Since my last post, I started off 2025 by taking a plunge into the ocean on New Years Day. It was invigorating, feeling that ice-cold surf crash into me over and over again. I stood out there for awhile with my arms outstretched to keep my balance, moving with the powerful ebb and flow of that unstoppable force of nature. The whole experience was rather symbolic of how I would approach the months ahead.
I stayed home this year. No going out, struggling or striving, trying to make my mark on the world. I was content to simply BE; to sway with the waves of life as they rolled in. Of course, there’s a large pre-programmed part of me that wants to keep slaving away for this civilization, but it’s noticeably weakened these days. I’ve seen too much, seen what a lie society actually is. The only noble thing left to be done is to withdraw and ride out the collapse. Living minimally, on less money than ever before, I find myself dangerously content. The specter of homelessness, or freezing in the dark, has lost much of its former bite. I’ve become good friends with the cold. My body welcomes the awakening that frost brings. Either way, becoming truly destitute would be solely my choice. I will always have plenty of places to hang my hat, and a loving demoness who insists that I keep on living – living in a comfortable-enough state for regular intimacy.
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