A Moment of Clarity

There are always moment of clarity in our lives, when we stop and see things clearly, without all the garbage that clogs our brains. Because we are human, that sometimes happens at inconvenient moments.

I have been lucky enough to notice when they happen, to make note of the smells, the way the light dims slightly as time slows down. Life does not happen in that instant, but we can 🤔 think and feel and judge. Is this important? Is this worth it? What am I doing?

I am hoping that some of the people in power take that moment, catch that signal, and choose country over party. I can hope that they will use that moment of clarity to look around them and see the bigger picture that the rest of us occupy and feel an obligation to those who put them in office.

As an American, I have little trust in the politicians, in the games between parties, in their motives and their understanding of my struggles or position on anything. But I believe in the constitution, in equal rights and in freedom for all Americans. No successful country has ever survived the type of division that is being fostered and fed in the USA Today. We need a voice, a reason to unify, something other than hate, or war, or an attack. We are more alike than different, we are all Americans, stop trying to tear us apart and we may be able to knit ourselves back together.

All it takes is a few moments of clarity. I hope that happens soon.