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October 6, 2005 by Patsy

Shower Epiphany

This morning in the shower I had one of those flashes of insight that seem so common during the early morning ritual of washing oneself.

The reason I bristle when people talk about work being rewarding and fulfilling and meaningful is that it implies that our mere existence here, at this time, in this place, is not. That in order to justify each breath we take we must be “producing” something.

I think this is just a nice, big, fat lie purported by corporate America.

My existence is valid, regardless of what I’m doing for a living. I will not believe the lie that what I do for a living is what gives purpose to my life.

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Epitaphs for Patsy

In a document she left behind for a good friend, Patsy listed five possible epitaphs that could be used at the time of her passing.

  • ‘Lived Fully. Laughed Loudly. Gave generously. Gone.’
  • ‘Lived, Laughed and Loved. Continuing that elsewhere.’
  • ‘Lived fully every day. No regrets now.’
  • ‘The journey continues It has been magical.’
  • ‘A magical journey so far no regrets.’

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