09/14/2026
"My dad’s retired and living with me now.
I gave him a couple of small things to do. Fifteen minutes of work. Whole day to do it.
I got home. Nothing done.
Then he asked me for tech support.
And before I reacted, I took a breath.
Not a noble breath. Just enough space to notice what was happening in me before deciding what happened next.
You can’t interrupt what you haven’t noticed.