Niyo

Sure, we have bastardized the fact that grief is just evidence of love with nowhere to go. That doesn't change the fact that I see you and everything. I want you to be with me everywhere that I go. On the bright side, I carry little pieces of you with me in all that I do.

I still think of you a lot, and it's only been 15 days, so I guess that's customary. But rather than harping on all the things that I could say to you, I realized I could just make a playlist of all the things that I'd want to say that come to mind right now. And should you ever find this, I guess you'll take a listen.

Currently listening to the audible honey that is Samara Joy, sitting in Hudson's apartment in downtown Brooklyn. Today is an exciting day, but doesn't necessarily feel like a new beginning. But I do feel a shift; 2026 feels like a second act to 2025. So many unfinished stories carry over after an intermission of solitude.

Today will be the first day that I test my new systems. I'd love to start my day with mobility training and sometimes the sauna, but I'm taking it glacially slow as I recover from my surgery in Turkey. If I start any traditions today that become our daily rituals, it'll help me make sure I have a 365-day streak. As annoying as it is, I know it pays dividends in my life to meditate for at least 5 minutes a day, and I owe it to my mental health. Other than 5 minutes of daily meditation and keeping up this daily journaling practice, I do not have any bona fide rituals that I consider to be non-negotiable.