1. David’s patience
2. Making a regular something special
3. Safe drivers
4. Having to make decisions about fun things
5. Sharing excitement
6. When you finally understand why something took so long (especially in those cases where you think it should happen “now”)
7. Trusting reasons even when they’re hidden
8. Stepping up when you can
9. So much convenience
10. Remedies
1. Finishing the least-fun task early on
2. Resolutions
3. Small, thoughtful gestures
4. Adding your own twist
5. That crisp click into place
6. Strengths
7. Bulbs
8. Seeing improvement
9. Covered parking
10. Fast service
1. Ritual
2. Friends
3. Perspective
4. Prayer
5. Guidance
6. Olfaction
7. Trust
8. Tools
9. Noticing
10. Seeing beyond it
1. Forgiving yourself, letting go, and moving on
2. Cutting it close, but making it
3. A good night’s sleep
4. Starting with a prayer
5. Patience
6. Gravitating back to balance
7. Taking care
8. Sun & pool breaks between work
9. Remembering birthdays
10. Finishing strong
1. Recognizing misalignment
2. Having the tools to shift yourself in a new direction
3. Sharing
4. Nights out with friends
5. Belly laughs
6. Trying new restaurants
7. Reminders
8. Renewed determination
9. Someone who can identify
10. Just the right thing at just the right time
1. Encouragement
2. Reassurance
3. Taming your mind
4. Fresh juice
5. Support
6. Breath work
7. Steering a better direction
8. Space
9. Sleep
10. Memory
1. Help when you’re stuck
2. When someone is supremely patient with you
3. Girlfriends
4. Optimism
5. Projects that come out beautiful
6. Mi Angelito
7. Growth
8. My mom, on ‘grandchildren’
9. Robert Sapolsky, on anything
10. Stanford lectures available online for free
1. Cruise control
2. Perspective
3. Saying that nice thing you’re thinking out loud
4. The BART
5. Trips you wouldn’t change anything about
6. Coming home to Fresno
7. Slipping your ears under the bathwater while it’s still filling up, the rumbling rushing sound that feels like a waterfall pouring into your soul, cleansing and soothing everything it touches there
8. Malcolm Gladwell
9. LUSH products
10. Hope
1. Staying conscious
2. Knowing who to call
3. Sharing it with a friend
4. Mutually nourishing conversations
5. Wellness tools
6. Remembering to use said tools
7. Finding what works and going with it
8. Efforts to be mindful in new areas and new ways
9. Reminders
10. Kind gestures
1. Speaking up when you have an issue
2. Staying grounded
3. Great advice from an unexpected source
4. Hanging on
5. Taking action steps
6. Day trips
7. My health
8. Hugs
9. Moving on
10. Doing your best