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I was in downtown Los Angeles a while back and snapped a quick picture of these two signs on the corner of Los Angeles & Temple Streets. A somewhat ironic placement of parking and street signs.
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The image of "laid back Los Angeles" is often just that, an image. The reality is that Los Angeles is fast-paced, driven, competitive city.
The early 20th Century industrialist and billionaire John D. Rockefeller was once asked, "how much is enough?" His response, "just a little bit more," reminds me how often I get trapped in the "more more more" attitude of society - an attitude only magnified in places like L.A.
If not in "stuff," then in work, in achievement, in recognition.
I like the slogan "work hard, play hard," but would add to it "rest hard" - or, perhaps better, "rest intentionally."
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Even when the signs around me say otherwise.
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