July 28, 2026

next in a series of permission slips

Take your time, like the dahlias, to emerge.
Marvel at your capacity to change your mind.
There is a root system for everything that feels impossible.
If you feel like making a cardboard boat, make a cardboard boat.
Stay with a task until it begins to resent your effort.
Listen for the river underneath the river.
The sound of bees is a song of belonging.
How you fold or unfold a map is up to you.
What if what you know now is what you’ve always known?
When you look in the mirror, wink at the face peering back.