We Talk Friday(WTF)This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might be heavier - regardless of the content topic itself though, just have some fun engaging and discussing with whoever happens to put in the effort in the comments section below.

I think I am going to like this new community my brother created.School DaysI reckon it will resonate with many out there, and I think it goes hand in hand with the Reflections community, because everyone has some stories to share from school. Some will be funny, some sad, and some might be difficult to tell - but reminiscing and reflecting might bring back good memories, or move us along the path of recovery from past trauma.

Yes.... Things are shaping up nicely.It might seem like there is a lot of gloom and doom around, but just remember that around this time five years ago, there was a bit of doom and gloom in the markets also. It was mid-March, and Bitcoin bottomed out at around $5000 dollars, and everyone was saying it is finally dead - and my friends we laughing at the scam I was involved with. For them, all crypto is was Bitcoin. Of course as we know, by the end of the year Bitcoin was back at 19, and then by April 2021, it was at 60,000. That is 1200% in a year.

I have questions.I have some pretty bold ideas for dealing with the current economy, which is being set up to collapse to further build the wealth for the United States, as the Rest of the World (RoW) scrambles so as not to lose access to the world's largest economy. This needy and clingy behaviour is what the US government is hoping for, to continue controlling the relationship, like an abusive partner. The RoW is fighting to stay in the relationship, rather than letting go of it and building a healthy relationship elsewhere.

Liberation(n.)"act of setting free from restraint or confinement," early 15c., liberacion, from Old French libération and directly from Latin liberationem (nominative liberatio) "a setting or becoming free," noun of action from past-participle stem of liberare "to set free," from liber "free"

When we think about substance abuse, it is likely that certain kinds of things come to mind, like alcohol or drugs, but we tend not to think that much about it from the perspective of why we are abusing it, which is often some kind of avoidance. Because once that is taken into consideration, we can look at the "substance" as any content we use to avoid dealing with whatever we are avoiding. The list of things to avoid are numerous and can differ across individuals, but one thing is clear, our human ability to create levels of protection for ourselves, is second to none in the animal kingdom.