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Grateful for the sane pace of my life, the comfort of my surroundings, and my companions. And grateful for healing on all levels.

Create reality, earthlings and moon-beings. EARTH

Are you having cold temps, too? It's been colder than usual here, and windy (but not hurricane-strength, thank goodness).

Try ratatouille. Even at Thanksgiving. SCENT

Loose umbrellas can kill, y'know. TICKS

Lettuce, eggplants, all vegetables expire TREND

It's a mistake to think that those not making big bucks are not ALSO putting in 40+ hours of hard work every week. Hard work is hard work, and does not always translate into money or security. Sometimes it is about choices (some people put money before other values), sometime circumstances do affect options that people have. As I mentioned earlier, for me choices about money are also tied into a bigger picture, including the environment and people elsewhere. It is not black and white, there are repercussions to our choices that affect others now and in the future. Some choose to take those into consideration, some don't, and I suppose in the end we all have wider affects, leave a mark on the world, that we don't anticipate when first starting out on our paths.

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Can humanity acquire objectivity soon? PEACE

Annie signs petitions every night. XRAYS

Fudgie, you make a good point. I think of it as a role, rather than an act. You learn your role, the role that is the job, and play the part.

Vanadium, a little uranium…elements. SUGAR

Go return every eligible niblet. GROWL

Go light, and stay sober. UNDER

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Gary literally understands every discussion. SIZES

Habits and naps determine sanity WISER

We always see the end. CLOUD

Hi mylolita, I've only followed just a bit of your recent journal, and am just popping in to say you sound like you appreciate what you have and where you've come from, and realize you have options and have made choices based on what you want. Kudos. I suppose I took the opposite approach from you when starting out in my 20's, every choice I made (every purchase, every decision) took into account its affect on the environment and other people around the world, I did not want to play a part in waste or oppression. At some point I had to compromise my values with my reality in order to function in the current society, and years down the road I'm not sure if one way is better than the other, just what feels right for me at this time. What I essentially value is that we have choices, which is a glorious thing. Sending you good vibes!

My generation went through that, too. I never heard of paid internships in my school years, but perhaps some did. Wages were low, there was a recession on, you needed experience to get most jobs, but couldn't get that experience without the job. I actually like and respect and am impressed by the millennials I know. They have a Can Do attitude, are problem solvers, creative, optimistic, interested in life, responsible, have a larger perspective… I am just intrigued by a noticeable difference in approach about work. The ones I know look for a fit for them, they recognize (for themselves) that they have value. Maybe it's an intrinsic value. That in itself isn't bad at all. I respect that. When I noticed it in the TV characters I mentioned, my reaction was "Wow, look at that." I was raised with such sayings as "You'll take what I give you" (in response to declaring a "want") and "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about" and "If anything can go wrong, it will" and "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." My parents, in turn, were raised to be seen and not heard, to not use your friends and family as connections for jobs, during The Depression and WWII rationing. Each generation is raised in a different world, and it's interesting to me the characteristics that develop (in general) as a result.

This reads like poetry. Beautiful.

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Even little violets eventually sleep. ROPES

I noticed this when I recently watched the Doc Martin TV series. A number of times, when asked to do something new they'd say it would take a raise, or it's not their job, or something. It wasn't just one of the younger characters that did this, it was a number of them over the 7 series. Competent or not, they didn't hesitate to speak up for themselves. (I'm not sure if it was just the younger ones.) My advice, channel Doc Martin! Let him speak for you. ;-)

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