Dirty Memories

Isn’t it strange how a little controversy, a little dirty dirt, can stir up interest and emotions in many people.  Not satisfied with the apparent mundane life they lead, they look for pain and suffering to ease their own suffering.  They look for any example they can find of a life situation worse than their own.  They look to replace their own pains with that of others, in a feeble effort to find some level of peace.

Yesterday I posted my side of an unfortunate episode in my life.  The end result was a further separation of people who used to be friends.  I accomplished my goal of getting my side of the story out there to counter half- truths that are out there regarding this episode and my overall character.  I couldn’t see much of the reaction to my post and subsequent drivel by the haters out there, but I did see something.

I had 175 hits to my blog….a new daily record that pushed me ever closer to 10,000 views all time.  I should feel good about the number of views yesterday, but I don’t…because I know why most were visiting…to get some fresh dirt to add to their garden of pain and inequities.

But it’s Son Day, July 8^th 2018, and I am awake to a new day.  A day filled with promise, hope and adventure in the face of despair, divisiveness, protest and calamity.  I try not to dwell on the past, but I have a pretty good memory, so the past is always there, it’s what you do with those memories that matter now…because you certainly can’t change them…or can you?

Your memories may not change, but your perception and reaction to them can.  Think back to a life changing event you had that was not so pleasant.  Your feelings at the time and even now may be of hate, disgust and revenge.  Take a step back and really analyze all aspects of the situation.  Look at it from multiple views and angles and you may just see or hear something to change your reaction to the moment.  The memory won’t fade…but your emotions to it just might and that is a changed memory.

Now, do you really think you know everything there is to know about every situation in your life…if you think you do then you are short sighted and will be blind-sided when the truth hits.  I had no idea my post would result in lost friends…but it has.  Several times while drafting that post I had second thoughts of posting it and maybe I shouldn’t have…but I can’t change that now.  All I can do is react to it, which is what I am doing with this post and my reaction is a simple one.

It seems people would rather read about dirty dirt than life saving water.  The two posts that have gotten the most views on my blog are yesterdays and one from years ago about a local pastor in Jacksonville, Florida who was a friend and business partner.  His story is full of dirt too, so go figure.  The two posts with the most views…are about unfortunate circumstances that apparently draw more interest than a post about the beauty of nature or the meanings of life.  Why people would want to dumb themselves down with emotional distractions when there are many more positive energies out there to draw and learn from is beyond me…I left those immature emotions behind me long ago.

We live in a world today that in many ways is emotional instead of practical.  Where facts don’t matter and the truth often gets buried in efforts to establish and feed hidden agendas.  Well there’s no hiding from the truth and that is why we have so much divisiveness and lost friendships today…because many people would rather continue to believe their own lies, than face the truth that shatters their fragile and flawed reality.  Don’t live with ignorance and lies but rather wisdom and truth…fair memories my friend.