I thought I knew

what I wanted.

Named the outcome.

Built the plan.

Did the work.

I called it clarity.

It was control.

I didn’t realize

I was narrowing the ask

to something I could predict,

or manage.

Then something better

shows up.

Doesn’t match the plan.

Fits even better.

Like getting turned down

for what I was sure

I needed,

only to get offered something

I didn’t have the nerve

to ask for.

Didn’t have the vision

to see, or

the imagination

to dream.

The loop of thinking

over of trusting.

Fixating on what I think

I want instead of trusting

what’s being provided.

What helps me break the loop:

Have I left room for theboss?

bossilicious doesn’t mean getting

what I asked for.

It means accepting what fits.

Even if I didn’t see it coming.

Sometimes I don’t even know

how well it fits

until after I try it on.