Hi friends, welcome to the Wabi-Sabi pod. This is episode number 152.

And take a deep breath in and a deep breath out.

I hope that you all have been having a fabulous week and you had a beautiful weekend in New York.

It was 64 degrees for the first time in months, which felt invigorating.

And after my first winter back from a five-year break out of New York,

I remember why I live here and why I loved the weather in Cali. But there is a really nice

juxtaposition when you feel the warmth for the first time after being

in the darkness for multiple months at a time. And you collectively, as an entire city, get to

feel the sun and have a sigh of relief together. So let's again take a deep breath in and take a deep breath out.

It is so important to remember what it was like once in the beta or analog years where we

watched shows together.

We experienced movies together, and we

weren't such an individualistic culture where we are now, but when we collectively would

all watch, say, the Super Bowl or the Olympics or the Oscars, or even your favorite episode

of Sex in the City altogether.

It was a different experience and a different time.

So it was really cool to go out in the sun, go for a bike ride, go to the plant shop, go to the

park, get Thai food, get vegan donuts.

It was like I felt really good again about starting over um it is officially a year since my partner

and i moved back to new york together and i can't believe we did it we talk about depression

and anxiety a lot on this pod. And as you guys know,

last year was a really tough year. And I am living proof that you will be able to get through

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