What will you do differently?
The phrase, “In this economy” has become forbidden in my household. In a relatively short media span of time, it has become the catchall phrase for all the ills of the past three months, whether strictly economic woes or not and thus, has even passed joke and annoying status to become meaningless. As we have strived to indicate in previous posts, our approach to life over the past five years has been increasingly rooted in recognition and celebration of the moment and the gifts with which we are blessed every day, thus, the frailty of “this economy” and the fear factor of joblessness, meeting our financial obligations, and “what will I do when I grow up” has a somewhat weaker hold than it has had in the past. (Maybe this is early Alzheimer-like naiveté, but, let’s go with it for now).
I offer the thought that our laissez-faire approach to life is more at work here than Adam Smith’s doctrine that a self-correcting economic hand would correct any self-interest that drives capitalism (see, liberal arts education means something!). Is it possible that we have gone beyond the point of extreme self-interest in our engagement in the marketplace and in life that we don’t even recognize the give and take that is required for a balancing effect in the universe, much less in a capitalist economy? Is it possible that we are so removed from the fragility of survival that we do not engage in the basic instinctual combativeness on which our markets, and (I am reaching) our relationship with others is predicated? I am mixing so many biological, socio-economic, and metaphysical metaphors in my own brain right now that I am confusing myself, but it’s Pinky’s blog…so…back to the question: What will you do differently:
If your concern right now is solely how to survive this economic situation…what will you do differently?
If your thoughts run a little deeper, and think this “situation” is indicative of an “opportunity” to look at our complex and dynamic relationships with our world, economies, and populations in a radically new way….what will you do differently?
If you think Pinky just has too much time on her hands…. J
The phrase, “In this economy” has become forbidden in my household. In a relatively short media span of time, it has become the catchall phrase for all the ills of the past three months, whether strictly economic woes or not and thus, has even passed joke and annoying status to become meaningless. As we have strived to indicate in previous posts, our approach to life over the past five years has been increasingly rooted in recognition and celebration of the moment and the gifts with which we are blessed every day, thus, the frailty of “this economy” and the fear factor of joblessness, meeting our financial obligations, and “what will I do when I grow up” has a somewhat weaker hold than it has had in the past. (Maybe this is early Alzheimer-like naiveté, but, let’s go with it for now).
I offer the thought that our laissez-faire approach to life is more at work here than Adam Smith’s doctrine that a self-correcting economic hand would correct any self-interest that drives capitalism (see, liberal arts education means something!). Is it possible that we have gone beyond the point of extreme self-interest in our engagement in the marketplace and in life that we don’t even recognize the give and take that is required for a balancing effect in the universe, much less in a capitalist economy? Is it possible that we are so removed from the fragility of survival that we do not engage in the basic instinctual combativeness on which our markets, and (I am reaching) our relationship with others is predicated? I am mixing so many biological, socio-economic, and metaphysical metaphors in my own brain right now that I am confusing myself, but it’s Pinky’s blog…so…back to the question: What will you do differently:
If your concern right now is solely how to survive this economic situation…what will you do differently?
If your thoughts run a little deeper, and think this “situation” is indicative of an “opportunity” to look at our complex and dynamic relationships with our world, economies, and populations in a radically new way….what will you do differently?
If you think Pinky just has too much time on her hands…. J
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