Introduction
This blog is a new mission for me. It isn't exactly intended for other readers, but for me to put my thoughts down in one place. It's not about grammar, spelling, proper tense or looking like a blog. It's for me and about me putting my thoughts and gathered data, resources, opinions from others, etc into one centralized place that I can refer back to as desired. Some of the posts may be my thoughts while others will be copied from other resources versus a link, so that I can use as a reference if needed, even if the post or blog is no longer available. Some of those resources I will agree with. Others, I may not have an opinion but will use as I am learning. Others, I may be opposed to but want to hear what others believe. I want to listen, learn and then act.
I am starting this on June 10, 2020. We are in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic (or hopefully the end of the pandemic) and experiencing social unrest with the horrific death of George Floyd. I am now aware what white privilege actually means and the social injustices that are still occurring as the norm. There is a lot of protesting - both peaceful and violent. I am more peaceful but I hear the logic of those that said we tried peace. I still cannot condone violence or murder of any race, so I hope change will be the result so we will not experience this chaos again. I stand with the need for change and I've been reading and educating myself on how I can create change for the present and future. I am a flawed person so I will make mistakes and I assume most will be made out of ignorance, but I want to learn, to do better and to be better and to do my part in making the world a better place for all.
I've been retired for six years now and frankly I've been lost. I feel invisible, without purpose and have been struggling to find my meaning. Anytime I think that I may take up something - a hobby, income, a new career - anything, I haven't felt much passion and it felt as if I was going into something else that was meaningless just to fill the time. As I've been reading everything I could get my hands on during this unrest, I'm contemplating that maybe I have found something of meaning that I can help create change for a better world. But I remind myself, it's not about me. It's about ending discrimination. Not lessening it, but ending it.
I am starting this on June 10, 2020. We are in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic (or hopefully the end of the pandemic) and experiencing social unrest with the horrific death of George Floyd. I am now aware what white privilege actually means and the social injustices that are still occurring as the norm. There is a lot of protesting - both peaceful and violent. I am more peaceful but I hear the logic of those that said we tried peace. I still cannot condone violence or murder of any race, so I hope change will be the result so we will not experience this chaos again. I stand with the need for change and I've been reading and educating myself on how I can create change for the present and future. I am a flawed person so I will make mistakes and I assume most will be made out of ignorance, but I want to learn, to do better and to be better and to do my part in making the world a better place for all.
I've been retired for six years now and frankly I've been lost. I feel invisible, without purpose and have been struggling to find my meaning. Anytime I think that I may take up something - a hobby, income, a new career - anything, I haven't felt much passion and it felt as if I was going into something else that was meaningless just to fill the time. As I've been reading everything I could get my hands on during this unrest, I'm contemplating that maybe I have found something of meaning that I can help create change for a better world. But I remind myself, it's not about me. It's about ending discrimination. Not lessening it, but ending it.
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