communication...

we talk and talk and talk, but do we ever really hear?

seriously, i'm in the process of learning a life-lesson that you'd think i would have a bit better of a grip on.

communication. what you think you have said vs. what others hear you say.

what you hope sometimes is that people will pick up what you're putting out. i'm loud and clear, aren't i?

the past few weeks have made it quite obvious that i'm not very loud, definitely in a fog and nobody is really "pickin' up what i'm puttin' out"

so now what? life doesn't care what i think, i'm just part of it.

oh my, existentialism creeps in. nah, can't go there. i'm not bright enough to hold my own attention, let alone anybody elses...

let's be clear, shall we?

my family, my friends, and my career all depend on it. now more than ever. i've managed somehow to slip thru the cracks too many times - just on the verge of something really good, but...

i'm not ungrateful for what i have. i'm not pining for something i feel i'm missing.

i think i'm just finally realizing that you get nothing if you don't ask for it.
and, I think that people really, honestly can't read minds and just know what you're thinking or how you're feeling.

enough said.

responsibility

ok, is it me, or is our society really turning into a bunch of selfish, narcissistic, ego-centric, over-entitled, lack of responsiblity taking automatons?

i'm a parent (ok, like join a club or something, hurray for me, give me a medal?? whatever)

i am so sick of listening to and reading about people wringing their hands over the alleged demise of social mores and ethics in today's youth.

it's simple, and i see it everyday. nobody takes responsibility. we 'adults' are responsible. really. it's true.

what did you expect the kids to do? where do you think they get it from?

we blindly accept our 'leaders' refusing to take responsibility for some unconscionable act, because we know that the lie, when repeatedly told, becomes the truth.

we call it marketing, spin, pr...

it's become so bad that we are truly stopped in our tracks when someone actually stands up and says "yeah, i did it. it was stupid and irresponsible, and i don't know what i was thinking. but, yes, i did it"

and we can't figure out what's going all 'wrong' with our kids today?

it's time to stop trying to fix the problem by simply wrapping more duct tape around it. someone has actually got to go in and replace the broken pipe.

targeting and correcting just our kids behaviour seems like a good way to go about it, however don't you suppose that maybe, just maybe the better solution is for us all to take a look at our belly-buttons and change what's within.

remember that water flows downhill. it will undoubtedly take time for the upcoming generation to pick up an adjusted sense of responsibility, but c'mon folks: this simply can't be an impossible dream.

please, and thank-you.