# Overrides

## The Quiet Defaults

We all run on defaults. The snooze button that steals mornings, the familiar grudge nursed too long, the path walked without question. These are the unspoken programs of our days, shaped by habit, fear, or just the pull of least resistance. They keep life smooth but small, like a river carving the same groove year after year.

## The Gentle Act of Overriding

Overriding isn't about force. It's a soft rewrite, a deliberate pause. Reach for the alarm and rise anyway. Extend a hand where resentment once lived. Choose the unpaved trail. In code, an override changes output without erasing the source; in us, it honors our wiring while inviting change. Start small: one breath, one yes, one turn.

## Rewriting the Story

Over time, these overrides build a new shape. The river widens, the grudge fades, mornings brighten. Not perfection, but presence—a life less scripted by autopilot. In a world of endless presets, this is freedom: seeing the default, then choosing otherwise.

*On this January day in 2026, may your next override light the way.*