I hike fast.

Decently paced I should say.

Today while hiking, I slowed my pace down to match my mom.

Didn’t say a word. Just slowed down and matched her. Step for step.

I personally felt a shift in energy. I don’t know if she did. My sister and dad kept along ahead.

Eventually I asked her, “What are you thinking about?”

After she told me, she then asked, “Why, was I making a face?”

She wasn’t making a face at all. I just wanted to know where her thoughts were taking her.

She has powerful thoughts. She enjoys Stoicism. She knew of The Four Agreements.

And when reflecting on my lifetime of knowing her, she’s truly been my model for “having her mind be her friend” without me even being aware of it.

Cause when I was hiking today, I thought a lot about this concept, “My Mind is My Friend” and how that was inspired via my own mind and motivated through the friends I’ve had who have not been at peace at all with their own mind. Suicidal for some.

But on the other end of the spectrum, is my mom.

Always prioritizing herself. Swimming 3 times a week. Tending to her diary daily. Taking her naps with our cat, Abba. Always on schedule. Always objective. Never emotionally chaotic or unpredictable. Stable. Grounded. Anchored.

Peace.

She’s sitting right next to me now. Talking to my sister. No clue I’m writing this right now.

Appreciate You Mom. Thank you for being my model on living and enjoying life for what it is.

Love you