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The kindest people are not born that way, they are made. They are the souls that have experienced so much at the hands of life, they are the ones who have dug themselves out of the dark, who have fought to turn every loss into a lesson. The kindest people do not just exist – They choose to soften where circumstance has tried to harden them, they choose to believe in goodness, because they have seen firsthand why compassion is so necessary. They have seen firsthand why tenderness is so important in this world.

–Bianca Sparacino

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Tended to my succulents today, among other things. Also visited with the folks and made sure their iPhones were no longer sending SOS Emergency updates. Drove downtown to pick up some candies. Worked on the dissertation for a few hours. I felt productive today. But, I’m really happy to see that this little succulent from Trader Joe’s has grown tremendously over the last few months (after and before pics attached) 

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Friday photo dump

Awoke at 4:30am to head to the airport. Took the day off work because I didn’t want to suffer with a lack of sleep. Instead, I tortured myself with dissertation writing. And, my mind is numb at this point in the afternoon. So, here are some photos from earlier this week. 

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I like the way the afternoon October light streams into the kitchen. 

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A reward is not ‘more email’

I say this every time I put a zine out, but I think that this is the way to go — at least for me. I just don't understand Patreon and Substack rewards being 'more email'. its baffling. 

Social media is collapsing, and as I wrote in the first paper edition of the zine. We are returning to the real. A physical newsletter/zine doesn't get any realer than that.


–Start Select Reset Zine