A precursor to being aware is being willing to listen. Seeking to understand before you yourself try to be understood. Patience young padawan.

Values that elevate any trajectory: integrity, discipline, courage. Not easy. Not second nature. Not without a reward.

Creating is a key expression of the human condition. Yet to create does not require skill, mastery, or a vision. It simply requires showing up.

You can be loving even when you don’t feel loving. You can forgive even when you don’t feel like forgiving. You can act justly even when you’d rather be unjust. All decisions, none easy.

Once you set it, who’s going to remind you of the goal? The people who you’ve told. Who are you telling?