We screwed up big time....

Yesterday I was reading some articles that had been posted on Facebook. One article made me come to a screeching halt. Everyone knows about the horrific oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The "official" estimates was that it was leaking 5,000 barrels of oil into the gulf a day. They just found out they were wrong. Its now much worse at 70,000 barrels per day! WHAT!!! My heart is so heavy from this terrible thing that has been done to nature!

I think of us like addicts. We are addicted to oil. Its not just the US, but the whole world. We are junkies who must have a constant fix or we don't know what to do with ourselves. I knew a family who had an uncle who had a serious drug problem. Not only did it end in his demise, but he brought down almost the entire family with him! In our addiction we have become reckless and no longer care that if something horrible happens we really don't have a way to stop it. We are so consumed with our next fix to not see the amazing, pristine world around us that we are destroying. We have launched thousands of anti drug programs, spent millions of dollars on preventing drugs from entering our country, and yet our worst addition grows and grows.

I guess when I look at our society I have labeled it the "H & W" society. People only want to see what they "have" to, and see only what they "want" to. There are a few bright shinning stars who care to think beyond our next fix, and to help cure this addiction in any way we can. But we are so surrounded by this phenomenon that we must change our entire lifestyle to have any hope.

Hope is what I keep in my back pocket, and hold onto when everything looks grim. I have always been a pessimist. Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm cursed or blessed by being this way. I keep hoping that enough disasters like this one will teach us something, and start to turn the tide. But I also know that this age must end, and it won't end in a good way. Still I won't give up.

Peace,

Heather

Good/Bad.....

Today was a good day. Today was a bad day. Gosh, that sounds like the start to a bad Robin Masters book(thats for all your Magnum P.I. fans out there). It was good because my little corner of the world is pretty hard to beat! Well, for the most part. My work load is ever changing. I think I've got it all completed and off my desk, then whamo(did I just make that word up?), more work happens! Now I want state that I am very grateful for my job, and for the most part enjoy the office I work in. Its laid back, positive, and I pretty must do as I wish. But, there are some of us who always seem to want more from life.....

Ok, the topic I wanted to really speak on is this horrific oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As it is 10pm, I'll turn my thoughts over in my head tonight, and finish my ranting in the AM.

Night!

Well, here sits my blog site. I think I started this account over two years ago and never posted anything. Am I a failure at blogging? Yes. But not a writing thankfully! I've posted many of my thoughts over the last year on a wonderful site called Author Nation. Check out my page:

http://www.authornation.com/turtleloveforever

I was introduced to this site by Tyler, and now I check it several times a day to see who is reading what I've wrote. I've so far just written poetry, but I'd like to start writing short stories and maybe some book reviews.
In writing I have found a way to express words and thoughts I just can't seem to get out verbally. For some people I've known verbalizing thoughts is like breathing. Its second nature to just express what you think or feel. For others like me we struggle to find words that really match how we feel and what thoughts run across our mind. Do we maybe feel more or think more then other people? Do we just have a handicap that we must overcome? Are we just unwilling in our subconscious to communicate the way society deems correct? Well, I could go on and on with guesses, but that still doesn't change the fact that for some of us writing is just so much easier then speaking our thoughts.
So, with this blog I am going to try to put down on paper(or electronic paper) what runs through my crazy head. I'll hopefully add a picture or two when I can. I guess I'll treat this as an experiment. I've tried several times over my life to keep a regular journal and never seem to get more then a few entries. So, I'll try it on blogger and see if its easier for me to keep up!

:D
Heather