Weathering The Storms Of Life

Happy Sunday Everyone! Are you still celebrating the new year? I am... since it finally snowed in Chicago❄❄❄ Half of the country is swamped under wild winter weather. Climate change? Probably but I'll save that for another day. Most of the world mourned the loss of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. His services were held yesterday after a week long remembrance. America lost their Golden Girls Sweerheart, Betty White. Tributes are still coming in on the news and social media. What else can you say about her? 99 years on this earth, just two weeks shy of her 100th born day.  A fact to be celebrated and cherished. I can't imagine the things she'd seen and the history she lived through. I saw this quote from her and it shook me to my core. 

Butterflies are like women - we may look pretty and delicate, but baby, we can fly through a hurricane.

I've found some much needed clarity and levity in this statement. We've made it through the pandemic and all of the chaos that ensued. Our collective goal is to survive and thrive in this environment. We could learn many things from the greatest generation of all time. I'm lucky to have my Dad still alive. He grounded us in a strong work ethic. Unlike everyone else, he never made much fuss about anything. He would just work. He would tell us not to lose focus. He would fly under the radar. Dad was always about his business. Dad would tell us that if we were going to be a potato peeler, be the best you can be. Definitely a different view from the notion of "getting by". I work hard because he did...everyday.  Dad has a ton of advice that he loves to share so we dont make the mistakes of the past. You see the dysfunction of repeat offenders daily. You can't ignore the rash of violence that has covered our country. Mass shootings from random gunmen. The anniversary of the Insurrection is coming up, and being investigated. These white nationalists are terrorists much like the KKK that preceded them. These fractured factions aim to alter the threads the fabric of American life. What's even more shocking is the "false news" that comes from those who pedal the stories from the previous Administration.  Lets do better in 2022. Let's acknowledge how tough life is and keep it moving. Let's give honor to whom honor is due, and shame the evil of the miscreants. How about you? What are you prepared to do? What did life teach you thus far? Please share your comments below. Thank you for reading this  article and supporting this blogspace.  Stay safe, masked and healthy. Take Care and God Bless!!!