Notes & Observations

Hate is a product of Fear. If we possess hate, we’re off balance. To find our balance, identify the source of Fear. Understand and address it with action.

If we understand—or give our self—a purpose in this world, we can find peace by living it. We can serve others to lighten the collective burden. If we do not understand or assign our purpose, we add to our individual burden.

The culture of a people mirrors its architecture. The architecture of a place mirrors the culture of its people.

Externally, Chicago is known for crime, Michael Jordan, and architecture. Internally, it is so much more. Does it matter? If there’s no attachment, the mind simplifies.

Paris has character. It’s worn in. Rustic. Warm. It’s found its aesthetic and groove through repeated collective actions. Our character is not what we say it is. Our character is what our repeated actions reveal it is.