WAX ON, WAX OFF — A MR. MIYAGI MOMENT

Another IPS (Inner Peace Symptom) 274

Netta Kanoho
Sep 8, 2023
very polished vintage Buick
“Buick” by Paul VanDerWerf via Flickr [CC BY 2.0]

Another IPS (Inner Peace Symptom) 274: an understanding that you really don’t have to change the whole world.

[All you really have to do is go find your own little corner and shine it up. The glow from that will help the rest of the world shine better.]

TIP: All of your keeping-up-with-the-Joneses neighbors, especially the ones afflicted by FOMO, will follow your lead if you do it right. Whoo-hoo!

Talk about leveraging….

car detailer using an electric polisher on a car
“The Waxer” by Castio T. Lauren via Flickr [CC BY-SA 2.0]

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Netta Kanoho

I write. Like Joan Didion, I don’t know what I think until I write it down. Mostly, though, I’m just trying to be brave. Contact me: titaworks@gmail.com.