Farmers
Teachers
Mothers
Artists
What if these were the most revered, the most respected, visible, and highly compensated jobs and roles in our society?
What/who are those held in high esteem now, as measured by earning potential and media coverage?
Actors
Football players
Corporate CEOs
Politicians
Read on to learn about a different set of priorities in my fantasy world post!
Communicating… What signals am I receiving and sending? I caught myself doing something the other day that got me wondering: How do I receive others’ communications? How well do I receive communications? Graciously or clumsily? Quickly, or am I a bit slow on the uptake? And am I actually and consciously receiving all communication sent … Read More
The decision to trust another or not (to whatever degree) is made several times every day, usually unconsciously. “What!?” you say, “every day?”
Poet and spiritual advisor Mark Nepo refers to fear, pain, and grief as “deep teachers.” For me, these are my “shadow teachers,” as having epilepsy employs all of them. Living with any disability employs all of them–fear, pain, grief–at some point or points. Repeatedly. I took the opportunity during my acceptance speech at the … Read More
Been thinking about fame, actually the concept of “fame.”
I’ve never read what others have written about fame. Have philosophers delved into it? If those “old dead white guys” have, it is certainly not with all the nuances that today’s technological abilities and influence adds and brings to media, communications and the resultant insta-creation of “fame.”