There’s no shortage of things to get us down these days—and with good reason.
I feel like I keep coming back to this write-up schtick every week, but alas. You know the routine: we’re bombarded with headlines that range from unsettling to downright frustrating and discouraging. South of the border, political action surrounding immigrants and tariffs continues to cause jaws to drop on the daily, and that noise has spilled across the border and into our social media feeds and our own political landscape as we near a federal election with bated breath. Global tensions seem to be mounting, with wars and conflicts reminding us how fragile peace can be. The ongoing war in Ukraine, now stretching into its third year, is one of those heart-wrenching reminders. Thousands have lost their homes, their loved ones, their sense of safety. The despair is real and pressing in more each day.

And yet—this week, I saw something that changed the air around me.

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