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feels turned upside down, contact with a HIGHER POWER can be my calm in the midst of any storm. thinking about sh!t goblin and the cast of characters now inhabiting Casa Blanca, i am quite surprised i am not more stressed about the direction their not so enjoyable antics are taking this world. to date, i do not feel safer in my home, on the streets or in the world in general. in fact what i feel is intolerant followers screaming at the top of their lungs that they are now entitled to act out of hatred, bigotry, misogyny and intolerance. that their repressed rage at the stride to becoming a more inclusive society is now a proper thing to express in whatever manner they choose to do so. the reaction from the other side, is just as vocal and loud creating an unpleasant situation for those of us, who are caught in the middle and when it comes down to having to choose, i choose the resistance, as i do not stand for hate, bigotry, intolerance and misogyny. when i look at what my values are and how they align to the general population, i am not that far from center and hen i sit in the morning and evening, i get the chance to be connected to more than the talking heads how are “reporting” the news of the conflict between progression to an inclusive society and a regression towards a world that never really was. the fantasy that somehow when sexual preferences were repressed and women were slaves to childbearing, was somehow an idyllic time where everyone knew their places and acted accordingly, is a disturbing one in my mind. if that time was so perfect and idyllic, why are we moving away from those “so-called” conservative values?
the questions i can generate and write, would be endless, and although this post may have a political flavor to it, nay, belay that, DOES have a political flavor to it, i am not part of the marchers, screamers and letter writers. when i let go of all of this, especially the part over which i have no power, i feel more serene, calmer and certainly more centered. the world tips back upright and i can go on with my daily affairs. it is because i seek balance within, that i can tolerate the lack of balance outside. i have yet to accept that for the next 20 months or so, i will be cringing every time i turn on the TV or read my news feed, and yet i can accept that will be the case and move along. so in that vein, i do believe i will move along as well. it is a great day to be clean and a better one to live in the real world, with as much serenity as i can muster.

∞ DT ∞