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A silent, and violent, 4th of July

It’s Quiet Out… This year seemed to be an unusually quiet 4th of July. I spoke with my neighbor earlier that day and we discussed our feelings about how unusually quiet it seemed to be. There was a lack of energy and vibrance in the air. It was quiet, too quiet, and I was not […]

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I’m Quitting (The Rat Race)

According to the Meriam-Webster dictionary, the rat race is defined as “the unpleasant life of people who have jobs that require them to work very hard in order to compete with others for money, power, status, etc”. In April of this year, 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs, keeping on trend with the high quit […]