I walk into the pet store where I find a canary singing alone.

A sign in her cage announces that soon she will be joined by a friend

But if she’s anything like me, that’s easier said...

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I watch a video of an Xray of a female alligator breathing

& sit soothed by this cycle and set an intention

To watch the alligator video whenever I want to

To remind myself of who I am and what I can do

Without ever having to think about it

An alligator lung performs uni-directional air flow

Humans have bi-directional lungs

Which means that not all the air leaves our lungs each time we exhale

Something sticks