Am I political (part Two)

And then there is the climate and vaccines and all the crap in our foods! GMO’s ???What the hell??

 I seriously can’t keep up with EVERY flippin thing I am supposed to think and worry about. I donate money to help feed the homeless a few times a year and I volunteered my time for a local shelter this year. Whenever I do I lift my head and thank the heavens that I am not in that situation. In fact lately whenever I lay my head down in my OWN bed with a roof over me and my husband next to me, I give thanks.

I KNOW how lucky I am and I know how much worse things can be. That is what I think we all should know. That it can be you without food or without shelter. It REALLY REALLY can be.

If being political is caring and giving a shit about my country and this world, well, I guess I am. I wish we could all realize what we have been given. Look at the world! Isn’t it amazing? Why do we not think we need to care for it? It is our home, we all live here. I keep up the maintenance of my house, why not our Earth?

Humans have fought wars from the beginning of time. I honestly don’t think that will ever stop. I really do think that it is part of our nature. Oh I can hear some of you now...Oh no it’s not, blah blah blah. Really? Well I can’t remember a time when we haven’t had war somewhere on Earth, can you? There you go… .

I used to believe that we could end all wars if we would all just try. I do not believe that anymore. I seriously don’t think humans can be truly happy living peacefully. They need turmoil. They are territorial. Not so different from other animal species. We have just found more deadly ways to kill each other than we used to. Yes, there are some of us that are more peaceful than others. Usually there is a balance of good and bad. But what we are seeing now I fear is an unbalance in nature. A pretty severe one that threatens our very existence on this earth. The sad part is I am not sure we will be able to overcome the bad with the greedy attitude that has run rampant. From our politicians here to the drug lords in Mexico, greed and power are running wild.

Maybe it’s a crisis of faith? That is what some would say. I am in my 50’s. How long will I be blessed to live on this plane of existence? Who knows? I fear most for my child and her children. It’s increasingly scary out in the world. So many people just don’t value life. We NEED to teach our children compassion for others. They learn from example so we must give them some. I became more available to my community this year and that is a vow I will have to make for each year forward. Become charitable, become aware, and become involved in the area of which you live. If we can all do something, we really CAN make a difference. If we do these small things, we have all become political. Because being political is caring! It’s wanting EVERYONE to be safe and secure and happy.

Am I Political? (Part one)

One of my friends called me Ms. Politics this week. I laughed about it because if she thinks I’m political she should meet my brothers and my sister. I try to be politically aware. But I am far from as informed as I should be. I must confess that it all is confusing to me. Politics remind me of advertising, mostly bullshit to try to sell you something. I haven’t much faith in most all of the politicians that I listen to. And I am frankly shocked at how people with relatively low I’Q’s have even made it into the political arena. In a game where you need to be able to keep up and think fast or at least remember your notes we are being presented with people like Michelle Bachman and Rick Perry.

I got all excited last election and I got caught up in “the change” that was being offered us. I still feel that Obama tried to make some of the changes he talked about. But he turned out to be part of the same machine. I am convinced that it is the machine that is broken and needs fixing. Congress and the senate have shown all of us that the only thing they really know how to do is try to make each other look bad. Its’ all about chess moves to them. You (any president) try to get this done and we will block you so that you don’t look good. God forbid one party gets one over on the other. They have all forgotten that they work for “all” of us…oh wait it is I that have forgotten that they work for the highest bidders (banks, Big Pharma, ect ect) and us poor “people” don’t have the clout anymore to get their attention.

People have said to me “I just don’t “get” these occupy protesters. What is that all about? I don’t even know if they know why they are protesting.”  What? You don’t get it? I guess you must not know anyone that has lost their job to outsourcing, lost their home to the banks, have run out of unemployment after filling out like a gazillion job applications, graduated from college after working hard for a degree to not be able to find work and on and on. Been denied medical bennies because of a preexisting condition….Umm watched the banks get bailed out and still STICK it to us and drive all our property values into the toilet. People are just SICK and tired that’s what it’s all about. People don’t know what to do to be heard anymore. Who’s in charge of this Occupy movement people ask? Well let’s see, the people I guess. Anytime someone steps up to take charge they get shot, history has shown that. So how about we all just step up..Can they shoot us all? The police come out in full riot gear these days… when you come dressed for war well, damn, someone is going to get hurt I guess. Shameful.

I see so many people in my job. All different types of people. They come in for a small piece of relaxation. They talk, I listen. Four of my clients have lost loved ones to suicide this last year. All ages, from 28 to 58. One from a medication side effect (they are suing the pharmaceutical company, good luck with that, I wish them success) the other three from job loss, failed marriages, stress.  I share in my client’s joys and I share in their grief. The main thing that sticks out is they are all good people. They love their families they want to work and retire and feel safe and secure.  They are all stressing.

Neighborhood community organizations have popped up around Detroit in the last year. Detroit 300, It takes a village, ya’ll. They are trying to work with the police to make the city safer and get the community to work together to fight crime. This is a good thing. God knows Detroit has been raped to the point of extinction by its city government for the last 30 or so years. They have left that city barren. I know we will need to all have such organizations in all our neighborhoods soon if we are to survive.