A tee that behaves like an heirloom — only friendlier.

Somebody in your life keeps a list like this taped to a mirror or scrawled in the front of a planner. This shirt is that same list, except it got a tattoo artist to letterer it instead of a Sharpie, and now it's something you can wear out of the house.

The word arc does the heavy lifting here: mindful, grateful, positive, true, kind, spaced out with little asterisks like a constellation of good intentions. It reads as a personal code rather than a slogan, the kind of thing you'd choose for yourself rather than have handed to you at a work retreat. The big brush-script Be in the center is loose and a little imperfect, ink strokes that don't quite close, which keeps the whole thing from tipping into greeting-card territory. It's earnest, but it knows exactly how earnest it's being.

If sincere typography isn't your speed, this one will read as a lot, go find something harsher or more sarcastic instead. Everyone else: the Maroon here sits opposite green on the wheel, so it plays well against a forest green jacket, black denim, or stone chinos without trying too hard. Printed with water-based ink cured low, so the fine ring line and the small asterisk marks stay crisp wash after wash instead of cracking into dotted lines.

Wear it enough and the five words on the ring stop reading like a goal and start reading like a description. That's really the whole pitch. Pick your size above.

• Fabric
  100% ring-spun combed cotton, single jersey knit
• Weight
  210 GSM — mid-weight with structured drape
• Fit
  Classic regular fit; runs true to size with a generous shoulder
• Print
  Water-based direct-to-garment, cured at low temperature
• Neckline
  Ribbed crew, reinforced with double-needle stitching
• Origin
  Fabric sourced in North Carolina; printed in the USA
• Certification
  OEKO-TEX Standard 100 inks and dyes