The Law of Prospects

At rest and still reaching — the paradox: inside content lies a holy discontent that keeps her growing.

1. 01In a state of peaceful happiness with what is
2. 02Satisfied, yet not finished
3. 03Willing to accept the present without abandoning the pursuit
4. 04At ease, untroubled by what has not arrived yet
5. 05Contented — needing nothing in order to begin
6. 06Also: that which is held inside a thing — its contents
7. 07Filled, and therefore able to give
8. 08Quietly pleased rather than loudly craving
9. 09Restful in the middle of ambition
10. 10Carrying a divine discontent — ever pursuing, ever growing

To take pleasure in the thing while it is still being built.

1. 01To take delight or pleasure in something
2. 02To have the use and benefit of a thing
3. 03To possess something good and know that you do
4. 04To savour rather than to rush
5. 05To find the work itself agreeable
6. 06To relish what is in your hands today
7. 07To appreciate on purpose
8. 08To take joy in the pursuit, not only the prize
9. 09To experience with gladness
10. 10To be given the use of — to have the enjoyment of

The view she is standing in — no outlook, no prospect.

1. 01A person's point of view or general attitude
2. 02The prospect for the future — what is likely to come
3. 03A view from a place; what can be seen from where she stands
4. 04A lookout — the vantage point itself
5. 05The forecast of a thing
6. 06The frame through which she reads a situation
7. 07Expectation, held openly
8. 08The scene before her, seen honestly
9. 09A vista, a horizon, an opening
10. 10The seeing that has to come before the getting

Steady enough in herself to step into discomfort — comfort held so it can be given away.

1. 01Physically or mentally at ease
2. 02Free from strain, want or hard pressure
3. 03Providing ease — a comfort to others
4. 04Secure enough not to flinch
5. 05Well-provided for; not anxious about supply
6. 06Confident in a situation others find hard
7. 07Consoling — to comfort is to strengthen with
8. 08At home in the room she is in
9. 09Relaxed without being idle
10. 10Sufficiently established to risk being uncomfortable

To go through it herself — the pain included — so that knowing becomes hers.

1. 01To undergo, live through, or feel a thing
2. 02To encounter something first-hand
3. 03To meet a situation and be changed by it
4. 04To feel — including what is unpleasant
5. 05To gain knowledge by practice rather than report
6. 06To pass through an event and carry it out with you
7. 07To sample, to taste, to try
8. 08To sustain something and remain standing
9. 09To become acquainted with by doing
10. 10To accumulate the record of what you have lived

The one posted at the view — she looks out, and what she sees she makes usable for others.

1. 01One who looks out — a watcher at the vantage
2. 02A lookout, posted to see what is coming
3. 03One who reads the prospect before others can
4. 04An observer whose seeing serves a house
5. 05One who scans the horizon on purpose
6. 06A spotter of openings
7. 07One who watches out for a people
8. 08The eye of the enterprise
9. 09One who looks outward rather than inward
10. 10A woman who turns her view into somebody else's comfort

Mild weather in a woman — merciful where she has every right to be severe.

1. 01Merciful, lenient, inclined to forgive
2. 02Mild in temper and in judgement
3. 03Of weather: gentle, fair, not harsh
4. 04Showing compassion toward one who is at your mercy
5. 05Temperate — neither hot nor cold in dealing
6. 06Slow to punish, quick to release
7. 07Gracious where severity was available
8. 08Kindly disposed toward the offender
9. 09Softening the penalty on purpose
10. 10Making the climate around her survivable

To wipe clean. The clean slate: I'm okay, you're okay, it is okay — and nothing is carried forward.

1. 01To release someone from blame or obligation
2. 02To forgive an offence and not count it
3. 03To wipe the slate — to clear the record
4. 04To pardon, so the matter stops being owed
5. 05To let a person off, deliberately
6. 06To overlook a fault without pretending it was not one
7. 07To free from a duty or a penalty
8. 08To dismiss a charge, and the weight of it
9. 09To grant leave — to let go, and let go of
10. 10To say: it is okay, and mean it as a legal act

Many horizons kept open at once — visions, vision boards, prospects.

1. 01More than one view held at the same time
2. 02Visions — the pictures she keeps in front of her
3. 03Prospects: real openings, not wishes
4. 04Multiple forecasts, each one prepared for
5. 05The set of horizons a sovereign woman keeps watch over
6. 06Vision boards — outlooks made visible
7. 07Several vantage points on one kingdom
8. 08Expectations plural, so nothing is her only hope
9. 09Perspectives gathered from many rooms
10. 10The increase of the day: more ways for increase to arrive