The past couple of weeks have been a struggle to come up with something to write about.
I’m not sure if it is just part of the natural ebb and flow of trying to put words on paper, or if it is partly caused by what has been going on in our country not only the past couple of weeks, but the past few months.
A recent new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows that an overwhelming majority, 80%, feel that the country is spiraling out of control.
I hope some positive change comes out of all we have experienced the past few days and weeks.
George Floyd’s daughter expresses my hopes for the future in four simple words:
RIP George.
*image from Reuters
It’s a hell of a way to change the world, but let’s hope something good and lasting comes of it.
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True that…
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My sentiments exactly. Excellent post!
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Thanks, John!
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It can get hard to not let fears and worry take over! I pray that things can take a positive turn, and the sooner the better!!
Until then I lose myself in my fictiional characters and their world. Its simpler. 🙂
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That does seem like a good way to deal with everything going on…
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When Colin and I wrote “The Odessa Chronicles” I was dealing with some pretty hard stuff with my family, but those crazy characters always made me smile!
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It must have been nice to have something to take your mind off of things that were causing you stress…
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Very!! And its different for everyone but writing has always been an outlet for me
Its fun too. Trust me I am not always stressed when writing stories. LOL! But yes a fun distraction from the craziness of the world. Music is too. 🙂
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You do seem to enjoy writing, which is great to see!
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Yes, I do! Can’t imagine not doing it.
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Hope you find inspiration in your daily life not only to write, but to give you hope.
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Thanks, Tandy. Me too!
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It shouldn’t be like that. We shouldn’t need to kill someone to change the world
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I couldn’t agree more. But now that it has happened, let’s hope something good comes from it…
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Yes, that must be the best way to keep positive..
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Well written! Heartfelt, open, and honest. Great power in the words that found their home on paper. Direct, unencumbered, and full of hope. Not your longest post, but one of your best.
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Thanks, Brad!. I certainly hope that some positive change comes from this…
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I do hope things change for the better.
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Same here…
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WWI was the war to end all wars a century ago … nothing ever changes for long … Humankind has an insatiable appetite for hate and racism and power and greed and killing. As heinous and gut-wrenching despicable the “public execution” of George Floyd was, the thirst for blood will never stop. Gandi. Martin Luther King. Nelson Mandela. Mother Teresa. Civic Rights, Reform, Social Awareness and Progress, yes. Hope is the constant here.
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And as Bryan Stevenson wrote: “Hopelessness is the enemy of justice.”
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so powerful and apt. and such a sad way to have done it. this will be his legacy.
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It is sad that this may be what it took for some positive change to happen…
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I’m with you. It’s been harder to write but just can’t put my finger on it.
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nice to know I’m not alone 🙂
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As I wrote in a post last weekend, there is so much in our world today that needs mending. I just hope the right people can take charge and do it – I have no faith in the current crop of leaders, either side of the pond.
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yes, we need better leaders. I’m not sure if you recognize the name, but I was a big fan of Cory Booker as one of the candidates for President this year, but he just could not get any momentum. Maybe in four years…
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I recognise the name but he got very little coverage here. I think you could be right about four years, as I can’t see either of the candidates lasting beyond that.
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I think we just need to calm things down a bit, and then start thinking about some serious changes in 4 years…
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When the current incumbent got there by stirring things up, and clearly sees causing divisions as the only way to stay there, I just hope that the calming down process will begin in November. Mind you, if he loses he’ll probably claim it was voter fraud and try to have the election annulled…
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I’ll gladly deal with his claims of voter fraud as long as he loses…
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The world is with you on that!
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He really did change the world- I really hope that there is real change and that it lasts. It’s ridiculous that this sort of racism still exists in the 2020.
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It is unbelievable; let’s hope this is a defining moment for change…
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This news is horrible. As someone who suffered in discrimination, the black lives matter movement comes close in my heart especially because I have black friends too…
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It is a sad time in the U.S. and around the world. I hope that George Floyd’s daughter’s words come true…
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Great post on a terribly painful topic. Thanks for sharing.
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thanks, Kathy.
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