We Really Don't Need It All...

Folk #1: We live in a perpetual motion machine. Let's call it Civilization or maybe better, Pop Culture. Everything is in it: Business, Politics, Media, the Arts, etc. Like a Waring Blender all the elements are blurred & pulverized into a big, inglorious mush. How to navigate this shite, and keep from losing your head? It's an on-going project. We are told that "You Can Have It All," and, well, you just know that is a lie. I mean a deadly "Fucking Lie." We are all so over-amped, hopped with an always-unfolding, never being satisfied, "Needing, Wanting, Grasping." It is so easy to get sucked into the swirling vortex of unhappiness. We are always stuck in the "Winter of our Discontent." How to counter it all? Simplify. Go back to basics. Try to remind your self of what is important, what is essential, and what is just superfulous baggage. Most of the best things in a Life are Free. It's funny, and counter to the bigger narrative, but it is true. Sure, it is nice to have nice things, we are all very capable shoppers here in USA; Citizens & Consumers.  But really the best way forward: Quality over Quantity. Living with Less. Enjoying it more. It's Ok to be satisfied with the things you can own & do. The Power of Yes, and the Power of No. The Power not to Need, Want, Grasp. Sort of a Super-Power.