If you brought a tortoise into your backyard how would the landscape change? In-house dandelion destroyer? Would new predators be drawn to the area? Or maybe nothing at all, but the possibility, the moment of wonder – a good thing.

Calling out what is good. Identifying tendencies. Sharing what you love with others.

A novel is communicated and not a single word was spoken. In the positioning of a head, the clenching of a jaw. If the novel is reading bad, rewrite it or close it.

The end goal remains constant. And as you learn, fail, iterate, how you accomplish that goal will change. But the end goal remains the same.

Try, what would you do if you were in my shoes. Asked genuinely. And with a listening ear. After all, maybe they’ll uncover why you should say yes.