Rememberance and Resolve

Memorial Day is not a day for noise. It is not a day for marketing or for catchy slogans. It is a day for silence. For stillness. For the uncomfortable but necessary act of remembering.

We remember those who gave their lives in service — not as a way to draw parallels, but as a way to stay grounded. This remembering is not performative. It is personal, communal, and ultimately, clarifying.

There is power in pausing. In stepping back from our daily race to reflect on the scale of sacrifice that precedes the freedoms we often take for granted. As business owners, investors, community builders, we do not operate in a vacuum. We build within the context of what has already been fought for, preserved, and paid for — sometimes in lives.

So this Monday, we invite a shift in mindset: away from growth hacks and toward groundedness. Instead of thinking about what we can gain, we reflect on what we’ve been given.

This is not a motivational post. It is a quiet one. Because sometimes, silence teaches more than speeches do.

Take time today to:

• Remember someone who served no longer with us.

• Ask yourself what you’re building that might endure beyond your own life.

• Consider how your daily work might carry forward a legacy of care, integrity, and quiet strength.

Honor, after all, lives in what we choose to carry forward.