Most big obediences started with a small yes nobody else heard.

Large commitments look like decisions made in one dramatic moment, which is mostly how they get told afterward. In practice they rest on an earlier, unimpressive agreement: a quiet yes, said to yourself, with nothing riding on it. That first yes is what makes the second one thinkable. Nobody is around to applaud the part that actually decides the direction.

Look for the small yes available to you this week. Turning up to the practice you could skip, telling the truth about something minor, finishing the shift properly. Say yes to one of those and let it count.