Also--

Gratitude. So much gratitude.

Sometimes when I walk around a mall, it just boggles the mind how much industry we pour into the hyping and selling of transformational luxury.

So much human industry is poured into material culture--and I totally get that it's a form of expression for some--but...

It does often feel like a lot of misplaced energy, especially when so many products exist in window-shops alongside profound real-world need.

We have *enough* - it's just not well distributed.