It only looks dark where I'm standing

Call me insensitive if you want, I don’t really care when figures in pop culture die. Now with that said I think it is sad when anyone dies but I am really amazed at the 180 degree turn in public opinion about Mr. Jackson. Two weeks ago he was a pedophile who got away with it. Now he is a musical genius and mourned by millions. So be it, I guess it does no good to speak ill of the dead. Unless of course the dead person is a really bad, like Hitler kind of bad, then it’s ok. Not to kick a dead horse but I think I’ll have to stop watching the news because they will be talking about this endlessly.

There are other things bothering me, well on my mind at least and unfortunately this is not the forum for discussing those things because of confidentiality. So grrr and stuff on that. Doing what I do for a living isn’t really polite dinner conversation. So anyway this or that happened at work today can you pass the pepper. Mainly people tell me all day I couldn’t do your job. It’s not personal, is the only thing I can say, you have to close off part of yourself to deal with it. The problem with that is finding a balance in keeping it distant but close enough to try to be helpful. That means sometimes standing in the mud and trying not to get it on your soul or taint your view of everyone. It’s dangerous because once you start looking at things from a particular point of view that is all you see.

Ever notice that when you or your partner is pregnant, pregnant people are everywhere. They are always every where but until you are in it you don’t see it. It’s the same with mud, once your covered in it that’s all you see. I don’t really mean mud.

Open your mind, problems can’t all be solved from a singular point of view and standing firmly on solid ground while trying to help is all you can do because if you reach too far over the edge you’ll fall into the abyss.

Sorry about the dark places in this but I am in the light from where I am standing it just may not seem like it from your angle.

So on a lighter note I am trying to find a way to draw and create more, perhaps I’ll get a camera again soon and be able to update some photos and things.

Have a great day and play nice in the neighborhood.


Ciao,