45 days: 11

• Cars make transportation much more convenient than it was 150 years ago. Driving up a big hill recently, I was reminded of what I've read about traveling in a horse-drawn conveyance. You'd have to take it easy going up hills to coddle the horses. They'd have to stop and rest at the top and maybe sometimes halfway up. Sometimes the people would have to get out of the buggy or wagon and walk up the hill because hauling the wagon was all the horses could do. Cars are also easier to feed and don't poop in the street. They have issues of their own, but in many ways they are much more convenient than horses.
• Sunshine and rain are good -- they support life. Without either one, life as we know it would be impossible. It's possible to get too much other either. It's also easy to not get enough of either one.
• A regular meditation practice helps to keep the brain balanced.