Iris

Iris, originally uploaded by lucienphoto.

there are so many things wrong in our world today. prices escalating, war, famine, despair and hatred to name a few. greed would also make the top of my list and may be the reason we have all the problems i listed before. but in the midst of all the problems there is beauty. we have each day before us a new sunrise and new opportunities to make the world right again. imagine if we actually believed that we are good enough to restore our habitat, that we can have peace in this world today, that we have enough food and water on the planet to make sure that everyone has enough. enough must be a factor in our greediness.

i am still spending more money than bringing in. the attorney fees have drained my savings. my loca sister is still pretending that she is the famed white knight for my mother. her days are numbered and the greed that i speak of here is more than likely related to our dilemma. the greed that makes my loca sister think that she can control my mother's life; that she can choose how to spend the money; that she can have her declared incompetent; that she can choose to abuse her at will. everyday i have to choose between what is convenient and what is right. most days that is easy. i have smart attorneys that i can consult with. but what is right or legal may not always be the right thing to do.

i am teaching my children as i teach myself that we can all continue to learn...that we can all make the world a better place not tomorrow but right now. we can all stop and think about the one thing we can do to make this world a better place. pick up that trash (immediate) and dispose of it. recycle, even if not convenient for us today, because it means we have a better world tomorrow. we can all do something so that there is enough. OK?

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait, originally uploaded by lucienphoto: Luke.

This is me behind the camera. My favorite place in the scheme of things.

Work

It is Saturday morning. I have had my pancakes and bacon, juice and milk. I have run the vacuum to pick up the little dust bunnies floating around our house. I even pulled some down from the ceiling with that great skinny attachment for crevices on the vacuum. It is snowy and windy and cold outside. The chimes on the deck are making that inimitable gong sound. The birds are voraciously feeding and frolicking in the snow. Instead of just hanging out today, I have to go into work. Family Group Conference for a family on whom I have already given up hope. But we will listen to the whining about lack of services and the rants about how unfair the system is to them. I then get to go back to court and say we can't support the plans the family has created. I will be the primary target today. I will be quiet and remain calm.