Dear Occupy Wall Street
You never change things by fighting the existing Reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. -Buckminster Fuller Love & Light, Melissa
Archive | October, 2011
Now that it’s behind you, what did you do last week that was memorable?
The first weekend of LEAD NY, a two-year Leadership Development program for Food and Agriculture professionals. It was a teambuilding weekend of low ropes courses and personal introductions at the Oswegatchie Educational Center in the Adirondacks. I am excited because I’ll be spending the next two years with 30 dedicated food and ag professionals. I [...]
How many friends do you have in real life that you talk to regularly?
I can think of six right now, there maybe at least 2 more. Guess that means I should go through that list and call the other two I can’t remember…
How do you know when it’s time to continue holding on or time to let go?
If you have to ask… I was watching Oprah’s Life Class and she said that we rarely get what we want; instead, we get what we believe about ourselves. It made me think about a present situation in my life where I keep asking for what I want, getting more specific each time, and what [...]
Where would you most like to go and why?
I would like to visit the home state (South Carolina) of my maternal and paternal grandmothers’ births, to see where they lived, gain some insight into why they left, and locate any living relatives.
What personal prisons have you built out of fear?
I am breaking myself free of the belief that I have to do everything on my own. I am an Aries and was raised an only child by a fiercely independent woman. I am conflicted by the need to work things out on my own with the longing to belong. It’s also difficult to believe [...]
If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
Ego. The Ego is afraid of being wrong, being rejected, and having to take responsibility for the choices made.
How much money per month is enough for you to live comfortably?
I haven’t figured it out yet. I’m working towards several goals that involves working in NYC six months out of the year and being location independent for the other six. I’ve scaled back my expenses dramatically, but I haven’t gotten to a dollar amount that I feel completely relaxed with.
Are you more like your mom or your dad? In what way?
I am more like my mother, even though she’d probably disagree with this. Fiercely independent, outspoken, the go-to girl.
How do you deal with isolation and loneliness?
I enjoy solitude, so I really can’t remember the last time I’ve felt lonely, but I work through isolation by making a phone call to a friend or getting out of the house and doing something social, even if it’s by myself.
What job would you never do no matter how much it paid?
Any 40/40/40 job: Work forty hours a week for forty years to retire for 40 percent of your income. No, thanks.
What makes life easier?
Accept the fact that you can only be yourself. When you realize that you can’t control other people’s opinions of you, and you live for yourself, it gets easier. Fuck the bullshit.
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