See beauty in those unexpected places. (she asked herself how people could let Bach be background noise.) See the opportunity in what looks like inconvenience. (she steered clear of the traffic jam and went to the bakery she's been meaning to stop at.) She embraces the undeclared possibility in what seems like just another ordinary day. (her friend is scheduled for cancer surgery and suddenly everything around her seems so very precious.)

Expressing gratitude seems like a cosmic invitation for all kinds of thankfulness and appreciation to pour in.

The well-timed question is more impacting than an answer.

What is it about sameness that so draws me, and how could I begin to have that same kind of attraction to change?

Making promises to myself, in my personal writing practice, has been important to me all my life. In practical application it is so much easier for me to make promises to others, and keep them, than it is to make promises to myself. "Why is that?" and the answer I gave myself is that in making promises to others I create a model of accountability and reinforcement. I duplicate that in my writing and have grown increasingly better at making and keeping promises to myself.

When I want to be bold about my movement ... I for sure do not call it exercise!

May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.