If you are feeling your world is no longer recognizable avoid blaming the average person who may be somewhat impressed by the novel trends. This breaking apart of civil society is being achieved by powerful dark money as well as the people who are desperate to keep their jobs.
What I hope for and depend on, for the sake of my mental health and the well being of my children and grandchildren, is the waking to our personal realities and by choosing where we find our community.
I have found, like millions of others, the goodwill in friends, family and neighbours who have not invested their belief systems in celebrity, capitalism, and material trinkets. I buy local goods made by people of integrity wherever possible. I buy natural food. I donate to organizations that challenge injustice and work for the greater good of all.
All the above are ways in which I am supported by good people, and although I am concerned about the influence of machiavellian "news" outlets and toxic propaganda, I do whatever I can to support peace and social justice.
My letters to the editor rarely get published but I send them anyway. My books of poetry haven't won awards or contests, and my blog is mostly visited by porn sites. But it comes down to this:
There is only a short time on earth for me to witness, create, or judge what is going on around me, so I will do what I can to create a better world along with the inspirational people I meet and work with.
One thing has become clear to me: elites of all kinds whether in media, school or government do not have a monopoly on the meaning of life.
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