Choosing Presence Over Panic | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 1m

When life throws you a curveball—like a terminal diagnosis or an uncertain future—what if the bravest thing you can do is simply show up? Meet Susan De Haan, living with cancer but still serving at the Family History Library, refusing to see her time as “borrowed.” Then there’s Mike Judson, turning to gardening to find quiet purpose, growing life from a single seed. Ancient wisdom and Viktor Frankl’s prison observations remind us: peace isn’t passive acceptance, but an active choice—to be present, to find meaning, to cultivate gratitude. Whether facing a storm or tending a garden, true…