On The Precipice...

 

Hi!

We're here. On the precipice of real change.

A shift away from the divisive, angry rhetoric, gravitating ever toward kindness, acceptance, and inclusivity. 

Citizens across the planet are making their voices heard. Authoritarian ideologies are being rebuffed. Those who are trying to force entire swaths of people back into hiding, stripped of hard-fought-for rights, are being pushed back. 

There is so much talk about money and the means by which it flows around the planet. As a rational, 59-year-old woman who has run, and continues to run, a few small businesses, I fully understand the importance the economy plays in conjunction with how the world works. I get it.

That being said, it hurts my heart to think that the world seems to have come to a place where money is the ONLY thing that matters. 

How did it get to be the lonely occupant at the top of the list of everything that's deemed crucially important?

Think of the list of billionaires, worldwide, and then take a minute to contemplate just how much wealth exists among those few humans.

Then, just for a moment, think about how many humanitarian problems could be fixed by a mere fraction of the wealth they control.

Then, think about what they choose to do with their money instead. 

They seem to really enjoy patting themselves on the back while they take ego trips to space while simultaneously refusing to pay their workers a living wage. 

They pretend to be heroes, dreaming about donning a cape and saving humanity by moving to Mars, when using their money to help fix what's wrong with the planet we already call home would be way cheaper and save everybody, not just the privileged few that will have the money to make it on to his Red Planet guest list. 

I have always regarded money as a means to live. Not a goal for living.

Don't get me wrong, If you are in a position to live a comfortable life, you absolutely should! Take the trips, buy the fun things, enjoy your life! You work hard, you should get to enjoy the spoils of your labour without guilt! There is nothing wrong with that in the least!

I just think everyone should fit into the 'live a comfortable life' category.

Let me clarify... my definition of comfortably

You are able to pay your rent/mortgage every month, on time.

You are able to pay your utility bills every month, on time.

You are able to buy groceries without counting every penny.

You are able to have transportation.

You are able to spend time doing fun things that you enjoy.

You are able to, each month, put a little money aside in case of an emergency.

You are able to go to a dentist regularly.

You are able to get your eyes checked and buy glasses when needed.

You are able to cover your prescriptions. 

You are able to buy the things you need and maybe a few you don't. 

You are able to wear what you like without harassment.

You have complete autonomy over your own body.

You are able to do all of these things working a 40-hour week.

A 40-hour work week.

For far too many, 'living comfortably' feels like an unattainable pipe dream. 

We are on a precipice...

I believe we are moving toward equity, equality, and finding ways to make living wages the norm.

Overworking the population is not sustainable. It's unnecessary. 

This is so much more important than making living on Mars possible. 

This isn't working.

Sometimes we need to implement tools to help make things more even, sometimes we need to adjust old school ways of doing things to improve them.

We aren't stuck here.

We got this.

Elbows Up!