What is the tempo of a human heart? Not allegro, not presto. It is andante —walking speed. A pace at which you can actually see the faces you pass. A pace that lets the ache in your chest catch up.

So breathe. Place your hands on the keys of this ordinary, impossible day.

It begins with small, clumsy notes. The first time you leave your phone behind on a walk. The first time you say “no” without offering a paragraph of apology. The first time you watch rain trace paths down a window and call it enough .