Are you familiar with the Goldilocks Zone?

If you are, then good for you because you know your astronomy; if not, then don’t worry, here’s a brief definition. “The Goldilocks Zone refers to the habitable zone around a star where the temperature is just right – not too hot and not too cold – for liquid water to exist on a planet.”

According to scientists, as long as we’re living on Earth, we are living in the Goldilocks Zone. Imagine for a moment just how much perfection had to occur in the galaxy for the earth to be a habitable planet. First of all, you have this solid orb suspended in essentially nothing, and now it has life on it. It really had to be ‘just right.’

Right now, you might be asking, so what?

Well, I’m glad you did.

If we played out the number of ‘just right’ occurrences that had to happen for you to be reading this right now, I’d venture to guess it would be in the billions. That’s right, billions of almost perfect events for you to exist in this very moment. Now, if that doesn’t sound miraculous, then I’m not sure what does.

I know it might not always seem as though you’re not just right, or things aren’t just right, but that’s because your mind has the incredible power to tell stories and live in the past and future. But if you could pause that thought process for a moment, you’ll realize that right now is just right. And you’re just right, living in the Goldilocks Zone.

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