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this weather is phenomenal. it makes me want to sit outside and read. go hiking. sit by a campfire. just be and absorb it. the air here is so fresh and cool and green. it feels like the ocean, sometimes. the pine trees reach tall and straight, the coffee is rich and mellow, the school cafeteria serves organic food, there are big smiles all day long.

i heard a man today say, in about 3 minutes, the summary of exactly how i feel about people in general, and the current human condition specifically. as he was talking, i felt a physical pull inside of me, a visceral response to what i feel is my truth and beliefs. it was really a unique feeling. it was unsettling at the same time, because there is no one way to tackle the ingrained dependence we as a society have on fast everything, television and robbery and everything without integrity and fix me, i deserve it without the work, etc. the speaker slightly resembled willem dafoe, also.

i ran into an old friend of mine in broad ripple over the weekend, and i am concerned for him. the words of the speaker i mentioned reminded me, and i want nothing more than to pray for my friend’s wellbeing and dreamchasing and livingbig.