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Hello, hello, hello, my podcast people. And thank you for joining me for yet another episode of Maestro. My favorite podcast. If you're listening or watching on it drops, it is Monday, November 25th. Welcome to the end of the month. If you're watching, you also see that I got in this corner, my guy, Roopy. I put that little cover on the chair because Roop, uh, Mooseby jumping on it and scratching that chair and it's expensive.
Uh, and Rupert just likes it. So Rupert's here today. He's probably gonna sit through the whole episode. Uh, and also look at that fun drawing. No, it's not a drawing at all. That piece of art that I have on the wall. It's a woodworking piece with epoxy poured into it. It's just amazing. Uh, so yeah, finally put that up and life is good.
Uh, but today let's hop right on in. I want to talk about. Post, my post election reflections, um, but first, so I said let's hop, let's hop on in, but actually, but first, a few life updates because it ties in. Um, I have honestly no idea what I shared last in terms of life updates because I recorded those what feels like 11 billion years ago, literally before the election.
Uh, so I'm just going to give you what I think I maybe haven't said, um, and just a general, general update. And then we'll get into my many thoughts about how I'm feeling, what I'm doing post election. So, update wise, life update wise, it is cold as fuck in the morning here, um, for volleyball. It's objectively cold.
It is 42 degrees, folks. If you've ever walked in sand when it's 42 degrees, it's cold. The air, honestly, isn't too bad. I could warm up And it's like, it's tolerable. Like I grew up on the East coast. I played soccer in the winter, but the sand, cause you don't have shoes on. So we have beach socks, but they don't make you warmer.
Uh, I'm actually, yes, looking into getting heated socks. Cause it's like when your feet are cold, you can't move well. And it really just is not good for volleyball. So that's, what's going on with that. Um, still going to volleyball, but it is unpleasant. Um, that we've had been winded out a lot and not mad about that.
Cause it's given me time to do other things, which I'm going to go into. Uh, uh, Lex and I also went to Cabo for a long weekend with our friends, Dan and Natalie. Uh, I spoke about that, that we were going there. I met them back when I was doing Paragon and they're just awesome. Like an awesome couple. And we travel with them and this is our annual trip and we used to go to Vegas, but Vegas is cold in November.
So we said, let's go to Cabo instead. So it was amazing. We went to LeBlanc Resort. Um, I believe it's in Los Cabos. We will definitely be going back. It was like to the point where at the end of this day, your first day there, they like. meet you they were trying to sell something but like at the end they meet you and they're like hey here's a if you pay 300 now you can get like 50 percent off if you come back and i was like actually yes we're going to take this little thing you're selling we're actually going to do actually about two of them because dan and atlee had already left and they left so quickly so close to like the Tech checkout time, um, that they, or the pickup time that they didn't actually get the, like the pitch.
So we bought one for them and then they, they paid, they paid me. Um, but we're going back. I, I just, I love the place. Um, I do have some feels about the, like you have your own butler, like each floor kind of has their own butler and they always like want to come in the room and like the staff wants to come in the room to like deliver the stuff and I get it.
So you get them tips, but I definitely have some feels around the whole, like. People go to these resorts and feel, I don't know, in my mind, people go to these things and feel rich because they have like slaves working for them. And I'm like, this is problematic. Uh, but the food was amazing. And what I would like to do next year is actually talk to the staff and talk to the, uh, main person, like our butler and be like, Hey, I'll pay you more to not have this.
Cause I don't like it. Um, I can like pour my own coffee. It's okay. Uh, so we will be, we will be going back, but I'm going to try to change that experience, uh, for sure. But it was really, it was overall besides like really, really good. Weather's perfect. Just loved it. The food was so good. Different restaurants.
It was, it was all inclusive. It was great. If you want more, have more questions about that, I'm happy to talk about that. Uh, other thing we did was we actually had friends giving last night. So when this comes out, it'll be, have been a week ago. Uh, but Jen, SKR. Nope. She got married, changed her name. Uh, Doc Jenfit, she hosted it.
There was like 20 plus of us there. Um, you know, those folks from like the movement world, Venus was there. Um, Julia Glanz was there. Sierra was there. Um, Yanni was there. It was just, I'm like, who, who major else am I forgetting? So he was there. It was great. Everyone made something. It was just really nice to see everyone.
