Issue # 115 | Date April 17th 2026 | Previous issues​

Hey Reader,

Today my mind feels scattered.

Or better yet, it took off on vacation and left me here.

Every week it's my intention to sit down and write something thoughtful, meaningful, maybe even a little funny—but life sometimes has other plans.

Appointments, interruptions, responsibilities, cooking, movement, people needing things.

Some days the words flow.
Some days they hide under the bed and refuse to come out.

So today, this is the message:

Showing up imperfectly still counts.

Tiny acts of faithfulness still count.

A few honest words still count.

And since it's officially spring in New York (the spring equinox fell on March 20th), here's one small practice for the season before it FLIES by:

Notice every flower you see. Pause long enough to take in the color, the shape, the size, the details. Do you know its name?

Then later, bring one flower back to mind and recall it as clearly as you can.

And if you'd like to take it one step further: write a poem about it. Learn how to draw it. Or pick some wildflowers and put them on your desk to cheer up your space.

Yesterday, my life coach mentioned a study claiming that 97% of our thoughts are negative! YIKES. And apparently that study was from 15 years ago!

Let's see if we can shift that number—especially during weeks where things feel uncertain and chaotic.

What’s one thing you’re doing imperfectly—but still faithfully?

With love,

Anna

P.S. If all you do today is notice one beautiful thing instead of one stressful thing, that counts too.

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