As it happens I've been thinking about this much of the week. I'm 1/3 of the way through Surviving the Future, which I hear is the gateway to Lean Logic. Fleming's is a voice of clarity.
I think about it and am forced to sit with discomfort. I am not prepared for this, not even a little bit. I run a natural gas furnace, I drive a car, I dispose of a daily tonnage of plastic, and I bitch about what's wrong instead of somehow moving toward what's better.
The discomfort includes feeling like a fraud even. I spent much of my life hovering around the poverty line and I made peace with simplicity and freedom from material striving. But recently I got a temporary reprieve from the constant stress and insecurity of money and I have to say it's calming to have a break from feeling trapped in a grind.
When I interrogate my discomfort, I uncover a next level layer. I wish my temporary reprieve wasn't so temporary. If I only had some way to make money ... I could enjoy this feeling of peace before the stress and insecurity comes back around.
But, the discomfort isn't really that either, that's a distortion from being trapped in a system that runs on money. Really, it's the security of belonging to a community I long for. That's what's missing and the hole that money can't fill. That's what haunts me like the ache of an amputated, phantom limb.
Thanks for giving me occasion to interrogate something that has been bothering me for some time.
What a beautifully written comment Jeff...yes, living through discomfort to discover new layers. I think I want to write more on that process during the coming year, share -like you do- how difficult it can be. Thank you...for being a naked knight
Did you know btw you are following in the footsteps of Shaun Chamberlain? He edited the first season....
Thanks for that Bertus. And no I did not know, although I do know of Shaun's mighty efforts with David Fleming's writing. The man leaves a lot of footprints..
The train wreck the world is becoming anymore puts you at The Head of the Class, already self-reliant and prepared to take care of yourself and your own personal needs to survive. This is good stuff.
As it happens I've been thinking about this much of the week. I'm 1/3 of the way through Surviving the Future, which I hear is the gateway to Lean Logic. Fleming's is a voice of clarity.
I think about it and am forced to sit with discomfort. I am not prepared for this, not even a little bit. I run a natural gas furnace, I drive a car, I dispose of a daily tonnage of plastic, and I bitch about what's wrong instead of somehow moving toward what's better.
The discomfort includes feeling like a fraud even. I spent much of my life hovering around the poverty line and I made peace with simplicity and freedom from material striving. But recently I got a temporary reprieve from the constant stress and insecurity of money and I have to say it's calming to have a break from feeling trapped in a grind.
When I interrogate my discomfort, I uncover a next level layer. I wish my temporary reprieve wasn't so temporary. If I only had some way to make money ... I could enjoy this feeling of peace before the stress and insecurity comes back around.
But, the discomfort isn't really that either, that's a distortion from being trapped in a system that runs on money. Really, it's the security of belonging to a community I long for. That's what's missing and the hole that money can't fill. That's what haunts me like the ache of an amputated, phantom limb.
Thanks for giving me occasion to interrogate something that has been bothering me for some time.
What a beautifully written comment Jeff...yes, living through discomfort to discover new layers. I think I want to write more on that process during the coming year, share -like you do- how difficult it can be. Thank you...for being a naked knight
Did you know btw you are following in the footsteps of Shaun Chamberlain? He edited the first season....
Thanks for that Bertus. And no I did not know, although I do know of Shaun's mighty efforts with David Fleming's writing. The man leaves a lot of footprints..
I am in agreement with your strategy, I think it could be the start of something.... I shall be considering this seriously....
The train wreck the world is becoming anymore puts you at The Head of the Class, already self-reliant and prepared to take care of yourself and your own personal needs to survive. This is good stuff.