What Matters Is Who We

What Matters Is Who We Are, Not Who We Beat.

I Am Operating Under The Philosophy That I Will Simply Use What I Need And The Rest - Even If I Still Have It Somewhere - Is Not Mine. It Is Others'. It Is For The Healing Of The Natural World. And It Is In The Process Of Returning.

Look At Native Cultures - They've Lasted For Tens Of Thousands Of Years, Not Doing Everything Right. We Wouldn't Want To Emulate Them In Many Ways, But Their Basic Philosophies - Being A Part Of Nature, A Part Of A Tribe Or Group Without Elevating, Not What You Call Dominator Philosophies - They Lasted For Tens Of Thousands Of Years. It Took Us To Come And Put Them Asunder.

I Was Always Kind Of Finding Humor To Be An Access Point To The Conversation, To A Pain Relief, If You Will. My Mother Was In A Wheelchair Since I Was Very Young, So She Was In Pain And We Used Humor.

The Word Contentment Comes From The Word Content, Which Is What We Hold Inside - Love, Value, A Feeling Of A Life That Has Meaning Or Purpose, A Cause Greater Than Yourself That You're A Part Of. These Are The Things That Bring True Happiness. As A Culture, I Think We Need To Redefine What It Means To Be Happy.