Knowing and Not

This blog is my tool for mental health. Originally, the blog was written so I could dump big ideas of a national or international nature. Why? Because at the time I was the managing editor of a local, weekly newspaper. The more I wrote, the more I pulled together themes, articles and writers of all that, the more I was attracted to sharing more of my ideas.

That was a problem. Local news may have connectors to regional, state-wide and national issues, but they are not in the main. The two are separate and need to be kept separate. So, I wrote the blog to keep the small-town newspaper focused on the immediate community. The strategy worked. The paper stayed on point and purpose.

The blog, now 12+ years later, has posted over 3 million words. Much of those words are philosophical, political, issue oriented and emotional. Personal and emotional. Frustrations and emotions. How can I and you live in a political environment of today’s nature, without feeling emotional, frightened, and frustrated? The blog allowed me the freedom of telling my story and clearing my mind. It was freedom and therapy all at the same time.

Having said that, my blogs are totally my opinion. Yes, I read broadly, think in depth about a lot of things, and form ideas, feelings and opinions. That does not make me a political scientist, historian or any other professional. Well, may economist, but then that was a bachelor’s degree major, and a lifetime of living through economics in many facets of my career. It doesn’t make me a certified economist, however.

I have said here before that I reserve the right to be wrong. Risking wrong is also a means of learning new lessons. Fresh understanding of complex issues come to life in such an environment. So, I warn you that I may be wrong many times, but I intend to be correct all the time. I’m just not correct all the time.

That is an honest statement. Because of this personal awareness, I can feel and approximately know what others are feeling about their encounters with daily news and issue crises. I know how I feel, and it helps me know how others feel. Of course, we disagree with each other, all the time. Of course, we feel issues differently for many reasons. This is life and it is complex. Nothing much is simple. Nothing.

So, please cut me some slack and understand all of the above about my blog’s meanderings. Some things I know, others I do not. I don’t always know which is which, either. This is me being me and sharing the thoughts and frustrations of my mind.

I sincerely hope this is OK with you, the reader. I don’t know how else to be here. I just have to write down my thoughts. And yes, I change those ideas constantly. Understanding is accumulative. We grow in our understanding and knowledge about life continually. And that makes for a very exciting, interesting and perilous life.

I hope you enjoy this ride. Knowing you are out there reading these words calms me. My intention is not to persuade. My intent is to explain and share ideas and feelings. In doing this I hope more is experienced and birthed.

July 10, 2024

 

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