thriving_and_survivng past like most things, it's a matter of definitions. of being able to turn running_on_empty into a celebration of the things that drain. am i sleepwalking towards disaster or caught up in celebration of all i have? where's the line between self-flagellation and enlightenment? 220627 ... past (of course in rewriting the title after the cave collapses there's a typo. perhaps that's the answer.) 220627 ... past "how will we know we have enough when we retire?" her mind is always cast to the future, seeking answers today for the potential troubles of tomorrow. "how can we know we can thrive in old age? will the pension plan still exist? are we saving enough now?" the questions whittle away the challenges of today, which are difficult but in some ways wholly separate. today i am concerned about whether future will be able to walk in snow boots by january, whether the endless infections of this post_pandemic_life will whittle away the kids immune systems, whether we are prepared for the next "once in a century" storm which seems to happen every other years these days. pensions and inflation, rrsps and interest rates. i know they're important, but there is so much to do now to try to move beyond pure survival that i struggle to take a longer view. the irony being i am quick to make long term connections backwards, but hesitate to do any future predictions even though, maybe especially as, i agree with her base pessimism. 221206 what's it to you? who go blather from