I Found The Key to Bulletproof Happiness

Learning from a skirmish with death.

A self portrait I captured one morning. Source: author

One casual Saturday afternoon, I nearly lost my life. Every detail is still crystal clear. The day was perfect — could’ve been an oil painting. Cloudless blue sky. Grassy knolls shimmering in the breeze. Every inch on the ranch soaked in sunshine. In hindsight, I suppose there are worse places to die.