Inclusion

“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”~John Lennon~ The river doesn’t wait. The heron lifted off the bank three seconds ago. The light hit the water in a way it won’t again today. Your kid just looked over to see if you were watching. Were you? Eyes up, friend. The good stuff…

“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.”~ Emily Dickinson ~ Watch a dog for five minutes and you’ll see it. No overthinking, no scrolling, no waiting for the next big thing to feel good. Water, a stick, a good smell, somebody they love nearby… that’s the whole list. That’s enough….

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”~Jon Kabat-Zinn~ A hummingbird beats its wings 80 times per second. Eighty times. Per second. If your attention is somewhere else — and let’s be honest, it usually is — that thing was here and gone before you even looked up. A flash of green…

“A brain is a lot like a computer. It will only take so many facts, and then it will go on overload and blow up.”~Erma Bombeck~ Sound familiar? You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. You’re just full — running fourteen tabs your brain never asked to open. Computers get a reboot. You get a porch,…

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”~ Albert Einstein ~ Momentum gets you going. Movement keeps you going. It doesn’t always mean speed. Or miles. Or even legs. Sometimes it’s the mind. A quiet morning. A deep breath. A thought you finally set down. You don’t need the…

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”~ Oscar Wilde ~ There’s a version of you that shows up when you think someone’s watching, and there’s the one that shows up when the fire’s low and it’s just you and somebody you trust. Genuine isn’t a performance. It’s what’s left when you stop performing. People can…