Saved by Keely Adler and
the quiet rebellion of a little life
Expected elation. Society has built a world that defines what's appealing and what's not. What success should look like. I spent years chasing this idea, and achieved it. And never felt truly happy. Why? It seems so obvious, there are a million songs and movies about how wealth and fame aren't the end all be all for human states. Yet we pursue it... See more

Ask people what they want out of life and you’ll likely hear the big things: recognition, wealth, achievement, freedom, status. Ask them what they actually remember, years later, and the answers simplify: a meal, a friendship, a habit, a quiet place.
The structure of our culture makes the ordinary feel illegitimate. It’s treated as something you... See more
The structure of our culture makes the ordinary feel illegitimate. It’s treated as something you... See more
