"Privilege is when you think something is not a problem because it's not a problem to you personally." Like election promises, we hear what's convenient Coming out of this (maybe) pandemic nightmare, I believe, is going to leave some unexpected "long hauler" effects on a society in general. Personally, having been through this before, albeit … Continue reading Preparing the Garden of Privilege (edited)
Category: Politics
Five Months
"Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully" - Richard Bach Thinking back For the last five months I have followed the current pandemic protocols. I have socially isolated, wear my mask when I go for a wheel to get some sun. I have maintained a "ten" foot … Continue reading Five Months
Quiet For Too Long
I have been gone and thought my days of posting my thoughts were behind me. It has taken a pandemic to come to the realization that I am not ready to stop posting the garbled garbage of my thoughts yet. I thought I was ready to stop posting but didn't want to stop writing. Now, … Continue reading Quiet For Too Long
Return To Sender
Life in the tree I haven't published anything on my site for some time and actually thought I was finished with it. I have been writing a lot but not publishing. It just seemed everything I wrote was so negative and jaded that I didn't want to put it out there. We are surrounded with … Continue reading Return To Sender
When Perspective and Ideology Diverge…
Imagine, for a moment, that you are ten years old and lying in a hospital bed. The kid in the bed next to you is eight and you are watching the life drain out of him. In less time than it takes to slip a face covering on the life had evaporated out of your … Continue reading When Perspective and Ideology Diverge…
Taking a Stand – Part 1
Calgary Protest I have been staying quiet recently and there has been a reason for that. We are already inundated with negative news and every time I sat down to write nothing but bitterness was showing up on my screen. People didn't need more of that so I just kept my writings to myself. One … Continue reading Taking a Stand – Part 1
He Didn’t Know
Well it is Monday, a nice sunny day with a bit of a cool breeze. I thought my days of writing were behind me and that it was time to just quit. People don't seem to want to hear. However when you look at what is going on in, not only the world, but in … Continue reading He Didn’t Know
Breaking Point
My frustration level is maxed. Trying to be a nice guy in this world just makes you a victim...
Cracks in the Mirror
I am just coming up to the end of my 9th week of the COVID19 health crisis. I had entered this period believing my days of writing were behind me and that maybe, just maybe, it was time to just give up the fight and let others take up the torch. All indications are not … Continue reading Cracks in the Mirror
Running On Fumes
I have just finished week 7 of the COVID19 life-style and I'm starting to run on fumes. The fight is draining out of me. I feel like I'm trapped on a carousel of an ever changing cycle of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, five stages of grief. However just as you think you have worked through one, a … Continue reading Running On Fumes
