The Complicated World I (We) Live In

As I write this piece (this is my first…do I call it a piece?), I am a 52-year-old male with two college-aged daughters and a wife of 24 years. I’ve been around a little, and I know some things. But, I have to admit, the world is getting stranger and more difficult to follow every day. I’m not struggling with my own life, but I struggle with the people, thoughts, and things around me. I’m not on as solid footing as I once was, and this bothers me.

I don’t have a problem with individual choices. I say pick your pronoun, pick your style, pick your love, pick anything personal to you, and I’m cool with it. You won’t hear a peep out of me. It's the global or wide-angle lens view that’s getting me. The droughts, the food shortages, the wars, the politics, the tribalism, the news hitting me from every angle and every minute of every day. At the risk of sounding old, it’s all going so fast.

I’ve decided I need to slow myself down. I need to focus and try to live in the moment more. So, with this in mind, I’ve decided to try my hand at writing and putting my crap out there for the world to look at. I’ve read many of the “pieces” on this platform, and I’ve learned some things from the really smart people that decided to share. So, I’m going to share. If you don’t like it, let me know so I can get better. If you like it, tell me because, as I mentioned, I have two college-aged daughters, and they verbally beat me into submission any chance they get, so I could use the ego boost. Stay tuned…