Heard in a Meeting: a person sits on a lakeside bench as storm clouds give way to sunrise, with the quote "Change comes from desperation or inspiration."

Heard in a Meeting

“Change comes from desperation or inspiration.”

Published in A New Leaf – October 2026


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