Dear Friends,
I have so much on my mind. I am finding that I can handle my grief a bit better now. Thank you for your comments of support.
It is a beautiful day here. I am so appreciating our climate here in San Diego. I know many of you are in harsher conditions. I hope you stay cozy and safe.
I am aware of the strife in the news. It is not unexpected, yet it is still shocking. I am not here to comment on it beyond this point: democracy is freedom from tyranny. Tyranny thrives in times of reactive factionism. Factionism thrives when we forget our humanity and compassion, but instead allow divisive narratives founded on hatred and greed to dominate our notions of ourselves. Humanity is more than competing teams. I am sad and troubled by the thoughtlessness in how people defend crimes of our leaders.
That might not be to your liking, but I hope you have enough respect for me to try to consider my perspective on this. I will not allow any comments on this point, in the interest of this not devolving into another swarm of reactive and messy comments. There are enough of those already.
I also have learned of a certain video put out by a speaking autistic figure. I will respond to it this week. It is disheartening.
I am sorry to not allow comments on this post. I hope you understand why. I needed to say something, even if it is just a small part of what I am feeling. Remember your compassion, even if there are loud voices screaming at you to forget it.
Your Friend,
Danny
Danny With Words 