago, I watched a young man unpack a brand-new phone. He held it with that familiar, universal excitement. The screen glowed. The edges were flawless. For a few moments, it felt as though he were holding the future in the palm of his hand. And then a strange thought came to me. In …
Reflections on America’s 250th Birthday “The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.”— Walt Whitman A couple of years ago, Vickie and I sailed into New York Harbor. I had seen the Statue of Liberty before, but not from the deck of a ship at dawn. Nothing quite prepares you for the moment she appears …
Sometimes the hardest part of beginning again is resisting the temptation to go backward. Drawing on the journey of Robert Plant after Led Zeppelin, this reflection explores the courage it takes to leave behind familiar identities and learn to sing a new song.
You don’t need the whole plan. You need the next step. This post explores how real change begins—not with certainty, but with movement.
Begin Again Series By Robert White | Enspirit.blog I came across the phrase almost by accident. It was on the jacket of a book I picked up in an airport bookstore—one of those moments when a line finds you before you fully understand why it matters. "The Great Perhaps." Three words that felt both mysterious …
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Beginning again isn’t always about changing direction—it’s about renewal. When leaders grow weary or lose alignment with what matters most, transformation often begins within. In this reflection from the Begin Again series, Robert White explores how self-renewal restores clarity, purpose, and the inner capacity needed to lead forward.
Beginning again rarely starts with a new plan. It begins with a deeper question: Who are you, and why are you here? An ancient story about Rabbi Akiva reminds us that self-awareness is often the first step toward transformation.
Photography (Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles, January 3, 2021), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Knowing your direction is one thing. Staying the course when it gets difficult is another. Last week, we discussed the difference between a map and a compass — how beginning again requires orientation more than certainty. But what happens when …
When the way forward isn’t clear, we long for a map. But life and faith offer something different — a compass. This reflection explores how rediscovering true north helps us begin again, even in the fog.
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