Being in the moment is huge. I feel like society is paced in a way that can really let life pass you by if you submit to it. Everyone is always rushing. We eat quickly before work or on breaks, coffee is a means to an end rather than a joy, and we scrutinize every moment of our time for its supposed “productivity.”

To me, simple living is largely centered around the feelings I get when I step outside of this rush. Walking without destination. Stopping to smell some lilacs. Watching a thunderstorm with a cup of tea. The ritual of making a hot drink. Doing the dishes meditatively. Reading a satisfying longform article that brings me new insight.

Part of why I’m so excited for this new group is that it is so small. I want to have those deep conversations, to share those long articles that give so much insight. Thank you so much for reading, by the way. I often feel like I’m sharing into a void with long pieces like this — that nobody will have the attention span to read them. Reddit especially felt that way in the last few years; though in the early days it was certainly a decent place to find discourse, it became “Instagram-ified” and engagement became reduced mostly to people scrolling and voting on feel-good things they could ingest in a moment.

Thank for being here, and thanks for your insight. 💙