Loooooong gone are the days when corporate American actually wanted to keep an employee for life. We now live in a country where a handful of conglomerates dominate each industry segment with an iron fist. Food is not farmed, it's manufactured. Homes aren't worth half of what they cost to build. Cars aren't worth buying new, ever. A college degree isn't worth the paper it's printed on. You've heard both sides of the story, and the jury isn't just still out, it's been lobbied to death, and CONGRESS! Don't even start.
So, what are we to do? Those of us who still give a damn and want to make a good honest living. Where do we start? How do we make sense or feel good about what we do to make our dreams come true?
Let's start with that. Dreams. What are our dreams come true? What are they, and why are they?
Is the American Dream now, The American Scheme? It used to be quite enough for a family to have a career, a decent house, insurance, and a life with all the trimmings. You know, kids, a dog or cat, maybe a boat, enough money left over to save for the future and have some left over to fill in the cracks of boredom with an occasional night out for dinner or a movie, an extra curricular activity and college.
WHOA! You have to work at LEAST TWO JOBS for all that now, right?
Thank God the bubble is popping on that model for an American Dream. With the recession, the financial meltdowns, unemployment, and political gridlock, All of US Americans are having to ask ourselves.....
WHAT REALLY MATTERS? What makes a LIFE WELL LIVED, really?!
I'm looking for the truth, just like America. Can we create a career for ourselves and find the path to a life well lived? I would love to hear some stories from those of you who have.
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