And also every time we hang out, I hang out with them kind of like once a year. And every time it's just like a reminder that time is passing, but like not in a bad way of just like how far we've come, how much we've done. You know, people's families are growing. People get married. People are having kids.
Jenna's having her second kid. There's a lot of kids there. I fucking don't want any kids. I'm like, Kids are fine, but like, I don't, I'm not like, Oh, pick me and like, love me. I'm like, it's fine. If you don't want to hang out, like your face is sticky. It's totally fine. Um, but it, I also, I'm very happy for the parents.
Cause obviously they're like, I made this, this is my kid. Yay. Um, so it was just really nice to see, like, you know, I met Jen and Yanni years ago before I even moved here. And you know, they drove to my rock tape course in Vegas. And I'm just like, dude, we've just been through a lot together. So that was really.
Um, and then next week, next Wednesday, I'm heading out to my family's for Thanksgiving. Lex and I are heading out there and I'm really looking forward to it. That is my holiday. That is our holiday. Christmas is my brother's birthday. So I celebrate it in that regard, but Christmas has never been like a real big thing for me.
We do have the tree up. I was like, Lex, do you want to put it up? It's a fucking fake tree. But like, do you want to put it up? I know it makes you happy. Um, she does all of it. Cause she really loves it. I'm like, I don't need a tree. I could not put up a tree, but I was like, Hey, if you want to put it up, we'll take it out and do whatever you need me to do.
Um, which was very little. So thank you, Lex. Um, but Thanksgiving is my shit. And so I'm really, really excited about that. Um, but those are all the updates and now let's get into this episode. I'm thinking it's going to be a little bit of a longer episode just from how the outline is, but I'm also speaking very quickly right now, so maybe we'll get through it quickly because, uh, I have a lot of feels about this and I was actually really excited to get this episode out.
I had been sitting with thoughts and thinking, you know, should I write some stuff down and I just write it down, write it out as an outline first. Um, but thinking of like, should I communicate it as a written thing, as a blog, and it is just absolutely easier for me to speak, uh, and this is the first time that I'm, I'm doing it.
Getting them all of my thoughts out in one place. I have been putting some stuff out, um, but this is one place, all the things, all the thoughts, they are more organized. Um, and I'm excited to, to share, share these thoughts of which I have had many. So, uh, the election, yeah, the results of that election of the election of the presidential election were for me, unfortunate, right, were to me, unfortunate, but not.
Unexpected. All right, they were not surprising. Like I've said before, I don't believe that anyone is going to save me, let alone a politician. So I'm not like, oh, I'm so disheartened. I'm so distraught that it wasn't Kamala. Like, it's not that I think that she was going to be our savior by any means. I immediately fucking know.
But even being able to anticipate, you know, the outcome, or at least not being surprised by the outcome, it still Hit me. It definitely still impacted me. Um, and this was like most outwardly evident by just my decreased output. I mean, I do my decreased posting, like not even closed. Usually I do daily posting and I have posted five times since the election.
And one of those was to say happy birthday to my grandma. Cause she's the fucking best. Uh, mind you, I, again, I usually post daily. So that's five posts over 13 days, which for some you're like, Oh, that's fine. Like that's actually very low for me. Um, I haven't been doing many stories. Um, yes, I went away during that to Cabo and actually I did a post when I was at Cabo because the Muse hit.
Um, but I was also slow with posting before then because I was coming off of a launch and then like election stuff was happening. was just not posting a lot. I wasn't feeling it. Um, I have kept up with my weekly emails, but honestly, one of them I almost didn't write. I actually went to bed and I was like, fuck it.
I'm not writing this. It's not there. I'm not going to force it. But then the Muse visited me. While I was sleeping and in the morning, I literally sat in, I literally sat in bed. Um, and I wrote it in the morning. So actually we will link that in the show notes because the, the, my emails are public. Um, so Courtney, I will link that in the show.
I will link that in the outline, Courtney. And then if you can link that in the show notes. Um, but all that to say that the outcome of the election has absolutely weighed on me and it's taken me some time to really figure out why. And I almost hesitate to like, say it's taken me some time. Cause it hasn't been that long.
It's been like two weeks. Um, but I obviously live in a culture. It's so fast paced and it's like, how dare it take you more than five seconds. But like, and I am part of that. Like I move at a very fast pace. Um, you know, New York city was not a problem for me, but it has taken me some time and. You know, to really figure out why it's weighed on me.
