Family, Perception, and Self-Expression: The Power of Arriving First in Your Own Life Enhanced with AI tools, written from human experience Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo collage from Author’s Archives. You can read for free here . I woke up to a beautiful, serene morning—the chirping of birds and soft crickety sounds all around me. One of the quiet luxuries of living on the rural outskirts of town. I took a walk down the pathway from my apartment to one of my early morning sit-outs—an uncompleted building owned by a neighbor who acquired the land a few years ago. Beside it is a space my landlady has been tending for years. The plants are always green, always well kept. There’s something grounding about sitting there in the mornings. I usually spend that time going through my early internet routine, tending to my digital work. One to two hours before the rest of the day begins. On this particular morning, as I walked down the path, a purple flower caught my eye.…