Echoes of the Willow

By Michelle Allen, http://www.echoesofthewillow.com

It’s a bit of a late pour this week—but sometimes the richest brews take their time. And that’s been the lesson whispering to me lately: it’s okay to come to the moment slowly.

The sky is clear, birds are chirping, cicadas are humming like they’ve got secrets to tell, and the heat… well, she’s come back with something to prove. As I write this, I’m keeping one hopeful eye on the road, awaiting the delivery truck carrying my new air conditioner—a modern miracle I’m not too proud to call a lifesaver.

There’s a particular kind of stillness in summer’s thick air, isn’t there? It slows you down, presses you inward. Makes you reckon with what’s unsettled and what’s yearning for relief—be it the stickiness of July or the ache of something unspoken. This week, I’ve been thinking about what it means to wait—not passively, but with hope tethered to small comforts. A cold glass of iced tea. A fan humming beside a half-read book. The knowing that some kind of ease is on its way, even if it’s a day late.

🫖 What are you waiting for right now? And how are you tending to yourself in the in-between?

Wherever this post finds you—in front of a fan, beneath a tree, or chasing shadows down sun-warmed sidewalks—I hope you’re finding moments to breathe, to cool, to wait with gentleness.

Until next time, Michelle 🌳

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