So before I get into my why, I'm going to throw out a question for those of you who might still be sifting through your feelings and looking for action items. If you're not looking for action items, not sifting, whatever, it's not for you. Um, but the question is if the results of the election affected you, why did they affect you and what can you do about it?
That, that is a question that has been central to me, and that's what's really allowed me to, uh, put words to things and identify things. So for me, my initial feelings were disappointment, frustration, definitely some anger in there. And then I found myself sliding into apathy and I was just like, fuck this shit.
Fuck this. Shit, why am I going to try to help people who don't want to fucking help themselves, right? And I yes, I understand all the potentially problematic aspects of that statement I'm just saying and telling you how I didn't force any content during that time. I didn't force any reflection I literally just went through the days Cabo honestly was somewhat of an unfortunate time timing like we planned the trip way before And I definitely think that I will be able to enjoy it even more next year cuz I sat At Cabo and I was like, I'm here and enjoying it, but I'm also very much like in my head in my thoughts.
It's like Thinking of a lot of things and I'm having some discussions and things like that. So next year, I already know, like this year was great. I know next year will be even better. Um, but during that time period, every time that the muse visited me, and every time she came to me, I made content, um, be it an email or a post or just writing it in my notes, um, I didn't force anything, but I did allow myself that outlet so that I could look to reflect on things in a different way and unorganized things, right?
Because sometimes we try to edit things in our head and we're like, it's so jumbled and it's like, yeah, you got to fucking get it out first. Um, of note, something that was super important to me during that time was to continue with physical activity. Like we still worked out, uh, And we always do this anyway, we work out as like, I call it as a family.
Uh, so me, Lex, Dan, and Natalie. Um, we still worked at, we worked out at the resort. Um, but when I wasn't there, I was still 100%, um, working out. I actually, I want to go back for a second and speak to the, Getting it out and what, you know, you find yourself leaning into because Jay Pop did a thread today.
Jennifer Hunton did a thread, Dr. Jennifer Hunton did a thread today and it was about, and we'll link that, it was about getting addicted to peace, but also the potential to get addicted to chaos. And that, that's real, right? So before the election, hope was definitely the addiction, like threads was like full of hope and I was like, I'm just scrolling all the time.
I'm loving this. And then I'm finding myself, post election, scrolling to feed my anger. Scrolling to feed, to feed that like, Ah, yeah, you are justified to feel like this. And I'm like, you know, I didn't judge myself, and I don't judge myself for that. I just trusted that I would move through it and I know being aware of that.
And so this is the better segue into the continuing with physical activity. Cause that is when I have these, well, you know, Jill calls them anchor items, but these things that bring me back to me and put me really in my power, um, really allow for just mental clarity from a physiological perspective. Um, that is why I can trust that I will move through these things.
If I need to ask for help, I can ask for help, but, um, physical activity. Super important for me to continue and maintain that. I know that I'm extremely, extremely fortunate to live in a place where I can go outside and I can, you know, go for walks and I can go play volleyball in the freezing cold sand.
Uh, but I can touch grass. I can look at palm trees, right? I have a backyard. I have an incredible ass home gym. And I actually wrote myself a three day a week programming split. Cause I was like, all right, I'm going to like dive into this. Cause we're not doing as much volleyball. It's been getting winded out.
And also it's cold. Um, and if I'm not playing and that my knee, that means my knees aren't hurting as much, which means I can actually go a bit harder, uh, with the workouts. So I lean into that. Um, I've been on my under desk treadmill. Like I've been, I've been going for a much more walks as well. And really leaning into that because I really do feel that apathy and depression, man, they can get you, right?
They are fucking sneaky and they good. I think about that purple cat. If you folks have watched, um, Big Mouth, there's that purple cat, uh, character and it's like a big cozy cat. And when Jesse like starts getting depressed, it just like, is like, let's curl up, like, don't go outside. Don't do anything. I'm like, that shit will get you.
I hate that it's a cat because cat gets such a bad rap, right? Cats get such a bad rap. But either way, I'm just relaying what the cartoon is. Uh, so I have been making sure to lean into movement and continue with movement and I can trust that I will move through things because of that, that movement as an anchor item.
