Oh, hi. It’s July already. Today I'm grateful. For my family, and the small joys tucked into our daily conversations and familiar routines. Our empathetic ears, wise words, laughter, and the warmth of knowing that, at the end of the day, I am surrounded by so much unconditional love and support - truly a kind of wealth worth more than almost anything. I’m grateful for each complicated, wonderfully unique soul in my family, from building teepees to building businesses to raising hermit crabs. For the privilege of knowing one another so deeply, of witnessing each other change and grow, and of continuing to love one another through all the different versions of ourselves. I’m even grateful for my estranged (for now) brother, a NASA engineer who lives with his wife on the other side of the country. I’m grateful that he has seemingly found happiness. From afar, I still send him boundless affection and hugs. And a Happy Birthday email each February. ...