You manage the deadlines, the grocery runs, the kids' activities, the never-ending inbox, and somewhere between it all, you remember you’re supposed to be thriving, not just surviving. But thriving doesn’t have to mean uprooting your entire life for some aspirational ideal. It can start right here, in the middle of your real, messy, beautiful daily grind.

While we were all gathered together for a somber reason, I left that morning feeling energized, ready to keep taking two steps forward.