So, uh, I've been leaning into that as well, but last week I had a great dinner with the mafia and. Anna Hartman was supposed to be our guest. She was actually going to talk to us about ads, um, but she got viral conjunctivitis. Just, I feel so bad for her. Um, so I called an audible and I ran the dinner myself.
And we talked about post election feels. And fuck, that was needed. In terms of the processing and moving through things, like being in community is needed. It was a space for silence. It was a space for unjudged emotion, expression. It was a space to just speak. It was a space to get things out of our heads.
It was a space to express frustration. It was a space to find connection. It was a space to share experiences and the nuances, uh, and the intersectionality of things, right? It was just really fucking good. And if you're on that call. Thank you. I also have spent this, this past few weeks, um, having really good discussions, um, with two people in particular, uh, JPOT, Dr.
Jennifer Hutton, and exchanging some hilarious, uh, Instagram content and social media content with UC, Dr. Uchenna Osai. Um, and all these things have been really, really important and really helpful for just moving things along. I don't want to say moving through, just processing and feeling and not just pushing things away, not sitting in, sitting with apathy, right?
Just being a whole ass human and experiencing things. So with all of that, where I have come to is Or what I have come to, I don't know, is two main things. First thing is that the double lift in life is not fair, alright? But life is not fair. And so we lift because that is how we're going to create the world that we want.
And I will explain what I mean by the double lift. Second thing that I've come to, Is that the reason that the election affected me so much was because it represented another shooting down. And I chose that word intentionally. Another shooting down of the idea and not because Trump and the fucking that shit and the, the attempted whatever, uh, but just because America loves fucking guns.
Uh, but another shooting down of the idea that. Anyone can grow up to be anything they want. More specifically, that black girls can grow up to be anything they want, right? That does not seem to be the case as per the election results with this fucking racist ass, misogynistic ass nation. Doesn't feel like that.
All right, so negativity bias, speaking of negativity, right, negativity bias is real and it's also helpful, right? It's how, it's how we humans are wired. Brains are wired to seek out, to search out, to remember danger. And so for the past, you know, two weeks, that's pretty much all I've seen is the danger, right?
The The bad things and real talk, this same danger existed prior to the election, albeit perhaps not as loud and not as emboldened, but it was there as potential, right? So the nerds out there, the science, we have a lot of science folks in this audience, right? The potential energy has been converted into kinetic energy, but In the before times, I was also able to see light and hope and safety in the folks who were what I believe on my side.
And as much as I love to champion social media, it can also skew perception, right? Because the same people on social media before, Some people were on social media before and after the election, but the content I was seeing was different. And perhaps, yes, it was that these same people were saying different things, but also a lot of what I see on threads, and when I say social media, I'm really talking about threads, um, a lot of what I'm seeing there is not people I follow, because I'm just in like the for you thing.
It's, it's, I prefer it to the, the following tab. It could be the same people saying different things or, you know, it's probably more so more probable that it was the content that I was being shown, right, the anger, the upset, the hatred, the, the, on both sides, the, the, you know, justified anger, but being shown that because if it bleeds, it leads.
But then it also fades into what I'm feeling and speaking to that addiction that J pop was talking about earlier. And so it has taken me a few weeks to get back to starting to be able to see both, right? Today is definitely one of those days. I'm like, I'm starting to see both, meaning I am starting to actually be able to look for both and not just crave seeing the negativity and, uh, you know, not just seeing the hatred and then seeking it out and, and, and seeking out the danger, right?
When I say seeking out danger, I'm seeking out those who I believe are dangerous to me. All right, and only seeing that and being like, yes, this confirms why I feel this way. This confirms my fuck you feelings, because look at this person that exists and is saying these things. Like, they fucking existed before.
They existed before. Uh, and now I'm getting back to a place where I can really see my why for things, which is hope. And to play devil's advocate for a fucking second. I think that most people that listen to this podcast, we are on the same page, but it's always good to play devil's advocate to yourself.
Although I don't think the devil really needs an advocate, but like, you know, from a, um, what is it called? A working on your argument perspective. It is, it's a good practice to look to present both sides of things. So for any folks that may be thinking. That there are people on the other side, opposition to me, my beliefs, that are also voting for their own hope.
