There is so much going on right now in my life and in the world. We are living in a very scary time. There are terrorist attacks happening all over the world and too often to feel safe. We also are in the midst of a racial war in this country. Black men are being shot by the police for no reason. I don't believe this is a new occurrence but now that we can record everything, we are more exposed to it. Our current presidential race is also contributing to this because the Republican front runner is a huge bigot and racist. People are angry and confused and upset. You can feel it in the air. I step onto the subway every day fearful of something happening. I live in New York City where there is certainly a higher possibility of some kind of attack happening and it is frightening. We can not always live with our flight or fight response activated in our bodies. It causes undue stress and leads to a society of unhealthy, fearful people. I also feel helpless as many people do right now. ...
The fabulously eccentric non conformist, poet Allen Ginsberg said, "“To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.” This blog is not to gain followers or to show off my writing skills, but instead to express my thoughts and feelings about the world through words. I believe words have the power to change and move people and through writing them, change oneself. This is what I am doing in this blog...changing myself one word at a time.