“I know it sounds crazy. But if it weren’t crazy, they wouldn’t call it a leap of faith. They would call it a sit of doubting.”
— Eleanor Shellstrop, The Good Place, Season 2, “Leap to Faith”
If you need a break from your brackets this weekend, or you’ve just been scrolling for something new to drop into your Up Next queue, let me give you a nudge: watch “The Good Place.” I missed it when it first came out, and honestly, it took me a while to get through. It’s probably a season or two too long, but it’s really, really good.
It’s entertaining and insightful. It’s funny, it makes you think, and you end up feeling like you actually learned something. Ted Danson is amazing in it, and the whole thing is this strange mix of afterlife, ethics, friendship, and what it means to try—really try—to become a better person.
The best faith steps usually feel unreasonable: starting the project, making the call, forgiving someone, saying yes before you have the full plan.
Doubting is easier because it lets us stay seated. We can overthink, stall, and wait for perfect clarity that never comes. But progress—in our lives, our city, our relationships—usually shows up on the other side of motion, not certainty.
So today, take one small, concrete leap. Make the ask, hit publish, send the note, start the thing. It might feel a little crazy. That’s usually how you know you’re moving.