“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.” ― Bob Dylan

Forever wanting what we want to want.

I like being tipsy. I think the compression of time, the enhanced appreciation of life, and that intricate focus on the minutia of the moment is well worth however much you might be shortening your lifespan through exploring an inebriated mind.

We have ran out of places to colonise, so we colonise ourselves.

You are more likely to share disinformation when outraged. The facts don’t care about feelings, and for many their feelings don’t care about facts.

A change in perspective is worth eighty IQ points - Alan Kay

Within the grip of a dream as merciful as a hangman’s noose.

He was flint and steel for the flame which consumed him

Lifting a camera to my eye shapes my perception of reality. But while stealing that moment from life's timeline it can offer some agency within the turmoil. I have found that in emotionally difficult times, the act of taking a photograph can have me momentarily lifted above the scene. Participant becomes observer, and instead of the grief washing over me, I am actively engaged with it and able to navigate to a place of acceptance and closure.

A boat on a river, or an off-grid cabin in the woods, can both be a home that challenges us to engage more deeply with the world around us.