Sometimes the world just gets too much. Every now and then the drifting along becomes unbearable. Some days there is just not enough love to go around. And then you start sinking … and the tranquility of the drowning beckons quietly.

But somewhere out there you can still hear the voice of reason, the whispers of hope. And you need to try, just one more time. Or while we’re at it, 99 more times.

Let’s do this! Let’s wake up for at least 99 more days. Let’s do the best we can for the next 99 days. Let’s make a difference, let’s try something different. Let’s speak our truth, let’s say what needs to be said. Let’s do that thing we’ve always wanted to. Let’s go there!

Perhaps we could muster up a crooked smile, maybe even hum a forgotten song. Be open to the possibility of finding joy in unusual places.

Let’s just be open to possibilities, open to miracles, because maybe that’s what it’s going to take. Let’s take on the next 99 days with everything we’ve got (and don’t have).

If nothing good comes out of it, you win. We’re done. Nobody will ask more of you ever again. This is it. This is all. Just 99 days.

Ready? Let’s do this!