Emergence

Facebook annoys me with all its bells and whistles... until its algorithms reposted something I wrote several years ago I totally forgot about.  I guess I shouldn't judge Facebook's bling (and occasionally those people close to me) so harshly!  Here it is all the way back from 2012.  Yep, still applies:
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"This is my response to a scathing commentary I recently read on the current state of humankind.  This comes from the ground level, that place where I engage to make the best and worst choices possible for myself…

Yes – I am a different breed of animal.  Smarter, wiser, more civilized. But above all, I am an emotional being who possesses both incredible hope and great despair.  The ability to choose where I focus my thoughts and energy is my greatest advantage.  I choose vulnerability, connection and the optimism that exists all around me when I pay attention.  At the same time I am still fully aware of, and learning from, the darkness that is always present.  I do struggle and occasionally fall back but I always get back up and move forward as best I’m capable of.  This is normal.  Pessimism, ignoring shame, and lack of vulnerability can lead to social isolation, a place where the seeds of rage can be found.  This is not a place I want to spend time in.

These days, many of us want to see change.  I have chosen to take care of myself; change myself first.  These choices will slowly ripple through the rest of humanity.  I believe that I can make a difference."

Tiimo Mang
Denver, CO