Comments on: As You Go Out Into the World… http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/ Finding the keys to the future…and trying not to lose them in the mess. Thu, 24 May 2012 18:35:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mustang Obuwie Damskie http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-81213 Mustang Obuwie Damskie Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:45:15 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/#comment-81213 I wanted to send you one very small word in order to thank you very much over again for those breathtaking thoughts you have shown in this article. It has been so unbelievably open-handed with people like you to allow unreservedly all that many individuals could possibly have sold as an e-book to earn some profit on their own, especially seeing that you might well have tried it in case you desired. These strategies likewise served to become great way to recognize that someone else have the identical dreams the same as mine to see a good deal more with regards to this problem. I know there are numerous more pleasurable periods up front for individuals that read carefully your website. I wanted to send you one very small word in order to thank you very much over again for those breathtaking thoughts you have shown in this article. It has been so unbelievably open-handed with people like you to allow unreservedly all that many individuals could possibly have sold as an e-book to earn some profit on their own, especially seeing that you might well have tried it in case you desired. These strategies likewise served to become great way to recognize that someone else have the identical dreams the same as mine to see a good deal more with regards to this problem. I know there are numerous more pleasurable periods up front for individuals that read carefully your website.

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]]> By: As you go out into the world… « Transition Chicago (TC) http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16146 As you go out into the world… « Transition Chicago (TC) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:31:15 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/#comment-16146 [...] you go out into the world… by Sharon Astyk http://sharonastyk.com A reader of mine emailed me, informing me that she had been asked to do the commencement address [...] [...] you go out into the world… by Sharon Astyk http://sharonastyk.com A reader of mine emailed me, informing me that she had been asked to do the commencement address [...]

]]> By: dogear6 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16145 dogear6 Mon, 18 May 2009 16:37:45 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/#comment-16145 For those who wrote in here about introducing their children to it and / or getting them on board, sometimes the seeds you sow don't come back for a long time. Cooking from scratch, gardening, preserving food, fixing your own house up, all came back after our daugher started her own household. She calls with questions as she doesn't remember everything she did with us as a child, but she doesn't need much more than a few answers from us to remember it. Her Dad and I were amazed at the change, considering how hard she fought us on all of this when growing up. For those who wrote in here about introducing their children to it and / or getting them on board, sometimes the seeds you sow don’t come back for a long time. Cooking from scratch, gardening, preserving food, fixing your own house up, all came back after our daugher started her own household. She calls with questions as she doesn’t remember everything she did with us as a child, but she doesn’t need much more than a few answers from us to remember it.

Her Dad and I were amazed at the change, considering how hard she fought us on all of this when growing up.

]]> By: Teartaye http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16144 Teartaye Mon, 18 May 2009 16:02:06 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/#comment-16144 I have to say, this speech makes me very glad of two things: 1) That I'm a "starving" student and have had lots of practice with doing without 2) That I have no debts. I don't even owe my best friend/mom/grandparents/fiance/etc. $20, let alone owe a university 20k What makes me sad, however, is that I've always wanted to be a farmer... And "everyone" made sure I knew that was unrealistic. And now that I'm "grown up" it's not only realistic, but desperately needed (give it a couple years!). At least I have a huge garden to putter around in this year. My dad broke his hip and can't work (much) on their garden so I took over =). I have to say, this speech makes me very glad of two things:
1) That I’m a “starving” student and have had lots of practice with doing without
2) That I have no debts. I don’t even owe my best friend/mom/grandparents/fiance/etc. $20, let alone owe a university 20k

What makes me sad, however, is that I’ve always wanted to be a farmer… And “everyone” made sure I knew that was unrealistic. And now that I’m “grown up” it’s not only realistic, but desperately needed (give it a couple years!).

At least I have a huge garden to putter around in this year. My dad broke his hip and can’t work (much) on their garden so I took over =).

]]> By: g anderson http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16143 g anderson Mon, 18 May 2009 05:51:30 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/#comment-16143 It is as if the students were in prison and Sharon came along with the key and unlocked the door Why can't people recognize upbeat when it is staring them in the face. It is as if the students were in prison and Sharon came along with the key and unlocked the door
Why can’t people recognize upbeat when it is staring them in the face.

