Note to Self

 I don't want to make you feel bad, but you have got to stop believing there is no other way.  If you don't think there's anything wrong with the way things are, congratulations, but you're wrong.  You might be sitting pretty-- a few people are-- or you might just need to pry those eyes open and take a look around.  The unrest, the violence, the anger, the bad news-- these aren't just a part of life; they are a sign that something is very very wrong.  We haven't reached the pinnacle of what humans can achieve.  We haven't reached the end of history where we can just coast until the oceans dry and the sun is spent.  We have a long way to go assuming we can survive the next 10 years.  

Now don't misunderstand me, I'm not blaming you (unless you're guilty).  It's not your fault (probably).  My belief (or hope) is that we are stagnant right now because most of us by far are in denial.  We are lied to so constantly -- that in itself is a sign that it ain't right-- and most of us, faced with a barrage of untruths coming at us every waking minute it seems from inescapable channels of communication to which few have access understandably prefer to live as though there must be a reason for us to believe them.  There is a reason! It's so they can continue to do whatever the fuck they want and you'll let them because otherwise it makes no sense that they are running the show.

The barrage is intended to wear us down.  It's intended to overwhelm us so that we crave the safety of being underwhelmed.  Do not burn out, but neither give in.  Above all, invite the truth in.  Let yourself be scared.  Let yourself be astonished at the miracle of your complicity-- and seemingly everyone else's-- in an order that is stacked up against you (and be informed that most of us do not even have the option to believe we are in our station by accident or by the misfortune of our ancestors, that we can overcome our circumstances and re-join the class of lookalike owners to which we rightfully belong).  And then be angry.

There is another way. The first step to being there is knowing to go there.  Then go.