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 - [[2022]]
   - Happy new year! I hope you thrive.
-  - I will try to behave more like a [[monk]] during [[january 2022]].
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+  - Please let me or [[flancia collective]] know if we can help with anything.
+  - It is my intent for this year to bring Flancia closer to reality, to improve the Agora for others, and in [[january 2022]] in particular to try to behave a bit more like a [[monk]] whenever I can.
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 - I'd like to meditate more, follow the [[middle way]] more, be awakened more often.
 - [[push]] [[january 2022]]
   - during this month I'd like to try to behave a bit more like a monk: meditate more often, be more mindful, try to help others more, be conscious of how I invest my time towards a [[greater goal]].
-  - I still have a partner and a high standard of living, so I'm unlike a monk in some ways. I'm more of a "house holder" in Buddhist terms. but I'm not sure the distinction is super relevant.
+  - I still have a partner and a high standard of living, so I'm unlike a monk in some ways. I'm more of a "house holder" in Buddhist terms. but I'm not sure the distinction is super relevant in this day and age -- perhaps less so over long periods of practice.