How are you? How is your heart? What stopped you in your tracks today? How did it feel when you stepped outside this morning into the crisp air? Does the call of a mourning dove split your tender heart open? 

When do you think spring will arrive? What home improvements have you been doing? How are you carving a soft space in which to land? Your neighbors—what are they up to? Do they walk their cat in a stroller made for a child? 

How is your brain, that squishy old trickster? How are your dogs and their floppy ears? What are you making, growing, dreaming? How was the last sunset you watched? 

How long has it been since you stood by the ocean? Does standing on the edge of that great watery unknown make your heart pound faster? Do you feel breathless by all that is yet to be discovered?