February 12, 2026
February 11, 2026
- Opossums
- Raccoons
- Alligators
February 10, 2026
- Your dreams — even the scary ones.
- The new parts of you — even the scary ones.
February 9, 2026
- The birds that visit your lilac
- The birds you can hear in bed
- Love from an unexpected source
February 8, 2026
- The chance to learn to trust yourself more deeply
- The chance to be your own coach
- Goodbye, Columbus
February 7, 2026
- Mike Leach
- Memories
- Where you are. Right now.
February 6, 2026
- When you make yourself laugh — hard
- When you get something back that you lost
- Sourdough bread
February 5, 2026
- Early-morning reading time
- Early-morning walking
- Challenges that force you to trust yourself more than you did before
February 4, 2026
- The way Nikita Kucherov always passes the puck
- The way Nikita Kucherov is currently shooting the puck
- Cold salmon in the morning
February 3, 2026
- When you like how the scale reads
- The dog who stops his owner to look at you
- When you care a little but not too much
- Morning shakes + ginger
February 2, 2026
- Groundhogs
- Nikita Kucherov
- Your parents
- Forward progress
February 1, 2026
- The Perfect Pass by S.C. Gwynne
- White Shrimp
- Synchronicities
January 26, 2026
- His eyes
- His heart
- The memories. All of them.
January 22, 2026
- Eye drops
- Ice packs
- Hoosiers
January 21, 2026
- Morning clarity
- Morning energy
- Morning healing
- Morning belly
- When the worst isn't as bad as it used to be
January 20, 2026
- Lacrosse balls
- Loose-ball fouls
- Steak + fries
January 17, 2026
- A made bed
- A day off
- Go Bills
January 16, 2026
- An open garage
- An empty trunk
- The numinous
January 15, 2026
- Your intuition
- Your heart
- A good egg sandwich
January 14, 2026
- A tidy kitchen cabinet
- Energy for organizing
- The sound of wind
January 10, 2026
- Wild Card Weekend
- A library with a view
- The third chakra
January 9, 2026
- Meditation time
- Reading time
- Rest time
January 8, 2026
- A kind healer
- Evening lights at a welcoming place
- Tears
January 7, 2026
- The struggle
- Making the call because you never know
- Good news
January 6, 2026
- Your best friend
- A good win
- What sports teaches you
January 5, 2026
- Saving money
- Short walks
- Clear sidewalks
January 4, 2026
- Light meals
- Furry friends
- Anti-inflammatories
January 3, 2026
- NFL Saturday
- Being prepared early
- Another day of hoped-for healing
January 2, 2026
- A break in the cold
- A break in the pain
- Leading with honesty
- The sun
January 1, 2026
- New beginnings
- Time spent on your purpose
- The way your body speaks
- The way rabbits run
- The promise of the long game
December 31, 2025
- The rabbit that comes to your door looking for food
- Kind neighbors who shovel your walkways and your driveway
- Moments when you forget you're still healing
- Baby steps and stair steppers
December 30, 2025
- The reality that waffles are in your near future
- The caterpillar in your garage. Your unheated, uninsulated garage. In late December. In Minnesota.
