Ruminator

Today’s post may strike a nerve with some, but that is not my intention. My intention is also not to sway anyone’s views. I will not try to convince you of my view or judge if your view (if differs) is right or wrong. I think our country, the United States of America, is in a civil war. Ironic that we are called the UNITED states. We as a country are divided. Some statements I will make will be generalizations, but as a whole, they are true. The first, and most obvious, is our political divide. We have Republicans vs Democrats. Trump vs. Biden. Our political division has never been greater than right now. The average Biden supporter or Democrat is young, urban, and racially and ethnically diverse. The other (Trump or Republican) is mostly rural, ex-urban, white and older. Again, a general statement, but true. Most political views see the opposite party as evil, and a recent article I read said over 40% of people would be very upset if their child married someone of a different party th...

Photo by: Tim Bindner As I am approaching my next trip around the sun, I have been thinking a lot about my past. Recent past, childhood, teenage years, young adulthood and the decisions I have made along the way. I also wonder about the various outcomes, or how my life would be different, if I had made different choices. Thinking of the ‘what if I had done this’ scenarios? A portion of my daily brain activity is also focused on the future. I try to prepare myself for the unknown, and like my thoughts of the past, I run through a gambit of ‘what ifs’ in the future. This activity is more to prepare for possible bad outcomes than good. These questions I have mentioned in previous posts, so I will not repeat them here. I am trying to catch myself. When I think of the past or worrying about the future ‘what ifs’, I try to realize I am thinking about it. I have realized recently how much time I waste doing this, and how fruitless of an activity this is. A complete waste of energy. I remember...