I’m choosing the hard way

Lady bus drivers, AI, and the long way back

Apr 7 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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March 2026

When life gives you pollen

Finding the good — no matter what it’s coated in ✨

Mar 31 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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What's more hopeful than this?

From handmade cards to garden-plucked seeds, here are some real-life connections between Hope-Mail Exchange participants.

Mar 24 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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All I did was say yes

That judge in my head? She’s the worst.

Mar 10 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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How to spend a day after learning that your country is at war

Or, how to keep moving.

Mar 3 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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February 2026

This is what community is for

A good month, after all ✨

Feb 24 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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Take your foot off the gas pedal

Here’s what stopped me from crashing

Feb 17 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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Looking for friction? Start with fiction.

Plus: How I got over my fear of clowns.

Feb 10 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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The grief math changed this year

It still hurts. It’s still love.

Feb 3 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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January 2026

Noticing the good doesn’t mean looking away

Finding glimmers in a dark month ✨

Jan 27 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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Work with what you have

What vision-boarding with a 5-year-old taught me

Jan 20 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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Instead of waiting around for hope ...

Why not create it together?

Jan 13 • Katie Hawkins-Gaar

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