DO ANY OTHER PROTESTANTS HOLD THE SUBCONSCIOUS FEAR THAT IF YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT

DO ANY OTHER PROTESTANTS HOLD THE SUBCONSCIOUS FEAR THAT IF YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU’RE HAPPY THEN GOD WILL PUNISH YOU?

Or is it just genetic. 🙂

Perhaps an ambiguous riddle obscures it enough to sneak off with a bit of humble celebration.

A year off. Successful writing. Painful Illness. Curative surgery. A new venue. A new business. And a group of great friends.

My friend Navin Mithel once told me he never felt wealthier than when working as a kid in a restaurant. The money you make is yours and it’s in your hand. It’s enough. You know how to make more of it. You have no long term obligations. -That sounds like freedom to me. And freedom is happiness. It is the undiscovered valley. Sense that the future is full of opportunity.

A musician friend asked me last night why I had the eyes of an eighteen year old. Bright, joyful, and full of energy.

My personality is returning to its natural state of frequent giddiness. I recognize myself in the mirror again. I love every human being again. And I can do it without battling constant pain.

I wish that it was as easy as waiting tables. 🙂 But the wisdom of the statement prevails.