Look for What's Already Working

“October had tremendous possibility. The summer's oppressive heat was a distant memory, and the golden leaves promised a world full of beautiful adventures.” Sitting on the bench beneath the kitchen window this morning wrapped in a blanket I watched a blackbird turning over leaves under the quince and thought about the pressure that comes with tremendous possibility. Where do you start?

Yesterday was World Mental Health Day, and my inbox and social media were full of advice: do this, try that, add these seven habits to your morning. All of it is well meant. But I noticed the familiar feeling that comes with a long list of things I'm not yet doing, and I thought I'd offer something different for a Sunday.