Putting Up My Barricades and Choosing My Path Forward
Oh, dear readers. I am cause exhausted. Causausted? Nah. Cause exhausted. Let me explain a bit more. I am overwhelmed with all the things that people want other people to do that require change and adaptation to their way of viewing the world. It is hard to keep track of what is supposed to happen because there are so many voices out there that find their way onto my social media feeds. Everyone has an opinion, and there is very little consensus as to what we have to do. I cannot keep track of the current views on plastic consumption or recycling or the benefits of various diets or the use of essential oils or the "right" ways to use pronouns or whether my use of particular language may trigger the responses of someone else - and I am sure that it will at some point... So, I am going to put up my barricades in a way that is sure to offend many people out there in the world, but that is necessary for me to be able to disconnect and focus my attention on the things that I belie...