Sangha of Auspicious Companions

Founder of a Cafe Chain with a Cause Has a Full Circle Moment

Ten years ago, Amy Wright opened Bitty & Beau’s Coffee with the quiet hope that one day her son Beau, who was born with Down syndrome, might want to work there. She sat in her car before walking in, already a little choked up, knowing what she was about to witness: not just her son in a uniform behind a counter, but the living proof of what she’d spent a decade building toward, inspired by him. “I’ve spent the last 10 years hoping to create more opportunities for people with disabilities,” she said. “Today, I got to see what that looked like through the eyes of my own son.” What the video captures, beneath the high-fives and the jumping and the “I love you’s,” is something far more rare and valuable than success.

Be The Change

Today, think of someone in your life who has been quietly working toward something — practicing, training, building confidence in ways you may have overlooked — and encourage them by telling them specifically how you see them growing.