It seems like weeks have gone by since I last wrote. Summer is always a busy time and because my personal life has calmed down a bit I haven't had such a drive to blog. Here are a few things I have been thinking about though:
- UUA/GA/President elections: I have been a UU for 40 years - raised UU - and I just don't feel part of the national picture. I have gone to GA, but I felt lost and not part of what was happening - like I needed GA for Dummies or something. I have read the news of what is going on in the UUA for years, but they none of it really effects my life in a small congregation in Arkansas. The presidential elections seem so far removed from my life - I kept getting those annoying campaign emails and now nothing... I don't think I am to important to them either. As an Atheist/Humanist in the UU denomination I often feel like a dinosaur - I don't get the everything goes spirituality. That feeling pushes me farther away rather than closer. Seems to bad because if I cared I think I would be a great leader/spokesperson, but they haven't made the connection, something is lacking.
- Michael Jackson, I was a teen when his Thriller video came out on MTV. I am totally, of that generation, but I was never into him. I can sing the song, I can pretend to do the moon walk and I appreciate his talent. Unfortunately, for me, he just got weirder and weirder. It is hard to relate to him - and the sadness at his loss isn't as an artist it is because he is a dad. His children lost their dad and that is what is tragic.
- Dedication/Stick To It ivness/Drive: I wish I had more of this. It is SO easy to quit doing things that aren't fun. I had started a pretty solid sitting program before my husband came home, but I sat at night and that is the time that I have to spend with him so it went out the window. I worked out everyday - same thing. Trying to regroup and gather my wits about me to continue to do the things that I was doing for me before we reconnected. So, today I sat for the first time in weeks - nothing miraculous happened, but it felt good.
