Ruminator

On May 11 th of this year, I wrote this post about what I perceive as a Civil War within the United States of America. It can be read here . I now want to expand on those thoughts and alarmingly speak about what a branch of the government has now done about it. On June 7, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security issued a ‘ national terrorism advisory ’. You can read it here . Upon reading this document posted on the website, the advisory is warning of a threat from within the United States, not from outside. Think about that for a moment. Within the document above, the Department of Homeland Security states, “ In the coming months, DHS expects the threat environment to become more dynamic as several high-profile events could be exploited to justify acts of violence against a range of possible targets. These targets could include public gatherings, faith-based institutions, schools, racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, government facilities and personnel, U.S. critical infrastruc...

Overthinking comes in two forms. First is ruminating about the past and second worrying about the future. Overthinking also involves dwelling on how bad you feel or felt during life experiences. Finally, the worst aspect for me is constantly thinking about all the things you have no control over. These are simple statements that explain a complicated problem that I and many others have. A few years back in August 2019, I wrote about being an over thinker. You can read that post here . For me, little has changed in that aspect. I still over think, worry and as pointed out in that post, if I don’t get an answer to a question I ask, I make up one. I need answers to ‘finish’ things in my mind. To solve the puzzle that my brain is dealing with at that moment. I found online the list below that describes over thinkers. Everyone has done some are these once, but an over thinker repeats these questions/statements below over and over. For me personally #2, #4 and #9 are my closest companions. H...