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Jos T's avatar

Yes. Gravitation toward the middle and acceptance of our collective center is a healthy sign for society. Getting in touch with what’s happening around us puts us in touch with local vibes, ecology.

Perfect Days and Paterson.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Local vibes might be the only way to save ourselves from being eaten by the machines

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Jos T's avatar

Definitely an inoculation against everything the robots are teaching us

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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

The audaciously mundane life!! Words to live by.

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Thomas Cleary's avatar

Definitely. So many of us think success comes in mobile phone shape that we’ve forgotten simple things like waking up refreshed can make such a difference in our day.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Yes! Waking up refreshed is one of the greatest underappreciated joys!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Absolutely!!!! And the "goalposts" of so-called success from the point of view of capitalism will always be moving upwards. It will benefit the billionaires if ordinary people frantically chase those goalposts even when it means running themselves into debt etc trouble. When ordinary people try to play the game and reach the goalposts the billionaire class, with Republican political assistance, can/will ruthlessly extract money from the ordinary folks at the stores, extract value from their time/wages, from banking fees, via debt collectors, via the healthcare industry ... the only people who benefit are the billionaires, their Republican politicians and possibly some religious groups. Yes, the best response we can do is to become radically mundane!! Great post!! Thank you!!!

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Jason McBride's avatar

I saw a comment somewhere that said if the billionaires are enthusiastic about something, it can only mean it's bad for the working class.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Oh that's an excellent way to phrase it!!

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Molly Ringle's avatar

Thank you, I needed this today! The endless obligations and aggressions of social media get so tiring and annoying. Meanwhile real life is right here, ready to welcome us.

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Jason McBride's avatar

My pleasure! Thanks for reading! I was talking with my two young adult children about how, when we only absorb politics from what we get on our screens, we miss the really ways policies affect people, and we forget how to interact with the people in our community we have to live next to.

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Molly Ringle's avatar

Definitely. That’s become one of my guiding principles for choosing what I can help with, among the overwhelming options: prioritize my own community, city, and state, as I’ll likely have more influence there and feel more connected to the issue.

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thedianatrotter's avatar

Beautiful

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Karen Richards's avatar

Lately, I've struggled with the idea that my life has become mundane. Then, like you, I realized it's okay. I love the freedom this kind of thinking offers.

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Jason McBride's avatar

It is a great freedom to learn to love the everyday tasks of living!

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Amy Cowen's avatar

Totally living and embracing the mundane life here, too. Great reminder to make that, in and of itself, audacious.

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Cheryl O Art's avatar

Well said! These are much needed thoughts in our driven world. Thank you.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks for stopping by to read!

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Marjorie Pezzoli's avatar

I absolutely love your collage art, more than perfect for your writing offering. Lockdown allowed for the mundane to become beautiful if you took the time to notice. So glad your post popped up in my feed today!

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thank you, Marjorie! It's funny that you mentioned the lockdown. My post for tomorrow includes some haiku I wrote during the early months to sketch my life at the time. When I think about the COVID lockdowns, I always feel sad that we had the chance to remake our society and instead decided to keep things mostly the same, only just a little worse than before.

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Marjorie Pezzoli's avatar

I enjoy writing haiku as well, it allows me to focus on the moment. The chaos of current events takes a backstage, my nerves are calmed.

The unspoken thoughts between the 3 lines expands the meaning for each reader. Looking forward to your next offering tomorrow ☺️✍️

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Amie McGraham's avatar

Ah, jeez, this is just so perfect, Jason.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks!

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