In light of the months and months of negative press coverage, protests, email leaks, riots, and violence, I thought it would be nice to share some of the smaller aspects of First-World living that we're grateful for. Here's mine:
1. Living in the golden age of TV shows and Movies. As much as I like to bash films and shows, I still enjoy watching them with my wife, and I enjoy shows more when I can watch them with someone I love.
2. Living in the golden age of indie publishing and ebooks. I love that I have access to libraries of classics on my Kindle, but also that I have access to books that would never be published by traditional publishing houses. Most people grew up in an age where some really good material was inaccessible due to censorship or rejection by publishing houses. That's no longer the case, and you're selling your reading life short by avoiding previously censored material and indie house or independently published books.
3. Being right all the time. It never gets old.
4. I'm grateful for blogs. Not only are they a good alternative to media and big house magazine publishers, but one blog convinced me that I needed to get into sales. If I hadn't done it, I wouldn't be where I am today, which is lined up for a job as a mortgage agent at a local brokerage, a connection I made through my family network. Previously, I was depressed about career choices because immigrating to Canada and trying to get into the Ontario public school teacher system is a nightmare. Sales opened new doorways, and I can potentially make a lot more dough as a mortgage agent than as a teacher. A lot of us millennials are struggling to find meaningful careers, so it has been very good for me to have this opportunity.
5. Parenting. It isn't as bad as its made out to be. I still have time to do a lot of reading, some writing, studying my mortgage course, playing drums, playing bball, drawing, and I recently started playing through Skyrim again. It's as the old saying goes, if you want something done, ask a busy person. Parenting keeps you busy, but when you're busy you don't procrastinate, because there is no second opportunity, if you don't get it done now when you have the chance, you won't get it done, period.
6. I recently found out my wife's mother is 75% neanderthal, 1% asian indian, and 0% african. I think the rest was English ancestry. It's kind of interesting that neanderthals are still among us and that my wife and my child are part neanderthal. They are literally not homo sapiens, so it's impossible for me to be racist. I am married to a minority, which is kind of cool because I can lord that over progressives. Isn't life grand?
1. Living in the golden age of TV shows and Movies. As much as I like to bash films and shows, I still enjoy watching them with my wife, and I enjoy shows more when I can watch them with someone I love.
2. Living in the golden age of indie publishing and ebooks. I love that I have access to libraries of classics on my Kindle, but also that I have access to books that would never be published by traditional publishing houses. Most people grew up in an age where some really good material was inaccessible due to censorship or rejection by publishing houses. That's no longer the case, and you're selling your reading life short by avoiding previously censored material and indie house or independently published books.
3. Being right all the time. It never gets old.
4. I'm grateful for blogs. Not only are they a good alternative to media and big house magazine publishers, but one blog convinced me that I needed to get into sales. If I hadn't done it, I wouldn't be where I am today, which is lined up for a job as a mortgage agent at a local brokerage, a connection I made through my family network. Previously, I was depressed about career choices because immigrating to Canada and trying to get into the Ontario public school teacher system is a nightmare. Sales opened new doorways, and I can potentially make a lot more dough as a mortgage agent than as a teacher. A lot of us millennials are struggling to find meaningful careers, so it has been very good for me to have this opportunity.
5. Parenting. It isn't as bad as its made out to be. I still have time to do a lot of reading, some writing, studying my mortgage course, playing drums, playing bball, drawing, and I recently started playing through Skyrim again. It's as the old saying goes, if you want something done, ask a busy person. Parenting keeps you busy, but when you're busy you don't procrastinate, because there is no second opportunity, if you don't get it done now when you have the chance, you won't get it done, period.
6. I recently found out my wife's mother is 75% neanderthal, 1% asian indian, and 0% african. I think the rest was English ancestry. It's kind of interesting that neanderthals are still among us and that my wife and my child are part neanderthal. They are literally not homo sapiens, so it's impossible for me to be racist. I am married to a minority, which is kind of cool because I can lord that over progressives. Isn't life grand?