Have you ever asked yourself..."If the right person walked into my life tomorrow, would I truly be ready for them?" We spend so much time evaluating everyone else - their communication, their emotional availability, their effort - but we rarely turn the mirror around and ask how we're showing up. Before you ask, "Where are all the good ones?"ask yourself a more powerful question: Am I becoming the person I hope to find?

Last weekend, I had the incredible privilege of celebrating the wedding of one of my matchmaking clients. Watching him marry the woman he calls "the love of my life" was a beautiful reminder of why I do this work.

When I noticed that this week's newsletter is Issue #143, it instantly transported me back to a much simpler time. Long before emojis, texting, and dating apps, "143" was a simple shorthand for "I love you." It had been passed around in notes and conversations for years, but the pager era made those three little numbers iconic.

As I'm writing this tonight, I'm sitting in my backyard watching fireflies dance across the lawn. They're beautiful, aren't they? Magical, even. But if you've ever tried to catch one, you know what happens. You run from one little flash of light to the next, only to watch it disappear and pop up somewhere else.