]]> By: John http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16142 John Sun, 17 May 2009 18:14:51 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/#comment-16142 Don't ever tell Americans the truth. Don't ever tell them reality is going to be grimmer rather than rosier. Truth isn't what counts; popularity, good feelings and memories, are what count. If you want Americans to turn on you, tell them the truth. Mentally, the American public isn't well equipped to face true adversity. They are "optimists," "positive thinkers." We now have generations of spoon-fed, tv-addicted, bread-and-circuses, potato-chip munching, thoroughly narcissistic, entitled people. Don’t ever tell Americans the truth. Don’t ever tell them reality is going to be grimmer rather than rosier. Truth isn’t what counts; popularity, good feelings and memories, are what count. If you want Americans to turn on you, tell them the truth. Mentally, the American public isn’t well equipped to face true adversity. They are “optimists,” “positive thinkers.” We now have generations of spoon-fed, tv-addicted, bread-and-circuses, potato-chip munching, thoroughly narcissistic, entitled people.

]]> By: John Andersen http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16141 John Andersen Sun, 17 May 2009 12:28:52 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/#comment-16141 One more comment. This is so good, we read it aloud last night together as a family, stopping to discuss important points along the way. Both of my children (ages 19 and 16) are fully on board with these concepts, and are preparing for the unprecedented freedom from the machine they will experience. Sharon, thanks for putting it all out there in plain language. It's essays like yours which underscore the point that the real meat out there to think about is not in the mainstream media, but rather in thoughtful blogs online. One more comment.

This is so good, we read it aloud last night together as a family, stopping to discuss important points along the way.

Both of my children (ages 19 and 16) are fully on board with these concepts, and are preparing for the unprecedented freedom from the machine they will experience.

Sharon, thanks for putting it all out there in plain language.

It’s essays like yours which underscore the point that the real meat out there to think about is not in the mainstream media, but rather in thoughtful blogs online.

]]> By: Ron Number http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16140 Ron Number Sun, 17 May 2009 09:46:18 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/05/15/as-you-go-out-into-the-world/#comment-16140 But I do find this address positive! I can remember my final days at university and being no longer able to ignore the crushing inevitability that I would spend the next 40 years of my life as a cog in a machine; the fact that I would never again have as much as a week clear to pursue some hobby or interest, or to simply contemplate life, never mind the 6 or 12 weeks I had recently enjoyed. This commencement address would have cheered me up; made me realise that I was not alone; given me something to live for. Remarkable things are happening at the moment: here in the UK we have a scandal developing which is probably unreported in the rest of the world but, unbelievably, is being talked about as threatening the entire UK parliamentary system. Our representatives, in lieu of salary increases - which would have been unacceptable to the public - instead introduced a system of allowances to 'top up' their salaries some years ago. The details of their claims were never meant to be made public but someone has leaked them. The British people are extremely angry; representatives are resigning or being sacked; an election is being demanded with many people indicating they will vote for radical new parties. That this coincides with the 'economic downturn' means that this is the closest the UK may have come to 'revolution' for a long time. But I do find this address positive!

I can remember my final days at university and being no longer able to ignore the crushing inevitability that I would spend the next 40 years of my life as a cog in a machine; the fact that I would never again have as much as a week clear to pursue some hobby or interest, or to simply contemplate life, never mind the 6 or 12 weeks I had recently enjoyed. This commencement address would have cheered me up; made me realise that I was not alone; given me something to live for.

Remarkable things are happening at the moment: here in the UK we have a scandal developing which is probably unreported in the rest of the world but, unbelievably, is being talked about as threatening the entire UK parliamentary system. Our representatives, in lieu of salary increases – which would have been unacceptable to the public – instead introduced a system of allowances to ‘top up’ their salaries some years ago. The details of their claims were never meant to be made public but someone has leaked them. The British people are extremely angry; representatives are resigning or being sacked; an election is being demanded with many people indicating they will vote for radical new parties. That this coincides with the ‘economic downturn’ means that this is the closest the UK may have come to ‘revolution’ for a long time.

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