infinitesimal and grateful for that: I'm grateful to see that I have a hundred YouTube subscribers. I know that's nothing in confirmation with a woodpecker. I realize that those are infinitesimal no infinitesimal n infinitesimal numbers. No, that sounds the right word. Infinitesminable infinitesimable numbers. Given that my content is relatively brief each episode, whether it be music or podcasts, I'm nonetheless grateful to have a hundred of you to check in. on regular basis. Quite an interesting social experiment for me. It's the opportunity to share my blathering of my mundane life on a daily basis and have no anticipation that anybody will listen to it. And some of you have decided you want to listen to more of it. So that's kinda cool. Because I know from my personal domain, visitors are coming from a variety of places around the world, connecting socially with people I will never ever meet in person. And yet we do have this tie, and I'm grateful. Some of you interact and leave a comment, and I always make certain I reply, or acknowledge at the very least, 'cause I believe that we all want to be heard and seen and felt. And given that I often speak on the importance of being you and being in control of yourself, those connections then have to also be recognized as being balanced, even if they are simply a social media connection, like a YouTube interaction. Now, such online connections don't replace having human interactions, of course, in my view. But from a creator standpoint as a musician, having people around the world casually connect with my music is something that I never envisioned as a child, growing up pre internet. That's why I'm very grateful. It's also a point of An opportunity to express free will. Confirmation with that chipmunk. I define free will as that moment when you are faced with making a yes no decision. Is this good for me? This is not good for me. The moment that you decide to make a purchase, the moment you decide to say something to somebody, the moment you decide to do something. Everything that follows then is going to be the effect of what you just caused with that yes no decision. That's your free will. That's my view. This is the moment that sometimes we reflect on thirty years after the fact and say, I never should have slept with you on the first day. Look where it's got me. Confirmation with it. It's every decision of What you encounter on your life path. And in this case it's something so benign as a YouTube subscription or listening to a bit of content that I create or interact with my website in some way. Still free will, isn't it? Being at peace and serene with some happiness and joy that works best for you. It's gonna make those new yes and no decisions, your execution of free will, much more reliable to keep you on your best life path. And in turn, of course, because the universe is multifractually expanding, strengthens it and spreads it out to others around you who see you for being one on their life path in a good way. And not judging. Confirmation with a chipmunk birdie. Because that's the other thing. Sometimes with your impersonal connections with people, people will say things that are in fact judgments. They might not even be aware of it. But nonetheless you see it. It's gonna create an imbalance if you continue to perpetuate that, so that all you can do is observe it and move on and know that the next time you'll anticipate that happening and not allow it to happen. After all, you're the one in control of yourself, not anybody else. You know, people sometimes when they're amongst trusted friends and loved ones, allow themselves to believe that everything that they say will be relied upon as truth and that it's okay, that everybody should accept it for that. No, you don't get to just sort of let off the filter and just say, Whatever comes out of me is what it is. You have to use your discernment. You do have to filter yourself. Not in a censored way. It's more about understanding of what your karma will be. The realization that you recognize, am I saying this in self sabotaging? 'Cause I'm gonna get this energy back. Do I want it back in my midst? And this is where Learning how to first non react to reply something, and then having that nanosecond to figure out that if you can make it positive and take that energy, transmute it into positive with your own, is gonna serve you well. 'Cause you're healing yourself at the same time. You're making yourself stronger. And then eventually when you come to that yes no decision again, you'll approach it with the r respect for self because you value yourself now. to recognize yeah, I said no last didn't work out so well for me. This time it's gonna be a yes. Or whatever the context of understanding how much gratitude I feel for the hundreds so of you who have committed to subscribing to the YouTube channel. I'm not intentionally trying to monetize or ask for donations or subscriptions or likes. I'm grateful for it though. Cause there's no guarantee that any content that I put up online will be viewed or listened to. When it does, it just confirms it was the right decision for me to have done at the time. The hundred subscriber notification came about a week after I had learned that I was trending on Apple Podcasts in the category of self deprecating blogs. At position twenty two, I think it's a short list of about twenty five that Apple Podcasts identifies as as self deprecating, perhaps micro category. For nonetheless, that's interesting. So let's just say quick thanks for your engagement. You know, I receive all my content in the streaming form, and my goodness, there are a lot of choices. That's why I'm highly appreciative of your time when you choose to share your energy with me by listening and watching or reading.