A small card, carried with intention
A story about carrying wisdom forward.
We were at a gas station.
I was sitting in the passenger seat of my Popi’s car. He was my grandfather and one of my best friends. A few months earlier, Popi had been diagnosed with stage-four cancer.
As he got out of the car, he reached into his wallet and pulled out a small, worn, folded card tucked behind his ID. Printed on it was The Two Wolves poem—a short story about the inner struggle between competing thoughts and values. He held it up, looked at me, and said, “I read this sometimes.”
At the time, I didn't fully understand why it mattered. But the moment stayed with me. From that day on, when my outlook felt heavy or my thoughts started to spiral, I found myself returning to that poem. Not because it fixed anything, but because it helped me steady myself long enough to keep going.
What I didn't know then was that Popi carried that card with him until the day he passed. He lived eleven years longer than the timeline his doctors gave him. I don't believe the card changed the outcome. I believe it gave him something to return to when things felt uncertain.
Years later, I became a Licensed Professional Counselor, trained in clinical hypnotherapy, with a focus on high performance and trauma. After hundreds of clinical sessions, a clear pattern begins to emerge.
People tend to struggle in one of three ways. They need to take action but feel stuck. They need to slow down but feel like they can't. Or they don't know what to do next.
In those moments, people rarely need more information. They need something simple, steady, and available.
That is when the idea becomes clear.
I create three types of cards.
A hammer for moments when action is needed.
An anchor for moments when slowing down matters.
A compass for moments when direction feels unclear.
Small enough to fit in a wallet.
Simple enough to use in real life.
Available when the moment arrives.
Wallet Wisdom exists so you don’t have to figure everything out at once. It’s there to help you steady yourself, find direction, or take the next step when you need it.
That is the power of a small card, carried and given with intention.