Let us begin
by centering ourselves.
Listen to your heart.
As you do,
take a deep breath in…
and let it out.
This past week,
I walked up Mount Baldy —
over 200 steps.
That climb wasn’t just physical.
It mirrored the journey I’ve taken
through loss, uncertainty,
and moments I wasn’t sure
I’d rise from.
And yet — step by step —
my soul said yes.
Maybe you’ve had your own
mountain.
Maybe you’re climbing it now.
You’re not alone.
Every step counts,
even the trembling ones.
Resilience isn’t just bouncing back.
It’s returning to center.
It’s remembering who you are
when the world forgets —
or when your own ego tries to.
It’s staying awake to divine ideas
in the fog of disappointment.
It’s standing firm in faith —
not in outcomes,
but in Divine Order.
It’s letting your heart lead
when fear wants to close the door.
It’s trusting the Divine
to carry what the self cannot.
You are the one who remembers
the way back to truth.
And that remembering —
that is resilience.
So I invite you to ask yourself:
When everything else falls away…
what do you return to?
Prayer?
A memory?
A quiet knowing?
That place — whatever it is —
is holy.
And it’s still there, waiting.
And in that quiet returning,
I offer this affirmation:
Centered in divine strength,
guided by inner wisdom,
I rise again,
I am resilient.
And so it is.