I was thinking about how often we (me) don’t even try to keep our word to ourselves. Like, so many things we promise to do and then, when it gets hard, we so often move on to the next thing. How often I hear (or see online) people (myself included) say things like: “This is the year I lose weight” “This is the year I write that book” “This is the year I finally go after the job that I love or the person I love” “This is the year I stop being so negative” “This is the year I c

My favorite time of day is early in the morning, just as the sun is rising. It is still too dark to see clearly, but also too light to be night. It is beautiful to listen to the birds singing different songs; they are the most vocal this time of day than any other here. The air is also the coolest; the breeze is like a kiss from heaven on my face. I can let my hair blow into the wind, close my eyes and for a moment forget all the hardship, for a moment forget I’m in pain. For