Transitions and Transformations

Lately, I've had so many moments that have stretched me, pushed me, bumped me, and at times they have knocked me down.  While it has been intense lately, I'm still going through major moments of transitions and transformations.  Things are unfolding even as I write these words.

Often we ask for things and we seek things out, but they don't come packaged in the way we expect.  All too often, we look for them in a prepackaged box, only to discover that this is not how they arrive.  When this happens, we often miss them because in our own human insight, if it isn't what we are looking for, we don't see it.

About a year ago, I got a call at the last minute to go down and do a computer install job.  It was on a Sunday and I thought, sure - why not?  I was struggling for income and work at the time.  When I went down to the work site, I saw that it was very chaotic and everyone was trying to figure it out, while trying to train people such as myself.  Little did I realize that this day would open up into so much more for me and become a very strong source of income and fulfillment.  I thought I would never find work that was fun to do and something I looked forward to getting up in the morning and working on.

Money Behind Anonymous Comments

More and more, all news media is a major turn off these days.  If it was something that added to the discussion, it would be one thing, but more often than not, it is something that degrades humanity.  If you look at the real reason behind anonymous comments on news sites, you will often find it is all about the money.

Recently in the Orlando Sentinel, one of their columnists wrote an article about anonymous comments.  He was very correct in what he wrote, but unfortunately his employer will not do anything about stopping this practice.  It is not in their best interest to stop them, because it ultimately brings in money.  Of course, it is interesting that his column is drawing a great deal of criticism by the very people that are part of the problem.

News is not news these days.  News it not about informing you.  News is nothing more than a tabloid press designed to draw you in, engaging your ego and adding some fear, to the point where you need more of it.  News is about exciting you and upsetting you so you will come back and pay attention to more of what the crafty creators know will continue this relationship.  Yet many people continue to consume what they think "news" is just because they are mesmerized by the illusion of news.

A Worthless Apology

These days in our society, we say anything and do anything, then our public relations firms convince their clients that they must apologize.  They apologize in some half-hearted attempt, making it look like they are sincere and acting as if they did nothing wrong.  You can't get much better than that in our society if you are attempting to become less than human.

I grew up in a house where major crap was done all the time.  I saw my mom beat for just about anything she did.  I was beat for anything and everything.  I was molested by multiple people.  You name it, I saw it.

The only thing is that time and time again, these same offending lowlifes in my family apologized for what they did.  The statement "I apologize - I never meant to hurt you" was uttered constantly.  It was meaningless words meant to sound like they were sincere.  They were sincere until the next moment where you were beat or molested.