Today is a bleak day.
A couple of links of note:
- Greenhouse gas emissions shock scientists
- Full Disclosure:
The knitting suburb of Blogland seems to be a land of endless enthusiasm and generosity where you put a smile on your face… or else.
There are no smiles beyond the cut. Only probably incoherent ramblings.
I thought I slept well enough last night, but I haven’t been able to shake the feeling of tiredness all day long. Nor have I been able to truly concentrate on any work. It’s been a very frustrating day. Actually, I’ve been told by two independent sources that I probably have PMS. Thanks, guys. Love you too.
It’s been a stressful week and I want ice cream. Mint chocolate chip please.
I’m torn between wanting to know what’s going on in the world around me and wanting not to know, because I don’t know what else I personally can do for the world. I wrote to one of my state senator’s and my representative in Congress about my concerns over the U.S. Treasury’s economic bailout plan at least. But the fact that greenhouse gas emissions shock scientists. What can I do about that? Yes, I try to reduce my consumption of everything. (Electricity, water, food waste.) (I am however having a ton of trouble reducing plastic consumption and garbage. It’s really hard to avoid plastic, most especially when you don’t have complete autonomy over your home life.) But it’s not working. CO2 emissions are still going up, up, up.
And I have no one to talk to about all my concerns and fears and ideas of what to do about it. No one responds when I try to discuss. No one listens to me.
That’s my problem in a nutshell: Outside of this blog, I have no voice (almost literally! pretty scratchy since being sick). No one remembers to invite me to things. No one wants to hang out with me. So why would anyone want to get into a political discussion with me?
And now I’m stopping that line of thought. Today: not a hugely happy-go-lucky day. Don’t want to make it worse.
I’m not only willing to listen, but I like talking to you! You know that. So anytime you ever want to talk, no matter how silly it may seem, just send me a message.
I totally relate to what your say about having no one who’s up for the challenge of challenging conversation. I too have angst about what’s to be done about so many things and hesitate to find out more for fear of confirming my lack of power to help make things better. What I’ve done is what I can do – channel my energy into doing the best I possibly can in my own life – one or two things at a time. I’ve found it does rub off on people around me – sometimes painfully slowly but just by living more responsibly I am influencing others to do the same. I’ve just caught up on your last couple of posts and I bet your recent physical sense of unease is due to withdrawing the chemicals from your diet and life. Don’t underestimate the effect they have on every aspect of how you feel which of course makes such a difference in how we see the world. I totally respect your struggle and honesty – hang in there!