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is a topic i have written about so many times, i wonder if there is anything new that i can suss out and write about. it is interesting that as the world we live in gets more and more chaotic, i find greater and greater peace and stability within my life. it seems that where once my life was all about getting and using and finding the means to do so, these days it is more about how do i live in the grace of active recovery and minimize my wake on the world around me. i would love to say that the political turmoil and noise being caused by a very loud minority was not affecting me and those i love, but that noise does tip my balance away from serenity and into wanting to cram a baseball bat down the throat of one of those over-paid, self-entitled, lying and cheating loud mouths who seem to scream out disingenuous memes at the top of their lungs, no matter how ignorant it makes them look. well maybe they really are that ignorant and they think it makes them appear “smart.” well, i have some news for them, the facts are facts, the world is not flat, birds are real, 5G does not cause COVID, drag queens are not sexualizing your children, those who are trans are not hanging out in the restrooms ready to pounce and vaccines prevent diseases.
WHOOPS there i go again, up on my political soapbox when for the most part i act by not patronizing the businesses who support that nonsense and quietly push my beliefs to those around me. in fact, yesterday i mistakenly sent this emoji 🇺🇦 to a friend instead of a 👍 and instantly apologized, as i did not know what side of the fence he was on in this matter. if that is the extent of my chaos on any given day, i am quite grateful. my partner however, is so upset every time she reads the news that i feel as if i am “talking her off the ledge,” every single day. that, too, is part of achieving balance. for me, i read what is going on and proselytize on social media and engage my acquaintances, friends and peers in a rational discussion about our perceptions of reality. accepting that the external world can affect my serenity and running those events through the Serenity Prayer, helps me to re-balance and go on. do i foresee that noise diminishing in the near future? probably not, as the opposition to that overly-entitled and loud minority is starting to find its voice and unite in the battle against tyranny of religion and despotism.
anyhow, it is time to get out and get some exercise on this dreary July morning. in fact it it is more like Dublin, Ireland morning, rather than a Front Range Colorado July morning. it is, however, not raining at this time, so before the weather changes for the worse, i think i will take advantage of what i have and be thankful for the desire and the opportunity to maintain a physical fitness program, as well as a spiritual fitness program, just for today.

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