#47 Celebrate
A knitted Christmas reindeer head with a green hat, my petrol tank on empty, the feeling that things are changing, if only ever so slightly. This, and empty bags of unsalted cashew nuts, is all that remains after another week of visiting sheltered housing across Northern Ireland.
Between firefighting errors in the system, ensuring customer support is supportive and creating new features over WhatsApp calls with my brother as I weave through lanes that sprawl like ribbons, I often find it hard to savour this whole experience of building a business. The nights upon nights in obscure guest rooms, dead legs from drives which are a little too long and the growing longing to be with people who still have their real teeth back in London.
But, if I’ve learnt anything from my time with octogenarians this week, it’s that when I’m their age, I’ll give anything to go back and face the ferocity of life once again. The uncertainties with finances, the deep confusions with meditation practices, the slightly less deep confusions with girls n that - all of this is what makes life so interesting - when I’m rich, enlightened and married I’ll look back at the Lex writing this and probably be a little jealous that it’s still all ahead.
So, this Sunday, after a day sitting in a rainy cafe, in a small Irish town, feeling a bit grey like the clouds above me, I celebrate being alive. I celebrate this journey with my best friend and brother. I celebrate my new song now on all streaming platforms (plug). I celebrate being mentally cognitive to be able to celebrate. The only thing I don’t celebrate is not seeing a female < 80 in weeks!
Peace
Lex
NEW SONG - for all hustlers out there
Dope thing i’ve just started:
Just had my first session with an online Sangha - https://cloudsangha.co/about. I’ve been a fairly solo-focused meditator for the last couple of years and this was a breath of fresh air and motivation for my practice.
BOTW:
Fountainhead - Ayn Rand - addictive book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fountainhead-Ayn-Rand/dp/0141188626
SOTW: NEW SMINO BOIIIIIII