A male perspective: The "NO" show

I find it interesting that the leading Republican candidate for president is not showing up for the latest debate.  He claims he was treated unfairly my Megyn Kelly the last time around.  Fox, at least, PRETENDS to be a fair and balanced channel.  Leaders of Russia, China, Iran, and the Wing Nuts in Congress don't even pretend.  What's he going to do then, pack up his bat and ball and go home?!  IS THIS THE GUY YOU REALLY WANT TO BE YOUR PRESIDENT LEMMINGS?!  Look before you leap!

One thing at a time

Do you make lists?  I do!  Sometimes they are as long as my arm.  Then I get overwhelmed and......Yup, you guessed it.  I put the list away.  The problem is that a lot of stuff doesn't get done. HRUMPH!  So, for the time being, I am making my list, in order of importance and suggesting to myself that I do several things on the list every day.  Guess what!  It is not so intimidating, and I am moving forward.  Fear and apathy do not seem to be feelings that propel my life in any way.  I can live only one second at a time.  I can only live one minute at a time, so what can I do in that minute?  I can live in gratitude for what I have and am, and move forward in my life toward more joy.  Want to join me? 

Ask yourself

Who am I?  What do I stand for?  Am I living in my integrity?  These are questions I ask myself.  It is easy to get off track.  It takes little work to stay in the same old place.  It is hard and often painful to take a good look at what my part is in the dysfunction of my life? The cool thing is that we don't have to put pressure on ourselves.  It has taken a while to get to where we are, so lets give ourselves the time to do something that will allow us to live the life we were meant to.  Everything starts with us.  What changes can we make to allow our ripple to flow out into the world.  WE ARE IN CHARGE, DO WE KNOW THAT?  What kind of life, world do we want to be a part of?  If we start now, what can we create?  It will take ALL OF US to do this?  Are we willing to "be the change we wish to see in the world."

Ruminating

After yesterday, I have spent most of the day thinking of ways we could make this world a better place.  One of the ways that could help is to get out of our heads.  It seems that what happens there is ego and judgement oriented.  I don't know about you, but my ego just sends me into judgement and I can do no good from there.  What I would like to see, and what works best for me is to just be in the moment, and grateful.  If I am in that frame of mind, my kindness comes out, my compassion for other's comes out, my joy and contentment comes out.  What would happen if we would all try this for even an hour a day.  I firmly believe that energy creates things.  What can we do, ourselves that can change the world?!  Could we start with an hour a day, and build up?  Just a thought.

I wonder part 2

I wonder about feeding hungry children,and helping seniors who live on fixed incomes. It seems to me that we are all messed up in the way we spend our wealth.  Why can't we be the family we truly are.  What do these people with all this disposable income do with all that money?  Do they sock it away?  I don't know the answer.  I would hope that all the rest of us would act like humans and do the right thing.  Maybe we could set an example. Life is to short to not help our earth family.  Something has to change.  If people like D. T. get elected, we might as well bend over and kiss our @$^ good bye! Is this the world you are proud to live in???  Me either! 

I wonder...

I wonder what would happen if the millions of dollars being spent on political campaigns for candidates who have a snowball's chance in hell would be spent on: Education, Flint Michigan, Infrastructure, feeding and sheltering the homeless, immigration, Education, Medical Insurance, I don't know, ANYTHING THAT WOULD HELP THOSE IN NEED INSTEAD OF THESE EGO-DRIVEN PEOPLE! 

Take a moment

to be in the moment today.  The old saying that the present is a "present,  is true.  If we can stay in the moment and live in the moment, it is truly all we have.  I have a hard time doing this, so I am talking to myself as much as I am talking to you.  But the truth is, it is much easier, once you can do this, to live fully.  My wonderful C@boy was in the kitchen sink again this morning.  I just stood and watched him drink his water, and purr.  Then, I came in and sat in the sunshine.  The fact is that if we can stay in the moment, and be grateful, we attract more good things to us.  So, for today, and ongoing I am giving my best effort to this process.  Join me, together we can affect the energy in the world.