Next week is Thanksgiving – a time to be grateful for the countless blessings we so often overlook throughout the preceding months. Yes, covid may be inconvenient, but I guarantee that this year – perhaps even more than any other year – we still have a great deal to be thankful for. I use the word “inconvenient” because far too many people in the United States still choose to look at this pandemic without concern, compassion or empathy. We’re angry that the normalcy we’ve come to expect without fail - like a cherished friend or an old, loyal dog - has been so drastically disrupted. We almost don’t know how to survive with the balance in our lives so completely altered. When that happens, the anger intensifies rather than learning…
Exercising your privilege to vote is not something we should take lightly. It requires serious thought and reflection to grasp that casting our ballot doesn’t just determine an election, but it says a great deal about the person we are and the role model we will be for younger generations to come. Ask yourself, what does voting for Trump say about you? Casting our ballot is tied to personal perceptions about the kind of person we are – the values you instill in your family and in your children. While it’s easy to assume that voting is more about policies and economics, it’s an honest reflection of what we value and condemn, whether we realize it or not. Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express…
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” – Wayne Dyer I’m sure I’m not alone with my admission that the topics of health, finances, job security and fulfillment often litter my thoughts – more so than ever before. The burden of such thoughts occasionally leads to a sleepless night, and an impending day where it seems almost impossible to motivate yourself to do anything constructive. At times, my mental state has been known to dip below normal levels, which renders me somewhat unpleasant and difficult to be around. This past week felt like one of those occasions and I suspect a combination of the topics above were the definite contributor. This inability to motivate yourself during such emotional fragility is a time drainer, no…
Regardless of how you get your news, there isn’t much going on to feel all that hopeful about. But then I came across this post which definitely caught my eye. A federal judge is really tired of GM and FCA shit. For those of you who find the topic of cars about as interesting as discussing the details of a route canal, let me enlighten you a bit on the subject above concerning General Motors and Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (GM and FCA). In November of 2019, GM filed a racketeering lawsuit against FCA alleging bribery and corruption with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. GM claims that unfair bargaining has cost them some $6 billion, which is the damages they are seeking from FCA in the lawsuit. As you might expect,…
“It amazes me that we are all on Twitter and Facebook. By ‘we’ I mean adults. We're adults, right? But emotionally we're a culture of seven-year-olds. Have you ever had that moment when are you updating your status and you realize that every status update is just a variation on a single request: Would someone please acknowledge me?” ― Marc Maron, Attempting Normal I once had a co-worker who would often question whether or not she was invisible. Now before you call in for a straitjacket, she was speaking metaphorically as she struggled with the feelings (both professionally and personally) which Maron highlighted above – would someone please acknowledge me? While the two of us would often joke about her feelings of being invisible, I knew there was some truth to her…