Amazing Year
Wow! My blog's still here!
Today's the day after my 53rd birthday. Things haven't changed much, except I moved to the Pacific Northwest, to get to know my oldest son & his family. My other 4 are all out on their own, including the alcoholic/addict, who's still out there, doing what she does. Please God, I'd rather not go to her funeral yet.
On the other hand, everything has changed.
I recently read Emmett Fox's "Sermon On The Mount," and "Finding Your Inner Power." Wow! What powerful books & concepts. What would the world be like if everyone did their best to align themselves with God's will, and lived their lives accordingly? I can't even imagine. At first, it seems as if we'd all be at odds. But then, when you think it thru, you realize that we'd all be acting in concert, just different pieces of the whole. Like an orchestra. The Harmony of the Spheres -- for real.
Another thought: Where I now live is militantly eco-friendly. However, the very-decent public transportation system is not well-used. Having spent years in Chicago, where public transportation is ridden by CEOs and the cleaning crew, I am totally amazed at the lack of follow-thru on values. These people espouse walking the Earth lightly, doing as little damage as possible, repairing all we can -- but they won't get out of their cars/SUVs and take the bus. For the most part, you can get almost anywhere in a timely manner by bus. With more ridership, the system could be expanded, could become the gem of the Northwest. Instead, it is mostly used by the working poor and the homeless. If more of the policymakers practiced what they preached, they would get out of their cars & onto the buses. Better for the environment. Better for the neighborhood.
That said, it looks like I'm getting a car next week. I left my car back in the Midwest and have been doing pub.trans. & rides since I moved here. Or walking. I'm not sure if I'm going to regularly drive to work. I kind of like not having to deal with traffic & weather. However, grocery shopping on foot/bus is problematic. Last week, at work, we had laundry detergent on buy 1 get 1 sale. With my discount, it was a real savings, and would have stocked me up til summer. I couldn't take advantage of it because I'd have to schlep it home on the bus and that's too heavy for me to carry. If I had had a car, I could have driven it to work 1 day and gotten all home with no problem. So, for convenience sake, I'm very happy. For financial sake, I'm scared. I'll now have a car payment, insurance payment, and gas -- whereas I've only been paying for a bus pass, about equal to one fill-up for my old car. I may need to get a 2nd job just to pay for the car! Why am I doing this?
Freedom.
That's it for today.
Today's the day after my 53rd birthday. Things haven't changed much, except I moved to the Pacific Northwest, to get to know my oldest son & his family. My other 4 are all out on their own, including the alcoholic/addict, who's still out there, doing what she does. Please God, I'd rather not go to her funeral yet.
On the other hand, everything has changed.
I recently read Emmett Fox's "Sermon On The Mount," and "Finding Your Inner Power." Wow! What powerful books & concepts. What would the world be like if everyone did their best to align themselves with God's will, and lived their lives accordingly? I can't even imagine. At first, it seems as if we'd all be at odds. But then, when you think it thru, you realize that we'd all be acting in concert, just different pieces of the whole. Like an orchestra. The Harmony of the Spheres -- for real.
Another thought: Where I now live is militantly eco-friendly. However, the very-decent public transportation system is not well-used. Having spent years in Chicago, where public transportation is ridden by CEOs and the cleaning crew, I am totally amazed at the lack of follow-thru on values. These people espouse walking the Earth lightly, doing as little damage as possible, repairing all we can -- but they won't get out of their cars/SUVs and take the bus. For the most part, you can get almost anywhere in a timely manner by bus. With more ridership, the system could be expanded, could become the gem of the Northwest. Instead, it is mostly used by the working poor and the homeless. If more of the policymakers practiced what they preached, they would get out of their cars & onto the buses. Better for the environment. Better for the neighborhood.
That said, it looks like I'm getting a car next week. I left my car back in the Midwest and have been doing pub.trans. & rides since I moved here. Or walking. I'm not sure if I'm going to regularly drive to work. I kind of like not having to deal with traffic & weather. However, grocery shopping on foot/bus is problematic. Last week, at work, we had laundry detergent on buy 1 get 1 sale. With my discount, it was a real savings, and would have stocked me up til summer. I couldn't take advantage of it because I'd have to schlep it home on the bus and that's too heavy for me to carry. If I had had a car, I could have driven it to work 1 day and gotten all home with no problem. So, for convenience sake, I'm very happy. For financial sake, I'm scared. I'll now have a car payment, insurance payment, and gas -- whereas I've only been paying for a bus pass, about equal to one fill-up for my old car. I may need to get a 2nd job just to pay for the car! Why am I doing this?
Freedom.
That's it for today.
posted by MarkieSparkle @ 8:24 AM
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