Oh, when you were young
Did you question all the answers?
Did you envy all the dancers
Who had all the nerve?
Look round you now
You must go for what you wanted
Look at all my friends who did and got what they deserved
— Crosby, Stills & Nash, Wasted On the Way

Early this morning far from home I turned the corner and my headlights spotlighted two coyotes who quickly scurried off into the woods. I had no business being right there at that moment, but for a series of events that brought me to that encounter. Just a guy putting himself in the way of beauty (thanks to Cheryl Strayed’s mom for the suggestion).

We know the people who have all the nerve. They’re usually the ones who have few regrets in the end. To be bold is to break out of the boxes we framed around ourselves. We ought to make box-breaking a regular part of our routine. Really, it’s the only way. How else can we grow?