You already have a reputation, whether you intended to or not. It forms through repetition, not explanation. This reflection examines how others experience your patterns, why image management fails, and how reputation functions as feedback. Alignment begins when behavior, not narrative, becomes the signal others trust.

Two days after Thanksgiving, the quiet reveals what gathering taught us. This post reflects on the tenderness, insight, and connection that rise once the noise fades, and offers gentle practices to carry forward into the December holidays. A season of belonging begins with the way we sit at the table.