The time I find myself in is complicated, not only in terms of the adversities which have come this year to me personally, but the world at large. The mounting pressure of the economy is impossible to ignore. It seems everything is getting more expensive than it has ever been in my life.

I feel fortunate to have few needs because if I had been a completely different person, I’m not sure where the current state of the world would leave me. It’s hard to even begin this thought experiment because it dead ends quickly. I’m not sure I could have been anyone else, and I certainly wouldn’t have known if I was.

Life is good despite the state of the world outside.