We had gotten to a point where most people I speak with had digested the bad news of the recession and then after the initial shock and then realization that it would be a long time to climb out of this, suddenly bad news about unemployment has triggered another round of shock.<\/p>\n
How is that? Excuse me didn’t they say that it is going to take a long time to climb out of this mess we made.<\/p>\n
And in the meantime, aren’t we supposed to be focused on better living, more meaningful pursuits, and giving up on things like certainty.<\/p>\n
Well, today is almost the 4th of July, a year plus later, and what do you have to say for yourself – are you pursuing more meaningful paths, focusing on better living?<\/p>\n
Baby steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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