Releasing negative energy

The older I get, the less tolerant I am of the negative energy of others. Maybe intolerant is not the exact word to use. Less willing to place myself in its presence. That sounds better. :>)
Regardless, why put up with that? People are certainly free to be as negative as they want. I am just as free to remove myself from it. I find myself with less friends and fewer relatives but the ones who remain, I cherish. We are of the same mind. It's OK to bless the ones who are left behind, wish them well, and move on.

Feeling down

Must be a wrinkle in the vortex or something. People are showing their ugly side lately.

Trust

Trust - it's an elusive thing and once broken, hard to fix. Friends are hard to come by and to be treasured.

Sandwich generation

Going to visit MotherInLaw next week because she has been ill recently. Luckily, she has recovered but we still want to see her for ourselves, make sure she is OK, and spend some time with her. It also brings home the fact that as we are aging, so our our parents and it becomes more and more important to make sure they have all they need. As their children, we owe them that much. It's very hard when there is a physical distance between parent and child. In the old days, children tended to settle near where they grew up. But nowadays with jobs, careers, marriage, etc, everyone is flung far and wide. I don't have the answers. But we Boomers are in a unique position - dealing with our own aging, something we never ever imagined and helping our parents face theirs.
Remember "never trust anyone over 30"? Thirty? What's that? A number in the distant past.

We need health care reform

and we need it now.
And our elected Democrats need to work for their constituents who elected them.
If they stand with Republicans on this and obstruct they need to know there will be consequences.
If you agree, please go to this site and sign the petition telling them so.

I am sickened by some of the attitudes of people in this country

Well, we lost the bid to have the 2016 Olympics in Chicago. Oh, well, it would have been nice and the people who tried to get it for us did a good job, I thought. Be sad, move on.
Unless you're in the GOP.
Then, it's use it as a means to denigrate Pre Obama. In fact, cheer when you hear the news. Because after all, it was about him, wasn't it? It wasn't about our country, it wasn't about the potential for a financial boost to Chicago, it wasn't about national pride.
No, it was all about wanting a President to fail.
If you don't believe me, look here and then tell me this doesn't make you ill.

New outlook on life

I've been reading some very good books lately on outlook [no, not the email service :>)], and while I know I knew this already, it has confirmed for me that I need to be more conscious of my thoughts and my outlook on life.
Feel positive and you see positive. Feel negative and that's what you'll find. In fact, that's what you'll attract.
I have been trying to meditate in the mornings to start my day on the right track. Haven't always been successful at it - I find it hard to settle my mind but I'm getting better. Practice makes perfect. A little every day.
And I am accepting that it's a journey that I will probably never be perfect and that's all right. The fact that I am trying is all that's necessary.
The joy is in the effort.