The year is ending and I’m trying to watch the news less
The chopping up of fiances by evil despots or wives by cheating husbands needs to be washed from my brain
The desire to stay informed and the lack of civility in our greater politic is astounding
The moment I think things are going to hell in a hand basket things get worst on the global stage
I’m not sure if the fires and floods are biblical or just the outcome of putting too many homes where they don’t have resources to protect them.
Insurance companies are reeling from the mounting damages due to weather and it does not quit.
Each and every day there is some new calamity befalling some group of individuals, somewhere,
and now we have instant knowledge of it
For peace of mind I need to take a short break from the news and sound like the imbecile “what fires?” when someone mentions some horrible event unfolding somewhere on the continent
We each need to find a balance between doing too much and doing so little we can’t sleep at night
I still have an unsettling hope for our species and that of the oceans and verdant lands but I no longer seek out validation for my hopes, due to someone dashing them in an instant of, “But things are worst in Bali or Bangalore or Tibet”
We no longer see the worlds tragedy’s play out for them, we feel them viscerally in our own families or friends lives
I still have a sliver of hope for our world but it is slowly fading
