Wednesday, September 30, 2026

WEDNESDAY — PERSPECTIVE & PRACTICE

“Enchantment … is not escapism but a truer realism…”

— Maria Popova

Tolkien spent two years on an introduction he never delivered, then wrote a fairy story instead. Enchantment, he argued, is what breaks us out of the “adamantine ring of belief that a thing is known, possessed, controlled.” Anything that matures long enough forges one of those rings. To learn more, Check out the article J.R.R. Tolkien on How to Fall in Love with Life.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad