My mom recently found out she has early-stage dementia, and contrary to what anyone would expect, she's been uplifted by the diagnosis.

"I don't know why," she says, "but I know there is a reason I have this." 🧵 "I have the strong feeling that it's important, and that it's going to help me to complete my life and what I've come here to do."

She's my damn hero right now.

I gave $500 to a stranger on the street once as an experiment.

I never found out the man's name.

But I did find out exactly what he did with the money.

🧵 I had been street performing for many years and had learned how to make substantial cash from a single comedy circus show at the public market in my town.

$500 or more in donations was not an uncommon amount to earn.

I turn 62 years old today in 2 hours.

These are the life lessons I’ve learned in my time alive on this planet, from A to Z. A— Anything you can observe outside of you is also inside of you.

B— By the time you’ve judged another person, you’ve already left the truth about them behind.