Uncertainty

The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”

– Seneca

Things are weird and getting weirder. It can be oppressive sometimes and the uncertainty can be challenging. Easier to say than to do, but a focus on the present is good for staying more zen and using your time more richly.

Freedom

“The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.”

—Aung San Suu Kyi

Fear and anxiety are major blockers to living your best life. Both on a basic quotidian life level and on a creative level. It’s impossible to innovate or break significant new ground without being bold and feeling unconstrained (beyond any limits you chose to set yourself as a frame like the three unities in classical drama).

Richie Havens opened Woodstock with an improvised rendition of ‘Freedom’ on 15th August 1969