That is a lyric from a Cheryl Crowe song and it is so true. It's not getting what you want, it's wanting what you got. Most of you will think of possessions, cars, boats or things in general. I think of my unconquerable soul, the one thing that is truly me. That is what I want and while the corporate leaches will try daily to wrest it from me, I will never let it go. Watching my co-workers trudge through their days reminds me of footage taken during the second World War of workers in concentration camps. Seeing them simply placing one foot in front of the other as a means of surviving one more day. Each day survived is just one more closer to death. That is because the workers in the films, like those around me were not / are not living! I refuse to give in to the soul sucking vampires of corporate America. I will live the life I choose, the way I choose to live it. Not in fear or remorse but with hope and the joy of knowing I am ME.
The other day when the Tick and significant other returned to collect their animals, they were asked about taking care of ours during our trip. The comment of not having the time was mentioned and I immediately thought of not having the time to help them any more. Let me see if I understand this. We take care of their pets free of charge with only a moments notice for an undetermined period of time but they don't have time to return the favor. I get to PAY someone to look after our animals (two) because this useless lump of detritus is unable to focus on anything other than themselves for two weeks. And I still get to pay for the auto and mobile. Well, January is fast approaching and those cold winds bode harsh and fateful changes.
One of the things that the spousal unit does that irritates the living shit out of me is to make a decision to do something and then make multiple changes along the way. We have another trip planned for next year and already the thought of "other options" is rearing it's ugly head. You make a plan and stick to it until a change is necessitated. You DO NOT make multiple changes to the plan leading up to the event and then continue to make changes while undertaking the event. And they wonder why my stress level is over the moon. I guess the one thing that I seem to be in short supply of and want more of is sanity. Or maybe I already have it, I just need to make them realize what they have to lose.
The other day when the Tick and significant other returned to collect their animals, they were asked about taking care of ours during our trip. The comment of not having the time was mentioned and I immediately thought of not having the time to help them any more. Let me see if I understand this. We take care of their pets free of charge with only a moments notice for an undetermined period of time but they don't have time to return the favor. I get to PAY someone to look after our animals (two) because this useless lump of detritus is unable to focus on anything other than themselves for two weeks. And I still get to pay for the auto and mobile. Well, January is fast approaching and those cold winds bode harsh and fateful changes.
One of the things that the spousal unit does that irritates the living shit out of me is to make a decision to do something and then make multiple changes along the way. We have another trip planned for next year and already the thought of "other options" is rearing it's ugly head. You make a plan and stick to it until a change is necessitated. You DO NOT make multiple changes to the plan leading up to the event and then continue to make changes while undertaking the event. And they wonder why my stress level is over the moon. I guess the one thing that I seem to be in short supply of and want more of is sanity. Or maybe I already have it, I just need to make them realize what they have to lose.
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