When is enough… enough?  It might be less than you think.  Today a story about the same thing, and one of our best writers schools the rich with one powerful word.  Handwritten signs in NYC follow up a soul seeker, and another 80s icon celebrates 40 years in the biz.

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One of my oldest named playlists is called Chasing Surrender, a clever way of saying I continue to run to be still.  So much of success and the American Dream is about chasing, determination, and perseverance; these remain the ideals I strive to hit daily.  After you've had some success and realize the chase is not enough to keep you going at the same unsustainable pace you kept up 20 years ago, you start chasing surrender. 

Do you know what enough is?  I love to work, and I'm grateful I get to work on the things I love to work on.  I spent years and years building up companies to sell one or more of them to expand my opportunities and only work on the things I want to work on.  I know many self-made millionaires; half of them work as much as they did before they were millionaires.  What is your “Enough?”  Here is a clip of Jimmy Carr, a famous U.K. comedian telling a story about Joseph Heller talking with Kurt Vonnegut at a party of some wall street rich guy.  Vonnegut tells Heller, "This guy made more money in one day last week than you made writing Catch 22!”  Heller responds, "Ya, but I've got something that guy will never have… enough."

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A nice story in the NYT combines art and literature, and journalist Dodai Stewart describes some of the signs she sees in the city she’s lived in since she was a kid.  Signs with instructions, some signs with a warning, and then a few signs that make you go, Humm.

Steven Patrick Morrissey is celebrating his 40-year music career with several tour dates in 2023.  Consequence has the story and the dates of the upcoming tour, and they also point out that the last release from Morrissey was in 2020.  The Smith's first release was back in 1983, not quite 40 years; although it's said that Morrissey has an album ready for release, it has been held up by his record label (Capital Records).

Had Enough?

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