Feeling especially grateful these past few weeks — as though a new kind of energy is running through my veins. There’s a quiet optimism settling in, a calm grace that feels like it’s spilling over into my days and into my people.

Is it my qigong practice three or four times a day?

The steady rhythm of my breathwork?

The IV treatments?

Those long, contemplative walks?

The prayer before bed or my morning intentions?

Maybe it’s the softness I offer myself, or how I no longer judge my people for their winding paths.

Maybe it’s the way I’ve learned to breathe into my discomfort — to call myself back, to hold my loved ones when perfection feels impossible.

Whatever it is, I’m so glad I never stop showing up for myself.

And I’ll keep going — because I never want to look back and say I didn’t do enough. 💛

Pam Blanchard