Money flows in and it creates a fire of happiness in my soul. there’s no amount of wealth I can’t attain.

People expect the day a debt clears to feel enormous. Mostly it feels like nothing at all — a confirmation screen, a slightly odd Tuesday afternoon. The feeling turns up later and sideways: four o'clock a week on, noticing you haven't thought about it since Monday.

The fire is real. It simply burns quieter than advertised — less a blaze than the switching-off of a low sound that had been running so long it stopped registering as sound.

Knowing that in advance keeps the quiet from being mistaken for disappointment.