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From:	esmie (c-24-22-4-71.hsd1.or.comcast.net)
Subject:	Re: i cant seem to be perkey or happy at all whats wrong with me??
Date:	July 23, 2006 at 11:15 pm PST

In Reply to: i cant seem to be perkey or happy at all whats wrong with me?? posted by Corrine on June 30, 2006 at 7:03 pm:

When you think about it a better question might be, "What do I
have to be perky and happy about?" The sad fact is that most of us
are bound by some incarnation of wage/salary slavery. We live in
an isolationist culture with no true ties to a community, our land
base or any real meaning beyond hollow titles, ie., mechanic,
auditor, PHD etc. that have little or no connection with our real
passion [if we can even remember what that is.] At worst we were
beaten or molested as children. At best we were systematicaly
taught dependence on the aforementioned economic system, told
we were powerless/stupid and filled with a confusion, insecurity,
self-hatred, and sense of futility that haunts most of us to this day.
As If that weren't enough you also have your daily struggles to
grapple with, loss of loved ones, fear of survival, the constant roller
of wars and tragedy. Trust me when I say that you are not alone.
There is nothing wrong with you. Your feelings are a perfectly
natural response to your surroundings. The upside here is that
there are ways of recognizing the situation and instead of
medicating it, getting the help you need to metabolize your grief.
You can't do it alone. The culture that insists that you should is
patently insane. Try these books;
Martin Prechtel-Long Life, Honey in the Heart
Daniel Quinn- Ishmael
Derrick Jensen- A Language Older Than Words

Good Luck!
Esmie Stark

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