Chasing Rainbows and Finding Quiet: The Power of the Evening Bookend In a world that refuses to slow down, we often miss the 'small things'—the way the light hits a double rainbow or the simple warmth of a ceramic mug . I’ve started practicing a new ritual I call ' The Bookend .' It’s a quiet 10-minute window with a cup of coffee that acts as a buffer between the noise of the world and the quiet of my home. It’s where I process the day, file away the stress, and hold onto the moments that actually mattered. Most days it feels like my mind is going a thousand miles a minute with no stopping. Too many things to do, too many things to worry about, just too much. I need a pause, to reflect, to turn off the thoughts in my head, to regroup, just to relax and wind down at the end of the day. One day I was drinking my coffee during one of these quiet moments and I realized why the Japanese find the traditional tea ceremony so important; because it is that moment...
