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 My blog was filled up. I'm too lazy to clean it out. So I started a new one. |
| For cat lovers, change that to More Purr, Less Hiss. I heard that's a bumper sticker. Doesn't it make sense? We live in a glass half empty world. It feels so much better when someone comes along and reminds us that the glass is half full. How uplifting! Everywhere we turn, there are negative reports, negative attacks. No one can say anything without being taunted, or someone reading something else into the remark. I've seen a change in our culture in my lifetime. I remember when Cheers was a popular new TV show. I didn't like it when I finally saw it. The characters were always insulting one another, and the audience laughed at the rude remarks. The public loved it, and the show was a mass hit. Eventually, I saw enough reruns to realize there was camaraderie beneath the surface. However, TV writers kept going. Everyone became fair game for attacks, with no warm, fuzzy feelings in the background. Since those days, we have advanced in cell phones, everyone has email access, and the social media has blossomed. Snide remarks, or snarks, are commonplace throughout society. The Cheers characters were "snarky" before the word existed. With modern media, we make our snarks without putting our faces to it, and it gets easier each time. We are able to bully people without any personal risk. We're reaching the point where snarks are the norm, not the exception. Late night comedians hold no one sacred. Prime time shows, with school children still up, are setting the norms for behavior. Being rude and insulting is socially acceptable. We complain constantly and look for problems where none exist. We are becoming extremely whiny, maybe globally. The rich and the pampered are not exempt from the complaining. Wouldn't it be great to hear a professional football player say, "Hey, I'm really happy. I'm lucky enough to be well paid for doing a job I love. I have a lot of fans who want my picture. I get to take care of my family. I love life. I'm happy to play by the rules and live up to my fans' expectations because I get so much in return." I'd like to hear any celebrity admit that they don't always agree with our leaders, but that he or she feels privileged to live in a place where he can voice disagreement and have some input, instead of tearing things down. I'd like to hear some immigrants or naturalized citizens say that they are thankful to be in a place they feel safe and free; maybe they're homesick, but they're glad to be away from the oppression and the danger. We all could use a little more wag and less bark. In the workplace, the market place, the home, or on the campus, we could use more cheer and less griping. We need a lot more forgiveness, more grace, and understanding. Our social media could stand a little more purring and less hissing. |
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I marvel at the things I'll be able to tell my grandkids about someday. Life is accelerating - or maybe it just feels that way!
I completely sympathize with your desire to declutter. I have more stuff than you can shake a stick at that didn't actually belong to just my wife or myself throughout the house.
