I was surprised, doing more than I thought I could. A voice said, why even attempt? I’m glad I did.

I stopped to reflect. Picked out the things I appreciated most. And I left more joyful.

What’s the bottom line? The most important things to consider. Take those, and hold them close.

This was an unfortunate byproduct of being the first official leader of a recently formed country. Washington, the only president to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College, moved from his farm oasis in Mount Vernon, VA, into the city for the job of President of the US. Congress leapt to make preparations and leased…

What you’ve been looking forward to your entire life is completed in minutes. Although short by itself, the road leading up to it was long. Doing the work to get to those few moments was rarely visible but vital.