here we go welcome to the wabi-sabi podcast this is episode number one one five 115 if it sounds echoy

in here this is my new humble vote in williamsburg new york in brooklyn here we go here. Well, actually, this is the spot where we launched the

podcast in 2018. Fucking weird. I just realized that right now. What a fabulous time to be back and be

alive. It is so amazing for those of you who have stuck with the pod since 2018

or you've listened to more than 10 episodes. Thank you. A lot of you know that I started my

move back here during the fall. I have fully moved back to the East Coast. It is crazy,

but my heart feels fulfilled. It feels like there was a

slot that I might have been trying to fill back in Cali, and although California will always be

home, and Carlsbad and San Diego will always be my hometown, there's something magical here

in Brooklyn and in New York City that I will never be able

to explain. But I think if you lived here, you understand the Genesequois, and if you visit here,

you understand the magic, and I'm back. I have to humbly say, the move was very difficult.

At 40, it's different than moving here at 28, but I also

loved a good challenge, and I knew that I could convince my partner to move here. I have a new

cat. His name is Shohei, like the baseball player, Otani, and I just said, you know what, if not now, when? And I want you to all ask

yourself that question this week as well. We will be going through humble beginnings. So we revisit

where we all were 10 years ago. And we will also figure out how to get the egos out of our life.

And also, I've had a really hard time while I've been. out how to get the egos out of our life.

And also, I've had a really hard time.

While 80% of the people that lived here welcomed me back, there was a very small percent that is so crazy how we focus on that small number.

There was a small percentage.

Maybe it's much less than 20, but my analytical thinking

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