This is the one-minute slice of today's morning companion: a verse and a step. If it helps, there's a quiet door to the full day below.
“Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” Proverbs 30:5
Today, the moment you notice yourself dressing something up, for yourself or for someone else, stop for a second.
Say it once, quietly, exactly as it is, not as it would sound better. That's today's step: one honest sentence, with no detour around it.