Sunshine

There is a darkness looming.  It goes deeper than most can imagine.  The American taxpayer gets the bill.  As always.  They write about it, make movies about it.  It goes on for years.  Busy.  Busy.

The national debt goes higher.  It is like a plague.  I can't shake it.  It is bigger than I.  I want to escape.  Create the world where people see one another's essence not their political party, their sexuality, their colors, height or societal beauty.  We see friends.  Love.  Similarities.

This white noise never stops.  Since the beginning of this month, I have tinnitus.  I can't quiet it any more.  I never did a good job of that in the first place.  A constant, continual reminder.  It could be a whole lot worse. 

It is the constant chatter, the storyline that plays in our heads.  24-7.  I couldn't have asked for a better reminder.  It reminds me that darkness is looming everywhere.  Not just in the United States Government, but in the corporations supported by our government.  Individual and collective greed, power, lust for the dollar.  I don't get it.

But.  The clock is ticking.  It isn't how I want to spend my life.  Far too much time has been wasted.  Meaningless thoughts that plague the collective soul.  We take it.  We are angry.  We do nothing.

The light inches its way on the horizon.  Hope is within reach.  I go inside.  It is quiet there.  I've missed that.  My own personal meditation retreat.  At home. 

Sunshine awaits.