Never Settle For Less

My outlook on life is an overwhelmingly positive one.  Finding gold in a stack of pennies is a specialty of mine.  Sometimes it gets me in a little bit of trouble but I can handle that.  I can forgive even my worst enemy at the drop of a hat.  Most negative things really don’t even register with me.  Overall I look for the best in situations and people…sue me.

With all that said I can still be brought back to earth.  I’m not so naive as to ignore any and everything negative in this world.  Sometimes I’ll see trends develop in people and it makes me worry about the world we live in.  I’m worried about the current state we’re living in and the future we’re destined to live.  As I sit and look at my personal picture of the world the image begins to change.  Normally that picture is bright and glistening.  Sometimes a dark spot or 2 will creep in and add a bleak tint to things.  I’ll be writing about those dark spots today.  They should concern you, me, and everybody you know.  It’s that serious.

Living a healthy lifestyle is Considered “odd”

This fact of life burns a big steaming whole in my back.  Maybe its one of those things I’m not meant to understand (like paying a doctor to tell you to go see another doctor).  Living a healthy lifestyle with a moderate exercise regimen, decent nutrition, and just minimal amounts of dedication has a million and one benefits and virtually no drawbacks.

I wouldn’t think doing something that helps to control weight, reduces stress and feelings of tension, enhances self-esteem, extends life expectancy, lowers your heart rate, improves posture, increases energy, improves sexual performance (;)), and considerably reduces your chances of coming down with the following diseases:

• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• High cholesterol
• Colon cancer
• Breast cancer
• Stroke
• Heart attack
• Arthritis

Each and every person on the planet lives to protect themselves and their best interests.  When a gun shot goes off we hide.  When the weather gets cold we bundle up with jackets and scarves.  Yet we flat out refuse to take care of our bodies.

I don’t know about you but I can sacrifice 45 minutes 3-5 times a week to avoid breast cancer, stroke, high cholesterol, decreased libido, and shortened life expectancy. 

Racism Still Exists

A few weeks ago a friend and I went into an Audi car dealership in Smyrna, GA.  We went to the dealership around 4:00 p.m.  I was dressed nicely in business casual clothing.  I’m African-American and he’s Italian.  We were IGNORED upon entering the building.  I was slightly offended but not to the point of frustration.  Not yet at least.

For 5 minutes I walked around looking at cars.  For 5 minutes no one said a word.  Receptionists looked at us and didn’t utter a word.  I gave them the benefit of the doubt and wrote it off as them being busy (even though no one else was on site).

10 minutes go by and still not a word is said. He and I continue to circle the showroom floor taking special care to look at every car.  Now I notice salesmen are getting in on the act of looking at us.   At this point I’m starting to get a little bit “excited”.

By 15 minutes I’d had enough and was ready to leave.  I stormed out of the dealership and into the parking lot.  Just as we were preparing to leave an African-American salesmen emerged from the blue and offered to serve us.  I walked through the procedures with him but I was only half there.  After the test drive I hopped into my friend’s car and we left.

It’s strange to me that racism still exists in 2007.  It saddens my heart to think that ADULTS still hold prejudice after all the killings, marches, and senseless arguments on the subject.  Maybe some things never change.

Women seek out Subordinate Roles in Society

For some reason far beyond my own understanding society trains women to seek subordinate roles.  Women who show some aggression, passion, or backbone are looked at with a crooked eye.  It really bothers me that women have been assigned to (and accept) the role of support staff when they really have so much more to offer.

As a result of this “training” we have far too many women aiming to grow up and be supported by a man.  I may very well dip my face in a bucket of alcohol if I hear another woman say she aims to be a kept woman.  Who aims to grow up and do nothing with their life?  What’s going on when full fledged adults make it a goal to contribute NOTHING to society?

Does anybody else see a problem?

I know women are strong people.  I wish more of them would act out these strengths in the world.

We all know the feeling.  You wake up on a Monday morning, roll over, and smack the alarm clock.  Oh my god not again!  It’s time to go to WORK!  It’s just plain sad that 70-80% of the workforce would rather be somewhere else.

I’ve had a small taste of spending 80% of my Monday through Friday time in a place I despise.  That’s no way to live life. If it has happened (or is happening) to you then I’m sure you sympathize.

70% is a really depressing number.  Whenever I see it I imagine all the people I work with groveling as they wake up and prepare for work.  In my daydream they all let out a collective sigh of disdain as they prep for the never ending day.  Sad, sad picture.

Conclusion

By no means is this a soapbox of mine.  I just feel that these things should cause a bit of concern on our green planet.  Now back to your regularly scheduled program.  Have a good one.

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