Imaginary Dragon
Our second post to Silent Signals shares feelings of anxiety about the cost of living and our consistent dissatisfaction with what we have. There is a recognition that this dissatisfaction is leading to greater financial insecurity and eroding true happiness.
This Silenced Signal was received from someone attending our pop-up at the Trinity-Bellwoods Farmer’s Market in May, 2025.
“I think / worry about the cost of living. Not necessarily in the traditional definition, but more on I feel like we as a collective society no longer know how to be content with their lot in life. Not that we shouldn’t strive for better, but it has become the norm to take more and more to satisfy an image (or chasing an imaginary dragon). True happiness seems on the decline and the fake images of wealth and status have supplanted it.”
Read Annette’s response.