This Buddha statue in the Japanese Garden in Golden Gate Park has such a profound presence. Every time I looked at him, I was moved to tears. It felt as though I was in the loving presence of the Buddha, flesh to flesh, and that he saw all of me. There was a completely palpable, affirmative feeling of acknowledgment. As I began to walk away, I couldn’t stop turning back, and each time I felt the same animating, energetic conversation. We were in our own bubble. I became quiet with the company I was with, my throat tightening as tears welled up inside me.

But first I gotta say...

Good morning, good people of Nostr. I wasn’t planning to go here, but I went down a rabbit hole last night and created a piece after midnight… too tired to publish then, so I’m giving it a second read this morning and will publish as a "read" here on the Nostr. It veers a bit from the sequence I’d planned, but I think it belongs here now. Stay tuned if you’d like to read: “Summary of Events Surrounding Bulgaria’s Entry into the Eurozone on January 1st, 2026” What Actually Occurred - and Why Bulgaria Has a Legitimate Path to Reverse Course, and Should Do So.