…we have evolved as a species to pay the utmost attention to that which is just beyond our reach. Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow. What happens when we stop reaching? My Yoga teacher tells me the moment we let go of the desire for the material and the worldly we gain tranquility. Greed is like a…

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The Confederacy of the Humbled… knowing beauty, influence, fame, and privilege to be borrowed rather than bestowed…. — A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles. At the beach I am really enjoying this novel, and I found the reference to the Confederacy of the Humbled to be especially touching and profound. Maybe because I too belong…

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