A line today from Maya Angelou, after a day that threw a few punches but never knocked anyone down. Some days test your balance, other days test your patience. Especially the kind that remind you why certain warning signs were posted in the first place.
I saw the red flags once and mistook them for character. That is a mistake you only make if you believe too hard and listen too little. Lesson learned and the price still paid.
I could have ridden off, but I didn’t. I could have disappeared on the Saint Charles streetcar, but I didn’t. That isn't weakness, that is choosing to stand where you are and finish the damn job.
I won’t be laid out defeated and carried off quietly, and I sure as hell won’t let the elevator bring me down.
Today is our first post–5:00 PM sunset across Chicagoland in 2026. The light is staying on a little longer. That gives us more daylight for astonishment.
