Title: Morning Light and Sacred Pages

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Title: Morning Light and Sacred Pages

Date: May 23, 2025 | Time: Early Morning Ride 5:30am

This morning started like so many others—with breath, movement, and a rising desire to connect with the unseen light beneath the surface of the world.

I got on my bike early, wind in my face, heart open, listening. The roads were quiet. The stars were still out. And everything felt like it was holding its breath for the day ahead.

As I rode past the tree I call Zion and the white picket fences that have become landmarks of reflection, I thought about what it means to be ready. Not just ready for the day, but ready for the unseen—ready for storms, for grace, for unexpected sacred encounters.

After the ride, I stopped for hot water. I wasn’t looking for a conversation. But sometimes, that’s when the sacred slips in.

A friend behind the counter showed me her sketchbook.

It was leather-bound with a tree on the cover. Beautiful in its simplicity. Inside were drawings of flowers, faces, leaves, emotions. A page titled Things That Make Me Happy with soft handwriting and open-hearted honesty. Words surrounded a red heart: sensitive, emotional, wise, loving, determined.

We spoke about art, identity, and mental health. About how drawing isn’t always something you do—it becomes part of who you are. About how the things that save us often begin as coping tools and end up becoming our mirrors.

It reminded me so much of my daughter, who draws in silence and emotion. And it reminded me that we’re all just trying to find a safe place to express what words can’t say.

I was allowed to take a few pictures. Not to share, but to show my daughter. To say, You’re not alone. Your light is reflected in someone else, somewhere, right now.

This is what the morning gave me:

• Movement.

• Sacred conversation.

• The reminder that everyone carries a hidden sketchbook in their soul.

And as I sit with that truth, I hear again the whisper I heard while riding:

Be ready for the storm. But more importantly, be ready to shine.

Because some mornings don’t just start the day.

They draw the shape of your soul.