Day 57 of 2026- Happy Friday!

 Hi Friends,

It’s Friday.

Before you shut down your laptop, pause for a second. Take a breath. Notice what you completed this week even the small wins that no one else saw.

Not every week is extraordinary. Some are just steady. Productive. Full. But that still counts.

If possible, leave the workplace today a little lighter than you walked in on Monday. Leave with a smile. Leave with perspective. Leave knowing you showed up.

Work will be there next week. Emails will still exist. Deadlines will still line up.

End the week well. Reset. Recharge. Protect your peace.

Happy Friday.

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace

Monita

Day 57 of 2026- Busy Enough

 Hi Friends,

It’s almost Friday. This week hasn’t been overly busy, but busy enough. The kind of busy where your calendar stays full and your to-do list never really shrinks.

There’s no real lightening of the workload. It just continues, steady, consistent, expected. And sometimes, it feels like “work-life balance” is more of a phrase than a reality.

Some organizations genuinely try to support balance. Others? Not so much. In certain environments, it can feel like it’s all work, all the time.

Maybe balance isn’t something that just happens. Maybe it requires intention from leaders and from ourselves. Clear boundaries. Clear priorities. A clear understanding of what matters outside of deadlines and deliverables.

As the week winds down, it’s worth asking: are we working in a way that’s sustainable?

What are your thoughts?

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace

Monita

Day 56 of 2026- A Quote

 Hi Friends,

I came across this quote today and it made me relaxed. Somehow it brought a smile to my face and honestly, it’s been a stressful day.

“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” — Marie Curie

Such a simple thought, yet so grounding. Maybe not everything that feels overwhelming is actually scary, maybe it’s just unclear, new, or unfamiliar.

There’s something calming about remembering that understanding softens things. It takes the edge off the drama our minds love to create.

A nice little reminder to breathe, stay curious, and not panic over every bump in the road.

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace

Monita

Day 55 of 2026- Still No Response

 Hi Friends,

Yesterday, I wrote about how silence can become a response. Today, the silence continues. And with it comes a familiar internal negotiation: Do I follow up again? Do I wait? Do I escalate? Or do I simply let it go? 

Unanswered communication creates more than delay, it creates decision fatigue for the person still holding the open loop. Because uncertainty is rarely passive; it quietly occupies attention, drains focus, and stretches what should have been a simple exchange into a prolonged mental distraction.

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace

Monita

Day 54 of 2026- Silence in Organization Emails

 Hi Friends,

Something I’m realizing in my current role is how telling email responsiveness can be. It’s been a week on an urgent matter, with follow-ups every day. No reply.

At some point, the lack of response is the response. It reflects priorities, ownership, and how communication is valued within a team or organization.

In strong organizations, responsiveness isn’t just etiquette — it’s a leadership behavior. It signals respect, accountability, and alignment. Silence, on the other hand, often creates delays, uncertainty, and friction.

Leadership is revealed in small, everyday actions.

How is responsiveness handled in your organization?

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace

Monita

Day 53 of 2026- Sunday Quote

 Hi Friends,

“Let each day be a loss to us on which we did not dance once.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

I find this especially fitting for a Sunday. This quote says a lot in and of itself. To me, it isn’t just about dancing, it’s about allowing space for joy, lightness, and being fully present in our own lives.

We often measure our days by productivity, deadlines, or checklists. But Nietzsche gently reminds us that a day without even a small moment of aliveness is something we can never get back.

So today, maybe “dance” in your own way. Step away from routine. Breathe. Smile. Do something that makes you feel awake and human.

Because a life well lived is also built on moments that make the heart feel light.

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace

Monita

Day 52 of 2026-Let The Storm Come

 Hi Friends,

There's a snowstorm headed our way. I found out this morning and by noon I was already running errands, hitting the grocery store, checking things off a list I made in my head as I headed to the parking lot.

And here's the thing, it was kind of great.

You can look at a weekend like this one of two ways. You can see the crowded stores, the extra prep, the disruption to whatever you had planned, and let it weigh on you. Or you can see it for what it actually is: a reason to stock the kitchen, slow down, and be stuck inside with your people for a couple of days.

I'll take door number two.

The errands still need to get done either way. The storm doesn't care about your attitude. But you do. Your kids do. The energy you bring into a hectic Saturday morning follows you right into Sunday night.

So yeah, it's a full weekend. A busy one. But busy and good aren't opposites. Sometimes the weekends that ask the most of you end up being the ones you remember most fondly the board games, the soup on the stove, the nowhere to be.

Let the storm come. You're ready. I know I am.

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace

Monita