"You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do." -Eleanor Roosevelt

As the I Ching reminds us: Perseverance furthers.

Bearing witness is important. But so, so, so, so draining.

I'm a mouse trained on scraps! The things that keep me happy are so small! All I need is an audience for an hour & a chance to show off.

She was exercising her First Amendment right to bear witness. She died.

When people cross you, the best way to deal with them is to disappear them through absolute indifference.

When he died, one of my moorings was cut, and that side of the boat now knocks uneasily against the dock. My last link to the Long Ago.

Why does money have so many zeroes in it now?

And as I keep reminding myself: Money is a renewable resource.

My favorite method of making money involves glancing down at the ground & picking up that $50,000 bill nobody else has noticed, not laboring

your eyes must do some raining, if you're ever gonna grow

this is the youngest I will look from now to the rest of my life

The color changes of leaves is more related to tree hydration than to temperature changes.

as Without, so Within

"I am just talking to be polite and pleasant. My ego is not invested in this conversation. Believe what you want. I don't care."

But no need to waste energy over things that never happened.

because money creates future opportunities

Born some time back, dead at some indeterminate point in the future, everything else is now.

who are you when you're not performing?

When you meet someone for the first time and they ask for your insta, they're actually asking "Who are you beyond this interaction?" Ugh...