Stories of Hope: Action Steps

1. Look for the Gift Hidden Inside the Hard Thing
   • Jerry did not set out to find purpose in caring for Savannah.
     • He set out to love her. And purpose found him.
   • Whatever hard thing you are facing right now—ask yourself honestly: “What could this be giving me that nothing easier ever could?”
     • You may not be able to answer that today. But stay open to the answer finding you.
2. Do Not Let Other People’s Fear Become Your Decision
   • The people who told Jerry to run were not bad people.
     • They were scared people.
     • Scared of hard things.
     • Scared of loss.
     • Scared of a road without guarantees.
   • Do not let someone else’s fear write the next chapter of your life.
     • Only you know what you were made for.
3. Find the Moments of Pure Joy and Protect Them
   • The music.
   • The football.
   • The truck rides.
   • The laugh.
   • In the middle of the hardest seasons— these moments are not small. They are the whole point.
     • Find yours. Name them. And protect them like the sacred things they are.
4. Choose Someone the World Has Underestimated
   • It does not have to be dramatic. It does not have to look like Jerry’s story. But look around your life for the person- the child, the friend, the family member— who needs someone to believe in them more than they need anything else.
     • And be that person.
     • You will not just change their life. You will change yours.

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