What a Fool Believes: On Perspective and Beginning Again
March 5, 2021
Estes Park, Colorado
This reflection was written during a season of resetting and beginning again. I’m sharing it here as an origin point — not because it has answers, but because it honors the moment I chose to start.
Rocky Mountains, Estes Park, CO 2/28/2021- Steven Berres iPhone
Yeah — that was my view less than a week ago.
The Rocky Mountains.
Unbelievably beautiful.
I feel incredibly blessed to have taken a quick trip to reset in the mountains, surrounded by great company the entire time. Two full days of space, conversation, and perspective.
Thirteen hours in the car with my husband. Can you imagine thirteen hours in the car with your spouse?
For me, that meant deep conversation, a strengthening of our bond, and time for much-needed self-reflection.
I’ll give you a place where you can get to know me in my marriage.
My husband, Steve — the love of my life, my soulmate, and all that gushy stuff. We’ll get there.
But back to this picture.
The mountains make me think about perspective. There’s something about perspective that always gets me. I have a lot of thoughts about it — probably more than I can hold in one place — so I’ll save some of those for another day.
What I do know is this:
This trip marked something.
Another turning point?
A reset?
A revelation?
That part wasn’t clear to me yet.
What was clear is that this time — this pause — solidified something in me. And for that reason, it felt like time to start sharing my journey. My experiences. My life. My thoughts.
A small but important disclaimer:
My journey is not new — and it is far from over.
“But what a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing”
-Doobie Brothers
That song floods my memory box. It’s timeless — and it met me exactly where I was.
I recognize that I have a lot of work ahead of me. And more importantly, I know I must commit to the process.
This is a whole-health approach to wellness for me — mind, body, faith, and perspective. I have many of the pieces already. What I needed was one place to center them.
Welcome to that center.
Here’s what I realized in this moment:
Putting myself out there scares me.
I’m going to need support.
And I hope — quietly, sincerely — that this space might someday encourage or inspire someone else who is also becoming the best version of themselves.
What do fools, perspective, and this journey have to do with one another?
Maybe nothing — unless you understand.
And if you don’t yet, I hope someday you will.