I am talking, and when I'm saying that I am able to see my why, which is hope, right? The counter would be like, but they're seeing their hope. I'm talking about hope that doesn't directly look to hurt someone else. Hope that doesn't come from hurting someone else, right? Yes. Morality is Subjective but What I'm talking about and what I'm an advocate for is the kind of hope that doesn't directly look to hurt Somebody else and hope that doesn't come from directly hurting someone else to that end and in mind I do believe that Leadership matters, right?
Leadership establishes culture. I've been a leader my whole fucking life and, and looking at this and understand, looking to understand this and learn about this. And I do believe, and being preached to about this. And I do believe that leadership establishes culture. So while some folks may very well have been voting based on their hope surrounding economic policies, I can never, and will never, Place that before my hope for human rights.
I, you can have the best economic policy ever. And you, if you embolden hatred, if you're a symbol of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, I will never get behind that ever. I also don't really believe that the two can coexist. I don't think that you can have the best economic policy ever. And then also be a symbol for those things, right?
Because policy governs people. And if you don't give a shit about people, well, then your public policies will likely reflect that. So. And then how can they be good? Uh, but what are the action items from these feelings that I've been having? And, and what are the action items from identifying and organizing these thoughts?
I refer back to that question, right? If the results of the election affected you. Why do they affect you and what can you do about that? So back to my, my two main takeaways, which was one, the double lift is not fair, but life is not fair. And so we lift in order to create the world that we want. Second takeaway, the reason that the election affected me so much was because it represented another shooting down of the idea that anyone can grow up to be anything they want, right?
Most specifically, black girls can, black girls Black, little black girls can grow up to be anything they want. And I'm like, really? Can we? So speaking to the double lift, right, to me, I believe that what I call the double lift is something that is experienced by those who are marginalized and oppressed and they desire change.
All right. I am still looking for more language around this and I'm still digging through this, but I will refer you to, um, Blair Imani's post. Uh, she did, it was called a pep talk. We will link that in the show notes. Thank you, Courtney and Jojo. Uh, but in this, she discusses relative privilege, marginalized identities, and white supremacy, and has far better language around this and cohesive language around this, uh, than I do.
Uh, but this marginalized person, this oppressed person faced, uh, and they are faced with a desire for change. They have two tasks. They have a double lift when they are interacting with the The majority, the oppressor, those in power, a. k. a. the people, those who seem to actually control the ability for things to change.
Their double lift is that I have to express my feelings and say it in a way that will actually be received by the oppressor, by the non marginalized. It's expressing my feelings and being thoughtful and calculated and aware of the other person's feelings. All right, let me talk about intersectionality here and the fact that anyone that's in a marginalized group can understand this, all right?
Yes, I am black. I am gay. I am female. I'm Puerto Rican. There's a lot going on there, but we can see if you're a woman I know I got a lot of women listening to this podcast you understand being in this marginalized group and trying to change something trying to speak to a man And the fact that you have to say it You want to express your feelings.
I feel this way, but then you got to fucking say it in a way that he's going to be actually listen, right? Where you're not just gonna be like, well, you're a bitch and you're, you were hysterical and you're too emotional. It's fucking crazy. It's a double lift. It sucks. It's feeling rage and still respecting the other person's humanity.
That person who has perhaps chosen to not respect your humanity at all. It is
something that admittedly I am still very much working on and I'm leaning on James Olivia's work. For this, um, James Olivia is inquisitive underscore human on, I said underscore so long, like it's not written out. It's like literally an underscore inquisitive underscore human, uh, on Instagram and, uh, we'll link that.
Um, I've done a bunch of podcasts, um, with, with them as well. So we can link all of that. Thank you, Courtney. Um, but. Even in, in leaning on that work, the work brings me frustration because there's so much critical thinking that it requires. And it's just like, fuck, this is a double lift. I can't just say the things, right?
It's living in this space of take no bullshit, but also I want to have discussion and inviting discussion. If sometimes it feels like within those discussions, I got to listen to bullshit, but I'm trying to understand the other person. It's looking to dismantle systems of oppression, systems of oppression without oppressing the other.
Right. It's regarding difference. Without wanting to censor it. It's just like, I got to hold both these things and do both these things. Fuck. It's a double lift. I will say that when it comes to the expression side of this, uh, I think the action item is to say the things, right? If you are feeling called to say and create and post the things.
