I thought of skipping this month's blog post. October has been such an emotional month for my family and I, and I wasn't sure how I would manage to sift through all the heartache and tears to produce anything worth reading.    So for the first time in a long time I've written two blog posts this month. It's the October Double Feature. Please read the other post also and listen to the upcoming podcast episode which will feature discussions on both. 

October has been a month of great loss. 

"Education is the key to success" - this is drilled into our brains as soon as we start school. We know we have to work hard to achieve any kind of success...and education is the way there. But is it, really? Do we need all this schooling, or is it just one of the biggest scams that have transcended generations?

Do we have to give up on our dreams in order to make a living? Do we have to sacrifice passion for profit?

I'm a millennial, and apart from that I believe I am a forward-thinking individual. I embrace change, I like to see change and I accept change ... but...

DISCLAIMER: If you perhaps live in another dimension and have not seen the movie yet then WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? DISCLAIMER 2: If you’re not a fan of these “comic book movies”, don’t worry there’s still content in here that will interest you. I did say I would keep topics like religion off the blog, but after a very interesting conversation I really wanted to make a post about some of the messages I got from this movie regarding society's acceptance of difference; really challenging global issues like overpopulation; and the negatives of organized religion.

The closer I get to 30, the more I spiral. There are so many questions. So many things I need to accomplish and plans really need to be set in stone by 30, right? Because that just seems like the "turn of the decade" where things need to be in alignment; but as the "finish line" comes into view ...what happens? Do you look to the left and right to see where everybody else is and compare your speed to theirs? Do you keep going full speed ahead? Do you stop, because you can't go anymore?