I am peaceful, happy, healthy, and free to be me.

Most people run a slight edit in company. The accent flattened a little, the laugh kept quieter, the enthusiasm dialled down so as not to be too much. The editing is exhausting in a way that is hard to notice, because the cost is spread evenly across every hour instead of arriving as one bill.

There is usually someone you do not do it around — an old friend, a sibling — and the relief in their kitchen is the evidence of what the rest is costing. More of that, more often. Start with the laugh.