Most of us live in the past or the future — replaying regrets, worrying over what-ifs, missing the only place life happens: now. Return to presence, break autopilot, and use the body to sharpen focus, improve relationships, and reclaim your attention.

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It’s easy to miss what matters, even on Thanksgiving. The noise, the food, the schedule — it all sweeps us into urgency. We say thanks for the big things and overlook the tiny miracles that actually hold us together. Today, in this Thanksgiving hangover, I’m choosing gratitude for the little things — breath in and breath out, toes and knees, warmth, clean water, questions from curious kids, the feel of a hug. The stuff that usually goes unnoticed.

Thanksgiving calls us to slow down, notice, and actually be present. The holiday rush pulls us into urgency, noise, opinions, and the need to be right — but gratitude only exists in awareness. When we pay attention to the people, the sounds, the food, the pause — we return to what matters. Today, give thanks by noticing.

Some days I catch myself wishing I was somewhere else, doing something else, with someone else—but the ditch still needs to be dug. That moment of friction exposes me, shows me whether I’m choosing to lead or choosing to complain. The work becomes the practice: presence over escape, discipline over irritation, emotional control when it would be easier to drift. Self-mastery isn’t built in comfort—it’s built here, shovel in hand, doing the job anyway.

Trick or Treat.
What mask do you put on when things don’t go as planned?
What costume do you wear when there’s conflict?

Do these versions of you protect, or poison, the people in your life?
Are they who you really are — or just who you’ve become without noticing?

When is simple easy?

When is easy simple?

Love you Buddy. May you reach escape velocity with less turbulence than me. Build it while you fly it and keep upgrading your skills!