You're not a rock
We're more like trees, perhaps an Oak– sturdy and much more resilient than one would think, yet still with the capacity to grow this way and that, and display adaptations to shifts in our environment. Too often we go through life, having grown used to our surroundings and
recognizable commitment
Villages aren't delivered like DoorDash. The foundation of genuine community isn't proximity or shared interests, but recognizable commitment—the visible investment that shows others you're building something that will outlast convenience.
Quit Feeding the Algorithm
It rots your brain. It's designed to be addictive. It's an attention extraction mechanism, converting your time into corporate profit. Social media extracts your attention, your patience, and plants anger in its place. Video platforms industrialize the process. blink. Thirty-three minutes have passed. Sometimes, you'

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