Some Sunday thoughts... Naples, Italy is most certainly an acquired taste. As far as the splendor of Italy goes, very few would regard it special. It’s rundown, very dirty, there’s always some kind of funky smell, more often than not because it’s hot and I don’t mean, oh this is nice hot, I mean intoxicatingly hot. Naples overall is just one giant mess. People visit this place on the way to somewhere nicer. The things is though, when you cut through all that messiness and give your heart a chance to adjust and see the beauty, you’ll realize the vibrant colors, the smiles on everyone’s faces, you’ll see people laughing. You’ll see beautiful little things everywhere, the street signs. Suddenly you’ll see sculptures on street corners that would grace fancy museums in most other parts of the world. You’ll realize this place has soul. I love Naples because of this. Because it’s a great analogy for people. We’re all a little run down, sometimes smelly and mostly absolute fucking messes. Most people will meet you, on the way to meeting someone better. BUT if you take the time to sit down and soften your heart to someone. Listen to them, where they come from, who they are, what makes their world beautiful. When you cut through the bullshit and show you accept them, just the way they are you’ll realize we’re all vibrant, we all have heart... and when you’re really lucky, I mean really lucky, people might even show you their soul.