life
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Why do People do the things they do?
Do you ever have a day that makes you wonder why people do what they do? I do. In fact, I seem to have one of those days every Sunday. The hi-rise I live in gets vegetables from our neighborhood community garden on that day each week. It’s interesting to watch the people who come to take some. First, you have those who don’t even wait until all the vegetables are put out on the table. Then, you have people who grab all of a certain thing and don’t leave any for others. That puzzles me and makes me wonder what goes through their minds. Do they not even think…
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Thought of the Day
“I am a human being, not a human doing.” -Kurt Vonnegut Why is this so hard to realize sometimes? I wonder that when I am always ready to step in and do something or to clean up messes other people have made. Why do I do it? Especially when I see so little appreciation shown. Sure, there is some, but it seems like most of what I do gets taken for granted. I like bringing order out of the chaos I see around me. Unfortunately, it also is frustrating when people don’t seem to care. I actually voiced this frustration after the Residents Council meeting last week. Unfortunately, people seemed…
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Monday Thoughts
I have had a number of things on my mind today. The first is why there isn’t a better system in place for helping those with mental illness or substance abuse issues. And why is it so hard to get individuals like this who are causing problems out of standard housing and into a care setting where they can get the help they need? We have a situation like this in my hi-rise right now and it’s frustrating a lot of people. This person has multiple warrants out on them and they’ve even caused problems at businesses in the neighborhood. Even with all that and the fact that their apartment…
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Why do the few have to ruin things for the many?
The question posed in the post title isn’t a new thought by any means. I’ve been wondering about it for years. It was brought to the top of my mind recently by some things that have happened recently. My hi-rise has regular food distributions during the summer and sometimes at other times of year. There are a few people who grab as much as they can and don’t even think about leaving anything for others who may come later. Things came to a head yesterday when the police were called on of the volunteers who had just told someone they couldn’t take all of the tomatoes from the table. (This…
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On The (Straight) Edge
Poison Running through your veins Clouding the mind Making you act a fool Why do you consume In mass quantities That which can harm? That which can make you sick? Make you sad? Do you drink to forget? To remember? Maybe to escape From life From love lost or gone From pain or sorrow Why do you pollute your body Dull your mind Fill the recycling bins with bottles Empty shells Husks of clear and brown glass Reminders of what once was and maybe what should never be. Money spent Beer drunk Clarity lost It’s never too late to stop To think To make a change Or at least to…
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Two kinds of people
Who steps up when something needs doing? Who volunteers and says, I will? Who sees something that needs fixing or cleaning and just goes and does it? The doers. The carers. The community members. Who sits by and watches others work? Who complains but never takes initiative Never offer to help? Who is content to let others toil? The observers. The self centered. Those who don’t care. What can be done? What happened to responsibility? To pride? To care? What happened to wanting to make the world, your world a better place? What can we do when people don’t care? When they won’t lend a hand. What can we do…
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Lament #1
Push in your chair It’s blocking the way Push in your chair I need to get through Push in your chair It only takes a moment It’s easy to do Push in your chair It’s showing respect Push in your chair It’s the right thing to do Push in your chair Your mother doesn’t work here Push in your chair You’re leaving a mess Push in your chair Take a moment and think Push in your chair It’s the least you can do.
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Photo of The Day
This is an ongoing project where I will post an interesting photo each day. This could be a photo of something I saw or experienced or a photo of something that moved me in some way. I will also include funny or thought provoking quotes from time to time.
