Dear Reader:

From comments I hear around me from friends and everyday people just trying to ” dog paddle” through the dark waters of a ” wired world” (that threatens to pull us under with too much ” too much” information) we all could use an escape click that turns the world off … so we can rest , recoup and recover.

We have allowed politics to play too big a role in our short earth lives. It seems to meddle in every aspect of life we face… environment, religion, education, lifestyles, medicine, life choices, communication, transportation, and our personal pursuits of happiness, including family time.

More and more …whenever I turn on the television news, or pick up my mobile phone and get lost in social media controversies… I can feel myself tensing up automatically. I wonder what percent of television time watching ( within a 24 hour period) is a news show ( in one form or another.)

No doubt… a large slice on a pie chart. No wonder I hear more and more families saying they have relegated watching the news to after the children have gone to bed or are out of the house or they have stopped watching the news altogether… too worrisome and disconcerting.

We talk a lot on this post about finding our personal, individual right path to follow through life, but what do we do when it seems like the world is going the wrong way.

If we don’t like the direction that the story of our country is heading, then we need to send in suggestions for a different story line and a different ending.

We should all agree that we want ” Our Country Tis of Thee” to be a best seller… with so many new ideas strengthening our democracy and fulfilling our Founding Fathers’ dreams for this hard fought land of liberty, that a series comes out of our united vision to strengthen freedom for our loved ones who will follow us!

So until tomorrow… Finding balance in a wired world is not easy but nature helps. Un-wire, un-plug and get outside and play. But keep in mind this one personal commitment to yourself as you live your life…

Amen.

Today is my favorite day-Winnie the Pooh

Yesterday I wasn’t home long enough to even have to unplug-first to Daniel Island and Wellmore to take toiletries to Ben-then hurried back to meet KC at Oscars for a great catch-up session and delicious lunch-then over to Susan’s for wine, cheese, and crackers to celebrate her new deck ! A wonderful day spent with family and friends!

The geraniums seem to sense that slowly autumn is coming – their colors are deeper, richer, and more abundant.