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in the midst of any storm, is often difficult for me to find. it is a good thing that i have developed a habit of **sitting** on a daily basis and **listening** for the answers that set me on a better path for today. the reading speaks poof living in a manner that reduces the chaos and turmoil in my life, hence, reducing the chaos and turmoil in the world in general. i get the notion of thinking globally and acting locally and really have no issues with what the reading says on the surface. i am not, as anyone who reads the little ditties knows, a Kum-By-Yah sort of person. what happens when i am presented with an idea of that nature, is that i have a tendency to rebel and look for the flaws in what is being said. i pick at the smallest detail, hoping that what i see as a house of cards, will come tumbling down. when that fails, i rail against what i perceive as “fantasy” and post a bit of scree about how untrue it really is. nothing new there, BUT, it does lead into what i heard as i sat this morning.
the facts of life in May 2020, is that the life i have grown accustomed to will never return to what it once was. i can jump on more than one bandwagon and blame China, or the president of the USA, for this new reality, but to what ends. both are quite culpable and there is more than enough blame to spread it thickly around. the facts are the facts, living in a world beset by a pandemic will require this addict to make adjustments, look forward to what the “new normal” will be, and accept that is just how things are. i know the FOX NEWS party line, is all about living in FEAR and how the rights of the “people” are being crushed by overzealous, leftist governments. i do not for even on millisecond ascribe to those theories of over-reach, but i am certain many of my compatriots do. as i emerge from the comfort of my home, caution is my watchword and that means taking care of myself, by following the simple guidelines that have been put forth by those who know far more about epidemiology than i do. science and knowledge is not the enemy of the people and this whole anti-intellectual movement, scares the living crap out of me. it is true that i do NOT always know what is the best path forward for me.
the world is not flat, vaccines do not cause autism, Apollo 11 did land on the moon and the rich will continue to get richer off the labor of those who work for a living. now for a very rough segue, the calm in the storm i get from my daily practice of meditation does not change how thew world is and probably makes little difference in the “big” picture. in my personal world, it makes a ginormous difference and when i feel calm and connected, chances are, that i am going to make my immediate world a bit less tumultuous. whether or not that spreads beyond my immediate environs or not, is not my concern, i do my footwork and leave the results up to someone or something else. it is a good day to be clean and a better one to step out and take a walking tour of the place i make my home, just for today.

∞ DT ∞