A Voice Like This Gratitude

In this deeply personal episode, we pause to reflect on the quiet power of a life well lived — and the everyday moments that shape who we become.

At the request of my niece Joanne, and in loving memory of my sister Tracy, I read The Dash — a poem that reminds us how profoundly the small choices of our days define the legacy we leave behind.

To accompany it, I share Mary Oliver’s The Summer Day, a poem full of wonder, stillness, and gentle curiosity. Oliver invites us to slow down, to notice beauty in the ordinary… and to choose, with intention, how we spend the time we’re given.

Together, these poems form a meditation on gratitude:

gratitude for each breath, for each moment of kindness, for each connection that shapes us, and for the lives that leave an imprint long after they’re gone.