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Mara's avatar

Yes, we do have a lot to be grateful for.

And some of that could well be taken away from us in the near future, if we don't see what is happening and take action. (Don't joke about bans on eating meat, restricting speech, or making us feel guilty for emitting CO2! - these are all on the agenda... as we all well know.)

It's hard to find that balance between staying aware, and remaining detached from the lower emotional states that they try to push us into. Somehow, we have to keep trying to find this balance, and keep it!

Viktor Frankl - one of my favourite writers, a psychiatrist, holocaust survivor, and all-time great thinker - wrote in his book "Man's Search For Meaning":

"Our ultimate freedom, that cannot be taken away, is our freedom to choose our attitude in any given situation."

(I am paraphrasing slightly, from something that was burned into my memory many decades ago, and to make it gender neutral, but that is the essence of it.)

So I will take that thought into 2024, and wish you and all my fellow humans all the blessings of the season.

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JP Spatzier's avatar

Merry Christmas 🎄

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