General Discussion

I lost a good friend yesterday over a social media post that she didn't like about Kirk. She accused me of spewing hate. I solved the problem real quick. I deleted her comment and blocked her. But I did spend some time wondering if her comment had any merit.

Sometimes, I think I do hate them. If it's not hate, it's something very, very close. I don't like that about myself. I really don't. But how I feel about "them" is because of what "they" have done. It's not what I've done. It's them and their actions, and their need to control, etc.

I don't feel safe in my country any more. I don't feel hopeful. I can't take it for granted that tomorrow I'm going to have the same freedoms that I have today with these idiots in charge. I worry about money. I worry about healthcare. I worry about my adult child. All because of THEM. The stupid Christian White Nationalists.

I worry that all of us who believe in Christianity will be lumped into the same category as these idiots. Hell, we have been for years, and only with the likes of people like Reverend Barber, etc. has there been any differentiation in my opinion. We're not all like them.

So after yesterday's self reflection, I decided that I needed to practice what I'm preaching. Grace, compassion and truth. So I'm giving myself that today. I'm giving myself a little grace for simply being human. I'm giving myself a little compassion, and giving compassion to the likes of the DU poster whose sister is in surgery today for a brain tumor. And I'm giving myself truth. I'm not afraid to look into the mirror and see who I am. But I am afraid to look out into the world and realize who "they" are.

That tells me what I need to know about "me".