Ordinary or extraordinary?

The "million dollar question"

I'm 32 and unemployed. My job went 'poof' in April. Fortunately, my background as a young accomplished professional has brought me some contract work within my industry of choice.

I know plenty of other people who also lost their jobs. Now they all compete for what few menial jobs are around. Being among the unemployed like everyone else I sympathize with them ... yet, I've always felt that my circumstances were extraordinary because I've been able to make work for myself while many others can't.

However, tonight I was struck in such a way socially that I questioned whether my circumstances were extraordinary, or perhaps just ordinary. I met a single girl from the same condo complex while out walking her dog. We started talking and ended 3 hours and a couple beers later. There are definitely some sparks between us, but check it out ... she's unemployed and also has some contract work within her industry of choice. How extraordinary!

Suddenly, I realize that my circumstances are rather ordinary. Probably just like millions of other Americans. I know of other professionals my age all working from home because of job loss and they too have contract work. I see the same thing happening across all sorts of professions and industries. It's the realty of our current society, now becoming ordinary.

I think that's good news, because it demonstrates that civil society still has a pulse! Real businesses are seemingly still alive, finding cheaper ways to accomplish their work by contracting to smart capable individuals. People like me are participating with those smart businesses in simpler terms which are agreeable to both parties, rejecting the more complicated terms of the federal empire's version of "employment". It's people to people.

I sincerely believe this major shift in how we live our lives is a growing core element of our revolution because any purpose for which people can establish equitable relationships, among themselves without intervention, is a good thing.

So thinking on those terms ... is this revolution ordinary, or extraordinary?

A list of Revolutions and Rebellions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_revolutions_and_rebellions

A list of Coups and Coup Attempts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_d%27%C3%A9tat_and...

Apparently, revolution is ordinary. Why then does it seem so extraordinary?

I'm willing to bet that all the revolutionaries behind that long list of ordinary revolutions also felt that theirs was extraordinary. That's why there was revolution! These are ordinary AND extraordinary times, no doubt.

Revolution.