Aug 17, 2018

Opportunity knocks

The internet will always be a dumpster fire

If you read the news today, everything seems like a bit of a dumpster fire. The economy, international politics… it all seems a bit of a mess.

But counter-intuitively, that means good news for some of us. That means opportunity.

The dumpster may be on fire, but the need for the good stuff- finding meaning, mattering, making a difference, making art, being in the zone etc- is still as strong as it ever was, perhaps more so.

So while Mr and Mrs Dumpster Fire are busy checking their Facebook for the latest catastrophe, Mr and Mrs Phoenix are rising from the ashes, discovering new lives and new worlds and new possibilities in the process.

KEEP GOING

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