These self-envisioned movies we produce are never fully true, and overwhelmingly are little but gross misrepresentations. Yet we believe they are accurate understandings of the person we project them onto.

Perhaps our neurosis about money is what causes blockages between money’s position in the stream and our position in the stream.

In times of crisis, our common humanity is often raised to the forefront of the cultural consciousness. Neighbors step up to help neighbors. We provide for one another because we see the danger to us all, and we recognize that by fortifying through unification, each of us stands a better chance in facing the danger ahead—the way that a rope woven of many strands is less prone to breakage.

If you are the type to act as leader, now’s the time to step forward. If you’re not of that type, now’s the time to step up. People are afraid. Let’s all do our part to assuage that fear. People are sick. Let’s do what we can to help them get better. People are lonely. Let us pull them in closer, and embrace them with love. I am your neighbor. I am here. Say it with me: I am your neighbor. I am here.

When we meet someone in person we shake hands and look them in the eye; we acknowledge them as a fellow participant in real human expression. Online we scatter insults and condemnations like seeds to the wind. Do we even consider that the receiver is as lost and confused as we are?