essence

Dear Reader,

There are seasons when life asks for so many versions of us that it becomes hard to feel the throughline. We move from role to role, answer to what is needed, and carry forward without pausing long enough to remember who is doing the carrying. Essence is the word we use for what remains when the dust settles. The part of us that stays recognizable even as everything around us shifts.

So then, essence shows up in the way we care, in the choices we repeat when no one is watching, and in the values we return to after the distraction fades. You can sense it in the tone of your attention when you are fully present with someone, or in the relief you feel when an action matches what you believe.

The more we live from this place, the less we need to convince anyone of who we are. Our actions begin to do that speaking. We say ‘yes’ where it is real to do so, and we let ‘no’ be an act of care rather than defense. We offer presence that feels like itself in every room, even if the room changes us.

When life feels scattered, remembering our own essence gives us a place to stand. It does not solve the day, but it keeps the day from deciding us. And with time, moving toward that steadier center becomes less of an effort and more a way of being that we can recognize, return to, and trust.

Yours in the journey,

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