A Shocking "Trigger" Event!

I say something taboo

As much as I respect people’s own choices in what they believe or practice in their own lives, that doesn’t take away from the fact that I’ve been shocked over my lifetime to see society become “egg shell walkers” in fear of “offending” someone. 

Personally, I can’t stand it.  There used to be a time in polite society that if someone said something kind to you with no malice in their heart, you accepted that kindness for what it was, thanked them in kind and moved on.  We never expected a lecture on how we were “triggering” micro-aggressions, stirring up hatred or being “insensitive”.  We respected that person for having their own philosophy or beliefs, even if we disagreed with them. 

Now, we have to practically have a “book of allowable sayings”.  Especially during the holidays.  I will have no part of it.  When I offer a greeting based on my personal beliefs, it doesn’t mean I’m trying to shove my beliefs down someone else’s throat, offend them or hurt their own personal belief structure or philosophy.  It means that I am wishing them something genuine from my heart.  It means I care based on those beliefs… even if the recipient doesn’t have the same…

That being said, I want to wish everyone who has graciously read my posts, listened to my rants and just been “part of it all” as I do my thing here on substack a, get ready for it…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 And an extremely happy New Year to all of you.  

We have some challenging times ahead of us.  No matter what happens, we can not for one second become disheartened or allow ourselves to give up on hope.  We are incredibly strong together.  And I mean *all of us* no matter what creed, color, religion or philosophy.  If we can only remember that we have much more in common than the media and politicians would have us believe.  We all want a future with some liberty in it, a roof over our heads, a warm bed, loved ones, good food and fun and so on. 

Remember that our differences are so insignificant in the “big picture”.  Most of our differences are manageable if we just remember that to have liberty for ourselves we *must* allow others to have liberty as well.  The freedom to believe and live the way we/they want.  The freedom that allows that “kooky” person in our lives to come up and say HAPPY FESTIVUS! and reply in kind with no offense, “A happy Festivus to you as well!”   And then move on.  Just being happy that someone took the time to wish us well… even if we didn’t agree with anything they had to say.

So, let’s not make resolutions this new year.  Let’s be RESOLUTE this year.  To push forward through this incredible mire that is all around us that was put in place by people who truly want to control us and destroy the incredible society that we had built over hundreds of years.  A society that, though imperfect, offered an incredible amount of liberty for anyone who really wanted it.  Let’s agree to disagree on certain things, but come together on the most important things.  It’s gonna be one hell of a ride and I, personally, can’t wait to see what we will accomplish.  Together.