As I See It

Definitions:
Law: The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Rules: One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere.

Anarchy:  A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

My Understanding:
1. Do not commit a crime. We all know what a crime is.
2. If you commit a crime, you must be accountable for it.
3. If you are being held accountable, do not run, fight or agitate anyone trying to detain you.

Choices:
1. Do not commit a crime.
2. Do not use drugs. The moment before you used a drug for the first time, you were drug free. You had a choice.
3. Educate yourself. There are schools . There are books. There are libraries. There is the internet. They may not all be the same quality, but they are there. Many of the finest scholars have come from horrible backgrounds. They took the options offered to them and used them in the best way they could.
4. Do not acquire an illegal hand gun. If you did not get a license for it, it is illegal. You know that when you buy it on the street.
5. Know when enough alcohol consumption is enough. If you keep drinking until you are drunk, you can no longer make good decisions.

Ramifications for your actions:
1. Crimes lead to police and incarceration.
2. Resisting arrest gets ugly.
3. Do not be a catalyst for your own punishment.

Final Thoughts.
1) Bad things happen to bad people.
2) Bad things happen to good people.
3) All life is precious.
4) Think before you act.
5) Stop hating people without putting yourself in their shoes and understanding their motivation.
6) Positive change comes from positive actions, not from hate and threats.

VIOLENCE IS NOT HEALTHY FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LIVING THINGS.
DO NOT STAGNATE IN HATE. MOVE TOWARDS A BETTER, SAFER, KINDER WORLD.

I Was Thinking

When someone says, "I was thinking", your reaction depends on who said the statement. There are people that say, "I was thinking" and it makes you want to run. It will never be a good outcome. What they were thinking is not what you ever would be thinking. Then there are the people that say, "I was thinking" and you step a little bit closer to listen intently. What they were thinking would be smart and sensible. It would certainly be worth hearing. Those are the people I want around me.  

Worry

If you worry about something before it happens, you are just putting yourself through it twice. I try to tell my rational mind that and sometimes it listens and sometimes it does not. I had a health insurance problem yesterday and had I known about it previously I would have worried myself sick. I found out at the last minute and within 5 minutes fixed the issue. I only went through it once.

Phase Two

I got an email this morning announcing Phase Two. After months of waiting, we are slowly moving back into civilization. The phase two list had almost every type of business included in it. There will be guidelines and appointments to consider, but for the most part we are regaining our freedom. The main thing that we cannot do is eat inside a restaurant, but outside dining might become an enjoyable thing. That is how many European restaurants have done it for years. It is a good thing that we are in the warmer weather now.

'O-ala E-ho

There is a saying in an ancient language that says, " 'O-ala E-ho. It translates into, see with your eyes, think with your brain but use both for perspective. I am not sure what culture it is from but it makes so much sense.

The Bear

There is an expression, "Don't poke the bear". It means that if a bear is quiet and you poke him, he will be angry. If you poke him too much, he will attack. That is the nature of the bear. Humans are like the bear. If you have two bears in a den and someone comes to poke one of them, the bear will rise up and attack the poker. If that bear then pokes the other bear in the den, the second bear will be angered. What would happen if the second bear was more deadly than the first bear? If I was poking the first bear, I would poke only until it was awake and not until it was riled up. That's when things turn vicious.

Come Monday

One of my favorite songs is "Come Monday" written and sung by Jimmy Buffett. One of the verses of his song is, "Come Monday, it will be alright". For some reason, this weekend, that song has played over and over in my head. With all of the turmoil and worry that went on, my mantra was,      “Come Monday, it will be alright.“ By alright, I do not mean fixed. I mean safe.