- When you have too much to do but then you wrap everything up anyway
December 29, 2025
- Short weeks
- The right image at the right time
- News that delivers relief
- A warm bed
December 28, 2025
- Clear sidewalks
- Clothes Dryers
- Ribeyes
December 27, 2025
- The internal tussle
- Signs of healing
- Oatmeal with a little bit of chocolate
December 26, 2025
- Next-day awareness
- The number 26
- Naps
December 25, 2025
- Christmas pies
- Walking in a mall after all the stores have closed
- John McClane
December 24, 2025
- Long walks in the winter
- The chance do to what you don't want to be need to do
- Yogurt + frozen blueberries + granola = good
- When you know you are good at communication
December 23, 2025
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Being excited about Christmas again
- When you know you've had just enough
December 22, 2025
- Saying "no" to Advil
- Saying what you must even if it's not what you wish were true
- Cacao
December 21, 2025
- Something to work at
- Something to root for
- Grocery delivery
December 20, 2025
- Recreation centers
- Treadmills
- A new starter
December 19, 2025
- Signs of progress
- Signs of life
- A stellar sports weekend on the horizon
December 16, 2025
- Seeing melting ice
- Walking through the neighborhood for the first time in weeks
- Extra sleep
December 15, 2025
- My cardinal friend
- Leftover tacos
- Hand lotion
December 14, 2025
- Sunday mornings
- Football Sundays
- Time to read
December 13, 2025
- Indoor walks in winter
- Regular breaks
- The moment when swelling has been expelled from the body
December 12, 2025
- A meeting-free day
- Honest conversations
- Your furnace
December 11, 2025
- Driving for the first time in more than two weeks
- Taking the time you need in the middle of the day
- Nikita Kucherov
December 10, 2025
- Good news
- Methodist Hospital
- Walking indoors
December 9, 2025
- Thick boots
- What dreams can teach you
- Steak
December 8, 2025
- A good game
- A nap when you really need one
- Chuck Klosterman
December 7, 2025
- The healing power of walking
- The healing power of touch
- Your eyes
December 6, 2025
- Four and a half hours of solid sleep
- Kind neighbors
- The sun
December 5, 2025
- The moment you turn the corner from illness
- Grocery delivery
- Pablo Torre
December 4, 2025
- When you feel swelling leave your body
- When you wake up early
- Cold salmon
- Paul Newman movies
December 3, 2025
- Winter. Dusk. Clear sky. Full moon.
- The hawk you see soar over your head and land in your maple tree
- The sound when snow meets boot
December 2, 2025
- Signs of healing.
- Squirrels that offer you signs of comfort.
- Honesty: given and received.
November 27, 2025
- Ice packs
- Indoor walks
- Mundane time with Dad
November 26, 2025
- A cool nurse
- An anesthesiologist you remember meeting
- The heightened consciousness surgery uniquely arouses
November 6, 2025
- Asking for help
- When the answer comes without hesitation
- The cardinal waiting for you when you come home
November 5, 2025
- Human support
- House supports
- Synchronicities
November 4, 2025
- Democracy
- Polling places
- The "block contact" option on iPhones
November 3, 2025
- The arrival of an answer
- The power of a good walk
- Leaf blowers
November 2, 2025
- A kind healer
- Reading in the middle of the night
- An extra hour after extra innings
November 1, 2025
- 11/01: A good day to be born
- Time to do whatever you want
- Aggie, a bulldog who stops to say hello and then stares at you as though nothing else in the world matters.
October 31, 2025
- Restaurant conversation
- Door-to-door trick-or-treaters
- A suddenly settled-down root chakra
October 30, 2025
- The guest that stays
- The guest you don't want to leave
- The day before a holiday
October 29, 2025
- Unexpected visitors
- The right words at the right time
- Neck stretches
October 26, 2025
- The time you got
- The relationship you still have
- The love you didn't expect
October 25, 2025
- Warm showers
- Hot water
- Extra time in bed
October 24, 2025
- Seeing a fox run
- The moment when you know the worst has passed
- A new car battery before winter
October 23, 2025
- Good work
- The good that comes when you take care of yourself
- What writing about something does to that something
October 21, 2025
- Walks in the wind
- Happy dogs everywhere
- New comfy pants
October 20, 2025
- Getting over a hump
- Working when no one else is
- Small meals
October 19, 2025
- A new bar
- Only you know — and that's enough
- Steak sandwiches
October 18, 2025
- Your leaf blower
- The trees that drop those leaves
- Time to work
October 17, 2025
- Friday night hockey
- Catnaps
- Sleeping dogs
October 16, 2025
- A certain grasshopper
- Signs of progress
- What you get when you add a banana + yogurt + granola
October 15, 2025
- Clean teeth
- Crockpot spaghetti
- The numinous
October 14, 2025
- Fleece pants
- Chocolate granola
- Flow
October 13, 2025
- The sound of rain on the roof
- Good sleep
- Your gut
October 12, 2025
- The squirrels in the woods beyond the garden on the path to the school
- The Sunday newspaper
- Raindrops
October 11, 2025
- An evening walk
- A fresh notebook
- Inspiration
