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It's Not even Monday yet! 10/3/2009 5:26:19 PM
The past couple of days I wrote about the residents where I manage a community of Seniors received a rate increase to begin Jan 2010.....and....then I wrote about the other side of the coin...my boss and why the increase is necessary... I am off on Friday's, at least throughout October, and then I begin the Mon-Friday schedule that I don't think I'm prepared to fulfill...but that's another story! On Friday, I did spend a little time collecting the work mail (I don't like for it to sit out in the box over the long weekend)..and I stopped to speak to a couple of residents, and naturally...the conversation (or at least their part) was...that they are angry...That they aren't going to take it. That they plan to let ownership know how they feel! That I'm not just the messenger...I should relay their message back to the owners if I really care! Well, I smiled and came home. My husband Joe had been out earlier too, and he was stopped at the Pool and advised "behind the scenes secret" that the residents are putting together a Petition...that they plan a Revolution??? That he should talk to me about deciding whose side I'm on? Joe doesn't like to relay the gossip he hears...even to me....his partner...however; this was a message that perhaps I should be aware of! duh!
Today is Saturday...we were up early, and went to the first showing of the day for the $5 ticket to see Michael Moore's new film, "Capitalism".... We've seen all three, and this one is soooo right on... as usual! It was painful to watch; My makeup literally disappeared as I found myself wiping the tears away with a Napkin (I didn't have a tissue)..It made me angry...it made me sad...it made me cry...it made me think...and it made me realize how bad things truly are and why we (the glue that holds America together) have had to pay over and over for the thieves of Corporate America, and the Government... I honestly believe that no matter which side of how things are going you are on...that you owe it to yourself...you do...to see it... to see and hear the other side.. You don't have to change your mind, nor do you have to believe that your side is different than mine... I just believe that we cannot continue to be sheep...to follow people who do not care about US... who only care about their own pocketbooks...who have no conscience....yet, I don't know what the right answers are; but I know that if I don't open my heart and mind...especially my bright active mind....and give myself a chance to listen, to see if "just maybe" there is something to take note of... then I will have failed myself! I can't blame everyone else for how I vote, who I support, and why.
Funny, but my son-in-law is a FOX news addict...no matter what or who it's with or about! He refuses to listen to or watch any of the other news channels BECAUSE THEY DON'T AGREE WITH WHAT HE BELIEVES TO BE RIGHT! YET...how can He know if anyone is right, if he doesn't listen to both sides...then he can make a serious, educated decision!! I refuse to be a sheep, being led by what others want me to believe...If I make mistakes, let them be because I've studied and simply made the wrong decision! I watch FOX and it drives me nuts...but once in awhile I know there is something valid... I watch the other channels too, and I see the opposite views... and guess what? They both have issues that end up being done for what I believe to be the BOTTOM $$$$$$$ LINE.... however, I know that at the end of the day...I am informed...good, bad and ugly....
Seniors talk down to me every day...because they don't think I'm "one of them"....yet, I know and feel everything they are feeling... I have to stretch my nickles and can't afford to have my hair or nails done like I did before...I have found ways to make nice meals with less money; and I still try to send money to my g-children who need shoes and books and things that their parents can't provide because they have lost their jobs, or are barely keeping a roof over their heads! I know how Seniors are being abused, used, and taken advantage of....I know how our children are inheriting a country so deep in debt... I also know that families are broken and crime is worse than ever... I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE THINGS... but I can do something about ME... I can try to be the best person...even when I don't want to be...WHY? Because God is watching me...and I don't want to disappoint Him... He's carried me through many hard times... in spite of my anger, my rejection, my blame, and my unforgiveness... It's my turn now, to be a better person, and it's the least I can do for YOU...and for ME!
Are you going to keep being led like sheep or are you going to begin to see things from both sides? Are you going to educate yourself, and pay attention to what is going on around you? Are you going to make a difference?
Am I concerned about the Petition and the Revolution that will await me next week? Hell yes! Am I afraid? Hell NO! If I'm lucky they won't waste their Tea bags holding a Town Hall Meeting with them screaming at me and blaming me for all the wrongs in their lives (under the guise of a rent increase)... and hopefully, they will think about brewing some of that tea, and maybe just sharing a cup one with another...a little lemon and a little sugar always make for a well balanced conversation....and also a great cup of tea! Sure will be lots easier going down than confrontation...don't you think? Hugs and stuff, lindalaw
