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Life: The Adventure You Choose To Make It

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Decided to post a draft that I had typed from this summer. I didnā€™t feel like posting it the timeā€¦ so enjoy it nowšŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø Somebody made the comment to me recently that my life seems so glamorous and full of adventure. *cue a very shocked expression on my face.* My life glamorous? Full of adventure? People, donā€™t think for a second that I find mountains of laundry, cleaning, and cooking very exciting.  Quality of life depends so very much on your attitude towards whatever comes your way. And Iā€™ll be honest, sometimes my attitude towards everyday, mundane life just stinks. . . . But if you need an idea for an every day adventureā€¦. 1) find at least 5 children under the age of 12 (the more the betteršŸ˜…) 2) a grandmother or another person dedicated solely to come along and photograph the adventure  3) locate a pick-your-own orchard 4) a ton of patience and laughter Let me warn you that you will have to inspect every single peach before itā€™s picked, (otherwise they will all be green o...

The Danger of Complacency: Often Justified in the Name of Tradition

 (Most of the following examples are things that I have personally experienced. I am only sharing my perspective and opinion, and will not be offended if anyone chooses to leave the page at anytime)  complacency comĀ·ā€‹plaĀ·ā€‹cenĀ·ā€‹cy | \ kəm-Ėˆplā-sįµŠn(t)-sē Essential Meaning of complacency : a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better : a complacent feeling or condition   The public was lulled into complacency . The stock market crash rattled/shattered/shook our complacency . [=took away our feeling that everything was fine] ...