Fresh wind, worn sails

Aug 20, 2025

What do you want?
What does she want?
What does he want?
Do we want the world to change, or just the ride to keep spinning?

We chase the next stop, the next lap, the next chance to catch up.
But what if we pause, and feel wind at our back?

Do we want to win, or only keep pace?
Do we want meaning, or only the next race?

We say we’re chasing goals,
but mostly we run fast enough not to be left behind.

Do we want to run every lap without pause?
Or miss the bus and see what else arrives?

Stopping feels risky.
But stopping asks the harder question:
what’s worth doing well,
and what’s fine to leave undone?

Yesterday was my first day back in the saddle.
Already weary.
Not because the work was too hard,
but because there was too much of it.

Each task worthy.
Each note urgent.
Each demand calling me to give my best.

Pathetic? Maybe.
But maybe not.
Maybe it’s the discipline I’ve wanted all along:
to do fewer things,
and to do them well.

Old sails can feel tired.
But new wind will find them,
if the sails are trimmed,
if the rigging is set,
if we’re ready when the gusts arrive.

So, what do you want?
More rushing, or more rhythm?
Another lap, or a straighter course?

New wind doesn’t arrive by accident, it comes when you trim the sails for what matters.

Ambition sings when paired with pause, and sails best when caught by wind.

Well, it feels like it is …

What do you want?
What does she want?
And him, over there, what does he want?

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