No Ride Today

No Ride Today

Some time has passed since I last wrote. I have no excuse, I am tired though. Tired of worrying about all the issues that I can't control. That I did not create. That I did not break. Tired of trying to be everything to everyone. There is no justification...

Work is hard. Relationships are so much work. I want it easy. I want no more jerks in my life.

A Walk in the Rain

Iris

This morning I walked in the rain. A gentle, sibilant, rain. I could here the raindrops colliding with the leaves on the trees. I could here the babbling and giggling of water sliding through streets as the laughing waters cascaded into the abyss of cisterns and systems hidden beneath the city. I watched the raindrops glistening like jewels on the petals of freshly quenched lillies, and begonias, and roses. What a beautiful and simple joy. A walk in the rain.

We Are Almost There!

We Are Almost There!

I have been thinking about the political bantering here in the US. I think it is an intentional distraction. Think Rome burning while the leaders fled and Caesar fiddled. While the middle class is distracted by capital gains and what the Conservatives vs the Liberals are ready to dole out to them, we watch while our infrastructure crumbles.

Millions of dollars were donated to a recall election in Wisconsin. Both sides found sources of money to bolster the opportunity to become the political head of a small and broke state. Not as broke as California or Illinois, but hurting as industry flees overseas.

Ask yourself, do the Germans protect BMW, BASF and other companies? Do the Chinese fight to keep their economy strong? Has globalization helped or hurt you as an employee? The answers are not simple and are surely not easy, but we the voting, paying, and concerned public have to stop yelling and screaming at each other and search for answers. /End rant.

Healing

Some days are like this.
People demanding your time and your energy.
Tasks that you do not want to do.
Life seems to be in your way!
Pain in every direction.
No relief in sight.
Jokers all around you.
Truth becomes flexible and that's not right.
Dreamsicle dreams of orange and cream.

Today is just one such day.
My life has finally caught up to me as I have tried to outrun it.
Relationships are fried.
Energy has been displaced by apathy.
I feel too tired to try any more.
Too bereft of motivation to care.

Everyone should just do as they dare.
Dare to be compassionate.
Dare to be loving.
Dare to be genuine.
Dare to be something great.

Leave me alone for the mean time.

Graduation

It is graduation time here in MN. Some from college; some from high school. Some from middle school. Congratulations to all of them. Neighbors, children of friends, co-workers. Honor the hard work and effort put into this.

There are many of us who are finding reason to celebrate growth, change, movement and life. Each organism completes its tasks in an appropriate time frame. What seems to be slow to you may be adequate for them. What we think is too fast, may be right on track for that individual. We each have our tasks to master and obstacles to overcome. Recognize the effort and the hard work of movement.