# Overrides

## The Silent Defaults

Life hands us defaults, like well-worn paths in soft earth. We follow them without question: the quick word in anger, the scroll past a friend's need, the habit of saying yes when our heart whispers no. These are our operating code, shaped by years of repetition and the world's quiet pull. They keep us moving, but rarely where we truly want to go.

## The Switch We Flip

An override is simple, almost invisible. It's pausing before the coffee pour to breathe deeply. It's turning toward discomfort instead of away—listening fully, forgiving without fanfare, choosing rest over the endless to-do. No grand gestures, just a quiet decision to rewrite the next line. In those moments, we reclaim the wheel, not with force, but with gentle intent.

## Paths Rewritten

Over time, overrides accumulate. The path widens, the earth shifts. What once felt automatic becomes optional, and we walk lighter, more present. It's not about perfection, but possibility—the philosophy that we are not fixed programs, but living drafts, editable with care.

*On December 22, 2025, as light turns toward longer days, remember: your next override awaits.*