Sundays, Year 3,Week 2

Here it is, Sunday again. I have been introspective and deep thinking most of the day. I tried my best to change my mood, but it's not changing, so I finally thought, maybe if I post a little something, I'll get out of this rut!

This morning, I did my usual household chores and cooked a little, then read some news and a few of my favorite websites. That's when I realized that the news and the usual websites were more discouraging than usual. I'm usually pretty upbeat, but after reading about rampant unemployment, foreclosures, homelessness and all the other downbeat topics out there, I suddenly realized that the whole world is in a slump with no seeming end in sight.

I've always been a person who loved politics, but lately it's hard not to be discouraged by the direction things have turned. The left is unhappy, the right is downright miserable and both are intent on dragging the rest of us right down the toilet with them. What happened to we are the change we have been waiting for?

I soon realized that we are all so impatient, that we expected to be all changed by now, and since we're not, we all want to sit around and whine until change happens. I also had the thought, that maybe if we all got off our pity pots and did something constructive, we wouldn't be so discontented!

So, first thing tomorrow morning, I'm going to send emails to both of my senators from the state of Wyoming, Enzi and Barrasso and give them a piece of my mind. God knows, after listening to all the crap on the news, there's not much mind left to give them, but I'LL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT! There, just shouting a little made me feel so much better.

Then, I'm going to make my best effort to change the way I look at things and try to be more analytical. Why wait for the new year to make resolutions, I resolve to be more involved in trying to make the world a little more upbeat. I can't control the world, but I can sure as hell control the way I let it effect me. Since I got my new computer, I have been immersing myself in reading all the bad news and statistics that are there...no more! Instead, I'm going to get out my gardening catalogs out and plan my garden for next summer. That's something that gives me joy and confidence and keeps me looking forward to something new.

Don't worry, I still am going to send those emails, the bastards need to know that we are paying attention to the lousy job they are doing...but I'm also going to take time to be nice to myself and all those around me! Damn, I feel like a new woman already!

Introspection is fine, but laughter and a new project works even better. Stay warm in the approaching storm and try to make someone giggle with you!