jeff.halevy

Being human is the fastest way to becoming a human being. - I remember this quote from Atlas Shrugged: "We are all brothers under the skin--and I, for one, would be willing to skin humanity to prove it." - Well, I got skinned this weekend, by being brazenly human, along with other brothers and sisters, and re-learned the lesson of this quote once again. (Courtesy of @Inside_Circle) - Anger, hatred, and depression all require isolation: Separation from other humans--and what makes us each human. - The human experience is universal. Circumstances vary; people vary; and geography varies, but the kernel of humanity, as well as the pain that it sometimes brings, is universal. - Healing, however, too, is universal -- if, and only if, we surrender our fierce sense of individualism and see ourselves in others, and others in ourselves. - The "others" we need to see this in are sometimes those that society dehumanizes and literally cuts off from humanity the most: those behind bars-- and even those who who were incarcerated, did their time, and are now "free." - When we dehumanize even one person, we dehumanize ourselves. - When we cut ourselves off from emotion we dehumanize ourselves. - When we cannot forgive ourselves, often the hardest to forgive, we dehumanize ourselves. - Forgive. Empathize. Be human. - Thank you to Eldra Jackson III and Inside Circle for having me as your humble guest and for providing me with this incredible gift of a lifetime. 🙏

jeff.halevy

It's been a while Instagram. Hope your holiday season is a hole-in-one! (PS - Best gift ever.) - In all seriousness, this year has been an interesting and challenging ride. - I closed businesses and started others. - I ended relationships and started new ones. (Including most recently getting married.) - I willingly killed a part of myself and gave birth to a new one. - Part of that process -- becoming and embracing the real me -- attracted new people into my life: friends, customers, clients, a spouse, and business partners. People who realize the value of doing nothing more than making me laugh with putting and pooing... #puttingandpooing. (Shout-out to you MC!) ⛳️ - ...the journey continues. - Existence is not suffering; resistance is. - Wishing you a meaningful holiday full of many more laughs -- Jeff 🤗