First off, thank you for engaging with our hybrid-flex card model.  If you've gotten this far, you are winning at life and are just the sort of curious soul this little bundle is intended for!

In addition to the requisite Rod Stewart, you will find enclosed six compilations by Akira the Don, a Los Angeles based DJ, featuring excerpts from lectures by Alan Watts. For those unfamiliar with Alan's work, he was an autodidactic philosopher: at times brilliant, at times snack-religious, at times a simple human struggling with substances.  He gained notoriety in the San Francisco Bay area through a series of radio lectures hosted weekly by KPFA.  

We encourage you to find a quiet time and headspace to explore his musings. 

Final reflection for the year: just as we watch what we eat and drink, and as we engage in energetic activity to benefit our bodies... I am finding it increasingly important to be mindful of what media I consume in order to preserve an engaged presence. 

I quit the "news" nearly a year ago at this point, and while plenty still filters through, the sense of urgency and the weight of its emotional baggage has entirely dissipated, leaving me with more time for the spectrum of life within my sphere of influence: family, friends, and our land.  

Lots of love, stay safe and be blessed in 2022!
daniel