I think that says it all, no?
Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman
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Tis the season for shopping til you’re blue in the face (or until someone pepper sprays you!)… stockpiling your baskets and SUVs with stuff many of you really cannot afford , let alone even need… and, ultimately, stuffing away your Grinch-like feelings of greed and receipt-laden guilt. But who’s to blame for your frenzied, Black Friday addictive actions?
“Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.” – John Lahr, drama critic
Surely not the scheming stores and malevolent marketing execs… for YOU bought into the game again! YOU drove yourself to the store at 3AM! YOU are still trying to top last year’s gift giving. YOU still have your priorities out of whack. Yup, I said it.
Remember: too much will always be too much. And the goods ain’t so good if they only bring out the bad in us. ~ KD
Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman.
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Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman.
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“Irony is God’s way of reminding us who’s really in charge.” ~ Kimberlie Dykeman
Very few things can smack you upside the head in such a way that you let out an involuntary cartoon-like sound as your little brain rattles to find its balance again. Being on the God Squad, I KNOW I ain’t the captain… yet I can recall plenty of times when I thought I was at the helm, egotistically assuming the turns in the road. And then…SHAZAM!
Invariably, I try to figure out the “how” and “why”- even piss and moan a bit- but eventually surrender to the truth. I mean, that’s really the only peaceful play for any of us. Right? After all, who’s to say that the thing that happened or didn’t happen was the perfect gamechanger, wake-up call or seed to be sown that you never could have choreographed, let alone anticipated. Gotta love that. Indeed, life is not meant to be dissected, like a butterfly on the wheel…it is to simply be lived.
Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman.
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Just a few simple words…
Stuck thinkin’ ? Start doin’ ! Application brings satisfaction of getting your hands dirty, getting your heart pumping, and giving your noggin a break. Cheers to breathing life into your learning, friends. ~ KD
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Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman.
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Can I ask you a personal question? Do you …toot?
Got your attention, huh?! But when I say toot I mean do you toot your own horn? Before you jump on me and deny that you could ever be slammed as a boaster, a braggert, a gloater or grandstander… here’s a second question to ponder. Do you know the difference between peacocking your latest laundry list of achievements in search of applause… and simply stating your status for the sake of keeping your personal and professional peeps up to speed? Mind you, it’s truly a subjective analysis and a fine line, perhaps at that. Of course an immensely guilty party is the web if social media sites relentlessly fueling the fire by seducing the masses to tweet, toot, and tell-all ’til they’re blue in the face (while raking in the billions, of course!). Alas, you can’t live with ’em, you can’t live without ’em, right? So, my soapbox point is, as usual, a mere confession of amusement and careful observation, followed by a prompting to hold up one’s own mirror and tell yourself the truth: Do you toot?? Take a few extra moments to listen for and consider the responses to your raving and reveling, and you’ll see if indeed you’ve blurred the line in your favor…but against the ears of others. ~ KD
Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman.
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