July 1, 2020
“Put that thing away!”
Words from my father when I’d ask him during those early days about why
we have to wear pants. I’m reminded of
it in 2020 because of the way people are treating the idea of having to wear a
mask. Put that thing away. Your nose is snotty. Your mouth spits. It’s the nastiest part of your body and yet
you won’t put that thing away. Turn it
into a safe ritual. Wearing it isn’t
about you. I bet you’re prettier by the
way you speak, share, grow then you are with that snotty thing hanging over
those spitting lips. Put it away! On this podcast episode we talk about the new
rituals adopted during this Covid-19 nightmare.
Most jump out of bed to hit the restroom, maybe get the coffee started,
run about the house to see if everything’s still intact. We all have rituals. Jazzie and I take a long walk first
thing. It’s our ritual. It gives me the chance to do my daily
intensions. To set up the day mentally
and spiritually. Being with nature
without the sun’s rays is quite the experience.
I laugh like a child when the owls are hooting up a storm. One ritual I’m having a hard time dealing
with is what takes place before I daily write.
I read the fricken headlines. I
hate it! 90% of the material plastered
on any news outlet is propaganda. My
problem is how I think 10% of it is real.
But how can you decide if you don’t read all of it? Oh I’m not reading the stories. I get what I need from the headlines. That’s not a good place to start the
day. Read the stories! Every news outlet is attached to a huge
corporation gripping onto political agendas.
They hire the right people to keep their side of the story up front and always
leading an unknowing fan or follower.
Today’s journalists lean into a story a little more today and a little
more tomorrow then a little more. It
takes three times for a radio listener to hear a commercial before they
mentally check in with a reaction. How
many headlines does it take to change your way of thinking? How many rituals do you live with during one
24 hour period? How many of them do you
need to put away? Tough times man! Especially since Dr. Fauci told Congress
yesterday that if we don’t put this Covid-19 to rest we’ll be seeing 100,000
new cases every day. Is that 90%
propaganda or 10% truth?
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