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When the day presses hard, remind me of the small doors: a neighbor’s knock, a hot bowl, the patience to listen. Hold my mistakes like stones—useful for marking the path.

Let grief be a guest who sits, says nothing, then leaves. Let joy surprise me at odd hours, like rain through an open window. If I forget, let the simplest thing remind me: breathe, name, do.