We have outgrown the small story of our lives and the small selves to which so many have confined themselves. It’s time to acknowledge the universe resides in us.*
Jean Houston

When the person you could have been meets the person you are becoming, is it going to be a cause for celebration or heartbreak? This is something we must work on right now, and tomorrow, and every single day until the meeting happens.**
Seth Godin

The pivot is a graceful alternative to a stumble,
The way in which we change ourselves for the stronger and
better when it comes to facing the problems and
difficulties around us – of which there will be
many: So do not worry about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will bring worries of its own.
Today’s trouble is enough for today.^

A story is about how an unavoidable external problem forces the protagonist to change internally in order to solve it.^^

*Jean Houston’s The Wizard of Us;
**Seth Godin’s blog: The inevitable meeting;
^Jesus of Nazerath: Matthew 6:34;
^Lisa Cron’s Story or Die.