“Miracles arise from conviction.”
-Marianne Williamson 

Speaking with and listening to Marianne Williamson, an internationally acclaimed author and speaker, I walked away wondering what convictions, exactly, I hold.  In regards to my children, my relationships, who I am, where I live, our society, the world, and on and on.  When I engage with others, does it show that I am firmly convinced of what I believe or say?  Do my actions and conversations unwaveringly reflect a consistency?  Some days I do not feel like I have any convictions.  Some days I feel like I am standing on my own, alone, in my convictions.  Some days I am immersed in others’ convictions, not sure how to respond or if I should respond at all. In this moment, I am re-defining my own. Claiming my own.  Letting go of reasons, of passive hope or expectations, and moving solidly, with purpose, into conviction.