Um, I did a post about the other day. And for those of you, my audience, you know, the movement folks, we, we use the analogy of a, a child learning how to walk, right? Finding your voice, finding your words is very similar to finding your footing, right? You're going to trip, you're gonna stumble, you're gonna make some mistakes, but you're also going to grow and you're going to learn, you're going to create those opportunities for growth.
You know, create those opportunities for learning opportunities on social media are like this and, or wherever you're creating content, whatever discussions you're having, whatever way that you are expressing. I obviously automatically go to thinking about social media. Um, but for those of you that are thinking about using social media as that expression outlet, um.
It's an opportunity where perhaps the end result is that someone challenges you on something or says something and then you have the opportunity to be like, yeah, you know, I, I caught it have perhaps been more nuanced or there was more room for nuance, but there actually wasn't more space for it. Like this is a single post and I can do more with this, right.
And creating those opportunities and having this and, and leaning into that. And so to me, the overall action item here with the regarding the double lift is recognition and acceptance of it, uh, not to be confused with resignation, which then creates, you know, perhaps some more ease in resting, taking the rest of the listening, it's a double lift, um, and asking for help and realizing it's got to fucking do double lift, uh, and managing expectations.
All right. And be like, yeah, this is going to be a double, if it's going to be a lot of work, but like, this is the world that I want to create. And like, this is, this is, I hate to say, but like, this is my cross to bear. And also speaking about it because it's how you can attract others. I wanna help. So the second part, the second thing, you know, this thing that I have come to realize, believe, have, have sifted through, I don't know, has, has come to fruition.
My, my revelation here, uh, is that idea of that the, a result of the election affected me so much. 'cause it felt like a metaphorical shooting down of the idea that anyone can grow up to be anything they want. Right? I am not trying to be president. Me? Not even because of how I am. I was like, I don't fucking want to be president.
It sounds like the worst job ever, but like, I'm not trying to be president, but to think about someone like me, black, female, gay, Puerto Rican, trying to be president and seeing like, no, you cannot. This country doesn't, is not ready. This country does not want that and they're gonna sit and say there was policy based and it's like, okay, but also, how are we gonna overlook other bullshit?
But seeing that and being like, this country has so fucking far to go. It is disheartening and you're like, no, you can't grow up and be whatever you want. You can grow up and be whatever white people say you can be. and whatever white people will allow you to be. But my answer to this, my action item, is in that answer, right, of I'm not trying to be president.
The reason that the answer is in that is because if I look At this, this feeling as to how can I change the culture of this country so that one day a black woman can become president, that feels like a fucking huge undertaking and I'm like, I can't fucking do that. Like, fuck this. My apathy. I'm dissociation.
If I flip that and I look at it as how can I help people believe that they can grow up to be anything they want. That feels way more attainable, way more attainable. And it's also what I've been doing for so fucking long. I'm trying to run my business, right? I want to live my life and do so in a way that inspires others to create and actually live their best lives.
I can do that. And that, those actions can help create a country where black girls can grow up to become anything that they want. So that, all of that is why the results of the election affected me. And therein lies my action item.
It is absolutely, in terms of an action item, continuing to focus on the community, the country, the world that I want to live in, and finding hope in that and continuing to show up for that. There are definitely some changes, uh, that I will be implementing moving forward into some Things that, you know, as in terms of creating content and just what I'm saying and how I'm saying things and who my, my message is for and who it's not for.
And. Just things around that, um, and I, I continue to have talks with, with J POP and Laura Jean and UC, thank you to, to you three big time. Um, and I'm shifting some things around, but I have my action items, my initial action items. Um, and those friends are all of that past, what, 30 minutes? Those are my post election reflections.
I'm gonna leave you with one last thought, uh, and then we'll wrap it up. And that thought is a, a, a quote from J POP. She put this up last week on threads and she said keeping your heart from growing cold is an everyday kind of work. That's the whole last word. All right. That's all that I got from you.
Wow. That's all that I got for you. My, my brain is going ahead because I was going to also say after that, I'd love to hear from you if you want to chat, if you want to Throw things out there, um, you got my number 310 737 2345, uh, do not email me, cause I'll never get back. You can hit me up on Instagram as well, at TheMovementMaestro, and that is all I got.
As always, endlessly appreciative for every single one of you. Until next time, friends, maestro.
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