An Almost Completely Random Post!

As I aoften write on these pages, the written word is my catharsis; a way to both problem solve as well as let off steam as well as self-therapeuterize."

Is that even a word?

It is NOW!

I'd love to think that I could just "pick a topic" and coherently explore it, but things don't always work out like that. Sometimes I sit down at the keyboard, and all I can come up with are disjointed bits and pieces.

"You shouldn't write unless you have something to say!"

But I do have something to say! And sometimes that's the very problem... we have something to convey, but perhaps it's not "article length."

That remainds one of my favorite things about my earliest days of social blogging. We were writing our lives before the rule book had been written!

As in, there wasn't anyone who was going to come along and make snide remarks about "quality content" or "not doing it properly."

Lately, I have been trying really hard to drum up more enthusiasm for what I am doing... in terms of writing; in terms of creating art; in terms of being part of the Cryptosphere; in terms of being alive, in general.

The issue is invariably the struggle to "feel stoked about life" in the world where life often feels like a relentless uphill slog. Some months back I wrote about the question of the last time any of us participated in something (significant) that went much better than expected.

Here in the US of A that's often a tough ask, because everyone seems to be busting their collective butts to scrape together whatever it takes to keep going in an environment where it feels like the "pie" we're all sharing is getting smaller and smaller while the "cost" of participating in the game gets higher and higher.

It's not "just in my imagination," either... there are small signs that the wheels may be starting to come off the proverbial carriage.

Back to the "bits and pieces," I found myself reflecting in the stark contrast of failure and success, as they exist in different nations.

Consider that here in the USA, the National Debt per person is now about US $106,700 (August 1st 2025 data) — epic FAIL.

On the success side of the equation, consider that Norway's Sovereign Wealth (Pension) Fund is currently valued at the equivalent of about US $340,000 per person. Not just $340,000 per retired/pensioned person... per every living man, woman and child. That's a success story, although I'm sure it has its issues.

The bit about the wheels coming off the carriage in the States, relates to the fact that pension medical services for people 65 and older are being cut by US $1.1 TRILLION next year... all so there's enough money to send guns and bombs to foreign countries, and to build fences and walls so foreigners can't get into the country.

I suppose they've forgotten the part where the country was built by "foreigners coming in from other places..."

How to move through all this with enthusiasm?

Well, I guess we have to just be grateful for all the little things that are all around us, all the time. Could be a happily purring cat in your lap; a beautiful sunset; a luminous smile from a stranger at the supermarket.

And perhaps take to heart that very old truism "Don't sweat the small stuff... it's ALL small stuff!"

Thanks for stopping by, and have a gret week ahead!

How about YOU? How do YOU find a place of enthusiasm when the world feels really bleak? Leave a comment if you feel so inclined — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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Created at 2025.08.10 23:26 PDT
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