It’s getting closer to election season, that time of year when your heroes turn out to be distractions to keep you from noticing that you keep on getting screwed over more by all of them. I’ve been leaning in to the pessimism. Are there ways to stop this that don’t involve personal reflection and self improvement? I don’t think so.
This is the first of a panel series I want to do:
The best you can do is take care of yourselves and those you love.
I think I just got drunk looking at this picture:
There are times when it feels like they’ve won. But maybe it is as simple as tuning them out:
Ultimately it’s about reclaiming personal power…we stayed at the beach hotel with the dogs and attended the Loy Krathon festival and concert. And my laptop has been fixed. Round 3 or 4 coming soon. Here’s to a better year!
I saw this clip from the late and great George Carlin which I felt like sharing. It is one of my favorites.
I think we all know what the problem is. But what are the solutions? The optimists like telling us how much we’re winning so we sit back and do nothing. The pessimists rain down doom and gloom rendering us depressed and impotent. Could there be any way out that isn’t at an individual level? But how do we do that when they own the monetary system and set up the incentive structure at every level to protect their rackets?
These are questions I’ve been pondering….
One of the women who is sun tanning is smoking............a cigarette. But I don't think knowing what I know about sun damage to the skin I would do what was and still is done.
Amy---your memes are always good.
I don't even use optimism/ pessimism any more. There only seems to be, what is.
The fish in the trap …..ugh have had to deal with this inevitability lately. Been having a hard couple weeks of pondering myself. Sometimes it feels like I should just give up and live out the rest of my existence inside a monastery.
I am NOT looking forward to 2024 in America. I know you have other concerns but being in Thailand might not be horrible. Shit is probably going to get very intense here. At least that’s what my spidey senses are telling me.
I am very confident (not overly optimistic) in saying eventually the shit show will come to an end. But I’m also afraid a terrible price will be paid by all in process. It’s a very nauseating feeling. The emotions push and pull until you are just plum worn out.