Thanks for the support @ahmadmanga. I believe the most important think is to simply stay awake and remain aware of the fact that our words do have an impact on other people... and sometimes we are better

Unfortunately, the world has a difficult time seeing "bruises and a black eye" left on someone's psyche. It's definitely a good idea to think twice before we throw random opinions at people because

Thank you for the support @brumest, appreciate it!

Thank you for stopping by, and for the support! I appreciate it!

Well done! It's a journey, to be sure, always a journey... and it never ends. I see aspects of my own life in your story. One of the "toxic" lessons I was raised with was the false notion that

Yup. Faker than fake. I guess I can't help but to still be disturbed that people don't seem to be able to see through it...

I have to admit that I am very close to that point of view, as well... sometimes it's just offputting to have these "talking heads" who clearly know nothing somehow "represent" something

Yep, that was quick. I had my fingers crossed for you, but burnout is far more of a lingering thing than we give it credit for. My ex worked as a senior engineer in the IT industry, a job that was both

When my relatives from Denmark come over to tour the US, they always remark on how VAST this place is. We spent the day in a park — one park — that covers about 15% of the land of the entire country of

It is good to get out and about, sometimes!

Congratulations on getting involved in the fine art of golf! Well, yes... because it is about as much an "art" as it is a "game." Watching this makes me want to dust off my clubs and

Doesn't that coincide with that massively botched HF where the blockchain was inaccessible for several days and (as I recall) was mired down in replays? There was also an occasion on which the rewards

The anthropology of societies can be fascinating, to be sure. Somewhere in there, it seems almost inevitable that we will run into someone(s) who throw up their hands and declare "I'm tired of doing

One of the things I observe a lot in the world as it currently exists is that a lot of people become very focused on changing others; on changing "out there," while remaining completely oblivious

In some ways reminds me a little of Burning Man... which is often pitched as a "utopic experiment."

Yes, you could be right! Funny!

Hi Iris, thanks for stopping by, and for your thoughtful comment. Power, status and money never did it for me, either... and I seem to lack that "ambition gene" that seems to drive a lot of people,

Thank you @donnadavisart! Because I tend to be interested in so many different things I seldom have truly excelled at anything, and so much of my success has been simply due to showing up more consistently

Thank you!

Yeah, I can totally see that first one coming from RAW. Along with "Only the madman is absolutely sure."