Lately we’ve been feeling the pressure to wrap things up.
The project, the plan, the schedule, the summer. Everything’s supposed to be sorted by now, right? Polished and posted and moving steadily forward.
But I’ll be honest, August never works that way for us.
Instead, it’s the month where we start to feel a little undone. Looser. More aware of what’s not quite finished. And strangely, that’s starting to feel like a gift. A gentle unraveling, not in the chaotic, falling-apart way, but in the making space for something new kind of way.
Our cover artist, Olive Moya, knows this instinct well. Her work doesn’t try to explain itself. It moves. It pulses. It expands. There’s something powerful about creating without needing to resolve everything and letting the process be the point.
BetterWall, one of our featured locals, reminds us that meaning doesn’t always come from what’s shiny and new. Sometimes it comes from what’s been through something – salvaged, repurposed, given another chance.
And Mary Park, this month’s neighbor highlight, shows us that impact doesn’t always come from noise. It comes from consistency. From choosing to stay engaged. From caring when no one’s watching.
So, if you’re feeling unraveled . . . good. Maybe that’s where the next chapter begins. You don’t have to rush. You don’t have to have it all figured out.
Just make it mean something.
Your neighbors,
Shaleen and Sam DeStefano