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Stillness in Focus's avatar

What a lovely treatise on keeping your own world small. You’re so right. We are not meant to be aware of things happening everywhere around the world. No wonder we’re all suffering from anxiety. Dealing within our own little sphere is hard enough, but taking on the problems of the world feels insurmountable, and thus, the constant feelings of doom.

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Jake's avatar

Well said

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Erika M Walker's avatar

I have some backyard bunnies too! They already ate the one "bunny proof" plant I bought as a test. They are so cute and sweet though, I can't be mad at them.

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Lawson Chapman's avatar

My theory this year is I’ll plant extra and hope to out grow them, lol; I’ll probably end up with a whole farms worth.

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John Gonter's avatar

I quit a very successful career in digital marketing, B2B. Right now I'm in Maine Guide School. Face to face with classmates and 2 instructors who have wound down their guide business after 35 years.

You can't learn how to deal with a lost or injured client with AI. You can't learn how to read a human client with AI. You can't enjoy a successful day in the field with AI. And AI definitely can't help you feed a hungry client in the field. Here in Maine, there are a lot of trips where there is no cell coverage!

Machines do work we can program them to do, but they don't have intuition or a human touch. In fact, they reduce the effectiveness of our emotional intelligence. So, yeah. Digital machinery for operations and communications. But face to face or at least live voice to embrace humanity and be connected.

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