If you believe the answer is within an arm's reach, it is.

Let me explain what I mean here.

This is the closest I've come to in years of getting into kind of a back and forth on social media on Instagram.

But I thought, you know, let's not go down that road. Take a walk. Think about it.

Play pros and cons with your point of view and see if in an hour, hour and a half, you still feel

the same way. And I took my walk and I came back and I can tell you that I absolutely, unequivocally, still feel the same way.

And I want to dive into it with you.

See, anytime you talk about making the most of what you have, anytime you talk about not being a victim, anytime you talk about always blaming yourself

because no one else can fix your life, there's this sort of subtle, unspoken, unease. It's hard to almost

articulate. You know, like, how can you tell people in adverse situations to

go figure it out, right? Have faith. Go pick up the pieces along the way. You don't know what

they've been through. You have no idea, right?

There are some people out there in immense pain and suffering.

Who are you to advocate for internal strength in an unfair world?

Which was basically the crux of that Instagram comment that prompted me to grab the mic and yap a little bit.

And, you know, in its own unique way, I think it's correct. There's merit to that, right?

There's a misfortune that I just can't and don't understand.

Look, I grew up and live in the West.

The most difficult decision I made today was, do I make my own coffee or do I go to Starbucks?

I'm just being real with you.

I've always had running water.

I have access to food and shelter. I grew up in a middle class

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