It is human to practice escapisim you know Hellion. When was life ever easy? We have so much accomodations in our lives now, but our ancestors had so much less in the way of "convenience".

It is all in the way we "learn to follow that drum call" as Rose has so nicely reminded all who read this thread. Well, that is something to really toss around in the mind for a while, or maybe keep close as a daily reminder.

Hellion, we can all sit on the pity pot if we "choose" to. And it is normal to take a sit on that pot at times in our lives. But we also have to get up and at least invest in ourselves and make the best of it. Like I said, our ancestors did that, if they didn't we would not be here today.

It is important to make sure you look at what is readily available to you that brings you "some" freedoms that you may not be appreciating in your life.

Yes, it is always going to be a challenge when we interact with other human beings.
We can all be stubborn or ignorant at times. We can either opine about it or just recognise it and at least "try" to hear that distant drum. We all have that drum in each of us, often we just don't listen or we allow others to talk over it leading us to despair.

Open Eyes