It’s August
and for those following along at home, you may be reading this in early September. Either way, I always feel this time of year is a time to step back and build in some “pause time.” Can you slow it down?

The World Is Too Much With Us
wrote the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. No kidding! And if it all felt like a bit much in 1802, imagine how Will might feel about things today.

Here’s Your Permission Slip
to step away from your computer. To put down your phone. To back away from the screens. And perhaps to look up at the sky. Yes, that big, glorious infinite sky. For some helpful perspective.

Today’s Video: Sky, Compliments of Wrightsville Beach, N.C. (0:49)

You Don’t Need Another Email!
including this one. I am wishing for you deep breaths, ease and a sense of peace, even if fleeting.

See You Next Month
when we’re all opening our proverbial fresh notebooks again, as we dive into the maze of end-of-year planning and deadlines. But for now, I hope you can pause.

Sighhhhhh…

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