Sometimes I set my intention before the universe and the response I get is Wait. That's not right. That's not fair. I deserve this. Shakes fist at universe. Becomes frustrated. Wait. Maybe the universe is not hearing me. Shouts louder. Screams, even. Grows impatient. Just.Wait. Patience has never been my strength. As for entitlement, well,…
Month: October 2019
Regarding Instagram
Just about every evening my partner and I go for a walk with our kids. We talk about work, family, news. We think out loud to each other. A few nights ago my partner expressed some concerns about posting pictures of our kids on social media. He feels that it invades their privacy because they…
Ignorance – Part 1
"Beware. Ignorance protects itself. Ignorance promotes suspicion. Suspicion engenders fear. Fear quails, irrational and blind. Or fear looms, defiant and closed. Blind, closed, suspicious, afraid. Ignorance protects itself. And protected, ignorance grows." -Octavia E. Butler, from Parable of Talents There is an unwillingness to recognize ignorance. An unwillingness to admit it. To accept it. It…