Stardate 01.26.2026
I’ll be the first to admit it—I despise deadlines.
Without them, I tend to drift. Good intentions pile up. Projects linger half-finished. And yet, oddly enough, deadlines are also what rescue me from that endless loop.
Over time, I’ve learned to soften my resistance by tying deadlines to something joyful. For me, that joy comes wrapped in green.
St. Patrick’s Day is my favorite day of the year.
This will be the third year in a row I’ve launched a project on that date, and this one is especially close to my heart—a new coloring book, illustrated by an artist whose heart, as the Grinch would say, is two sizes too big.
Helen, from my day job, quietly inspires everyone around her just by being who she is.
The book itself is finished.
What remains is preparing my little cyber house for a new family member.
You may have heard me call Substack my front porch. It’s also where I welcome readers inside with fresh-baked cyber cookies—one sent as a gift to new subscribers. If you joined before the automation was ready and missed yours, just let me know. I’m happy to bake another batch.
People sometimes ask how I manage projects like this.
The answer is simple: teamwork.
Helen completed every illustration by the end of the year, giving me the margin I needed to prepare the book well. That margin matters. It’s helping me become more faithful with time—one percent at a time.
That’s my commitment to you too. To keep learning. To keep showing up. To keep improving gently and honestly.
“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much.”
— Luke 16:10
Captain’s Addendum 🖖
Bones: “Fifty days, Michael? That sounds uncomfortably close to a deadline.”
Spock: “Doctor, structured timelines increase the probability of mission success.”
Michael: I’m learning that deadlines don’t limit creativity—they give it somewhere to land.
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May today feel unrushed.
May your next small step feel manageable.
And may gratitude meet you wherever you pause to rest.
🖖 Live long. Prosper in purpose. Walk boldly in divine love.
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