What about the seemingly innocuous moments we spend with strangers, which typically don't amount to anything but the in-between? Sometimes, they are remarkable, whether or not they fit into our grander stories. Sometimes, they exist to remind us why the threads are so precious.

This connection allows me to show up authentically in all of the environments I intend to make others in. When further connection is built upon authenticity, it roots eternally. Whether we acknowledge it our not, connection to self is the foundation we build the entirety of our lives upon.

It is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when.

As within, so without.

As the great poet once said, “With great power comes great responsibility,” (right?) and today I invite you to consider how responsible you are being with that power.

When we look around the world, we pretty quickly realize that no one knows where we are going. I certainly don’t, but I sure will cross The Bridge with you on the way there.