Good morning. ☕☕☕4 November 2025I can’t think of anything new to say this morning that I haven’t already covered. That’s usually how mornings go for me—so sometimes I just start typing, like I’m doing now, and hope something rises to the surface. Hmm... I wish verbal conversation worked the same way. Maybe that would be an advantage. In person, I don’t speak unless I have something worth saying. I’m certainly no chatterbox.Still, not talking up a storm might be a mistake. It assumes other people know what I know, and that’s not always the case. Over the past decade, I’ve noticed that even the most basic concepts escape more people than I expected. Things like “the sun rises in the east and sets in the west”—you’d think that’s common knowledge. But not necessarily. It’s a little unsettling.Once upon a time, I was far more open. In fact, I sometimes went overboard. It took someone else to point out that I didn’t need to explain every little detail. That’s when I started noticing people zoning out while I was trying to help them understand something. I thought I was being clear. I wonder what changed.Did I shift from extrovert to introvert? Yes, I think that happened. That’s passive voice. Let me correct that: Yes, it happened.If you can make sense of what I’m trying to say this morning, you’re ahead of me.“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” — Aristotle“Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.” — William S. Burroughs“The problem with introspection is that it has no end.” — Philip K. Dick#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #sunset #introspection #awareness