Alignment

As I sit down to write this, one word keeps flashing in my mind: alignment. I always tell myself things happen for a reason, planned or not. Flying into Washington Reagan but staying at the Dulles Marriott… was that planned?

Was it a coincidence?

Or was it another one of those quiet nudges life gives you when you’re not paying attention?

After this weekend in Vegas, the Zac Brown journey, the Cowboy Christmas grit, the raw stories of falling down and getting back up, I can’t ignore the theme that keeps circling back.

Alignment.

If you look at your past and your future, how many alignments have you recognized? And how many did you brush off as “just a coincidence”? Master Shi Heng Yi teaches that identifying a replacement pattern is only the beginning.

True change comes from consistent practice, from choosing the new behavior long enough for it to choose you back.

Sometimes we don’t need a breakthrough.
We just need a re-alignment
a shift back into growth, discipline, trust, and purpose…
a reminder that you’re on the right path even when the map isn’t clear.

This week, that’s my focus:
Lean into the signs.
Slow down enough to see them.
And trust that alignment always shows up exactly when you’re ready for it.

What part of your story is trying to shift from grit to gratitude right now? Master Shi Heng Yi reminds us that recognizing a replacement pattern is only the beginning. True change requires consistency — choosing the new habit long enough for it to become part of you.

Sometimes we don’t need a breakthrough.

We just need a re-alignment, a shift back into growth, discipline, trust, and purpose.

This week, that’s my focus: slow down enough to see the signs, honor the nudges, and trust that alignment shows up exactly when you’re ready for it.