The thing I forgot to really focus on yesterday is energy. We are blessed to be able to have lives and memories and experiences. I recognize that. I also recognize how all of that can be interpreted in terms of what we don’t have, who we are jealous of, and how we feel slighted by other people. Few people in the public eye embody that weakness more than President Trump, and I believe the country, as a result, has tipped towards embodying that aspect of what it means to be an American. So, this year I am truly focusing on reshaping my energy towards the positive and looking forward to making gains in how many people I can help steer towards the brighter part of their lives.
I am also looking for balance, and being a writer helps with that. It gives me space to have these conversations in a way that expels the darkness from myself. Forgive me if the stories themselves grow too dark as a result. I am going to find a way to strike a balance there as well, but it may take more time. In trith, time is my greatest ally here. This year I have time to shape my remaining future in the way I want. It is a major time of transition. I am preparing for the last of the kids to graduate. I am preparing for at least one kid to settle down and start building their foundation of where they plan to be in life. I too am planning to make those choices with the Lady Talis this year, though it appears more and more that we will be splitting time between multiple locations for the foreseeable future. I could be okay with that. A place for every season, as it were.
All of these are the first steps forward into the rest of our lives. All of these steps must radiate with intention and positive energy. Long in this blog have I said ‘garbage in, garbage out’. So now I have to be mindful in what I allow myself to ingest, because it does shape my energy. I don’t need to hear about all of the terrible things Trump and those connected to him are doing. I’m resolved to voting his people out ASAP. I don’t need to dwell on what failures I’ve had. I’m resolved to finding a better path to success.
Since I first watched the Luke Cage show my motto has been ‘Always forward’. Time to live that way.