It is a great big beautiful thing to create something new, but the next step is to maintain it, year after year - because the need doesn't change based on current popularity.
Sometimes, the maintaining part bumps up against behind-the-scenes complications and all kinds of crazy politics. But we can, and will, and MUST overcome them.
And that's the definition of a weird word called "stewardship." To be a "steward" means: the careful and responsible management of what has been entrusted to you.
We need a better word for this. Steward sounds sort of like sewage. It's not a sexy word at all.
Let's talk about other words that might better express the heart behind this effort:
- commitment
- consistency
- conscientiousness
- vision
- purpose
- responsibility
We need to talk about what it means to be in this for the long-haul.
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