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Message of Encouragement

September 16, 2020 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

These are troubling times, to say the least.

We are confronting the most widespread, extensive, global health emergency in at least 100 years. Our economy is staggering like a boxer battered into delirium. Opinions have become “facts.” Social unrest is boiling. Political “discourse” (such as it is), centered around the removal or retention of arguably the most controversial, divisive, polarizing administration anyone can remember; has devolved to that of a couple of three-year-olds shouting “You’re a poo-poo head!” “No, your face is!” It feels like we’re together, untethered in a 1950s rusty, claptrap old school bus; sans seatbelts, careening down a potholed mountain roadway, out of control, hanging on for dear life while screaming in terror for someone to save us as we hurl towards a cliff on November 3. We’re hoping we don’t go over the edge; assuming all will eventually be okay. Yet, that grating, inner voice refuses to shut up, saying, “Don’t get your hopes up” continues to grow louder. I just want it all to stop.

But wait, there’s more!

Ghia, Mother Earth, is facing an existential crisis, resulting in unending firestorms, relentless flooding, bone dry draughts, and – in general – exceptionally severe weather, which is devastating property and lives (including non-human) on an unprecedented global level. (For the record, I long to live in a world where the word, “unprecedented” is no longer a standard adjective.)

The vise-grip, chest-squeezing, anxiety-producing catalog of happenings has us on hairpin triggers, damaging our collective and emotional physical, and mental health. For those of us who can remember it, 1968 is a Disney fairy tale compared to the Stephen King horror story of 2020. No one – not a single person alive today – has lived through an upheaval like this ever. Not one of us.

Of course, I don’t need to tell you that. You see it. You feel it. You’re living it, just as am I.

As goes the curse, we are living in “fascinating” times. It’s challenging to hold hope high when even the sky is covered in a thick blanket of burnt smoke.

Yet, a flicker crossed my mind.

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Filed Under: Current Events, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, News, Newspaper Column Tagged With: attitude, catastrophe, change, covid 19, frustration, inspiration, self acceptance, stress

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-20

March 20, 2011 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

  • The Monday Motivational Memo on being grateful – especially in light of what’s happening in Japan. (Please pass it… http://fb.me/TqQtHbv7 #
  • Especially in light of #helpjapan take a moment to realize how #fortunate you are today. http://bit.ly/gUezMq #gratitude #attitude #
  • #prayforjapan #helpjapan List of places accepting donations + powerful images & a reminder to create a disaster kit http://bit.ly/dVGxvh #
  • Is Combo Pilling for Weight Loss a Good Idea? Combining Drugs Might Be Legal But Is It Safe?: http://EzineArticles.com/6057666 #
  • An intelligent, fun, animated video about what motivates us. Ten minutes – well worth your time. Watch it. http://bit.ly/hunM15 #
  • A fascinating, animated, informative ten minute video; well worth watching…. http://fb.me/SJkGygyC #
  • How the Japanese catastrophe refocuses us and reminds of what’s important. Next week’s column… http://fb.me/EkUcDM5x #
  • How the Japanese earthquake & perspective causes us to really take a look at what matters in life. An article http://bit.ly/gCkhwR #
  • Embracing the diversity of human beings makes us deliriously happy. Malcom Gladwell TED talk worth watching http://on.ted.com/90ga #
  • My column just got picked up for the #Manteca Bulletin! (Latest column is at http://bit.ly/gCkhwR ) #
  • The world seems like it’s going crazy. How’s your attitude holding up? Please (re)take this simple 4 question survey http://bit.ly/eqump3 #
  • RT @TheEllenShow: It’s a thin line… http://twitpic.com/4ar49w (too funny!) #

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