What is it...

This was seen on

Facebook yesterday

and

I laughed outloud!

Oh pick me,

let me be the driver

of

that bus!

What is it about people,

about truth?

How is it

that when you peel the onion

to get to the truth

that folks just

outright

do not like it?

What is it?

As we hear stories of

"who shot John" stories

and

"perceptions"

of others

it always is interesting

if not rather shocking

how folks and who folks believe

in a day.

What is it that makes folks believe

who they believe

and

react the way in which they react

and

to whom?

It is truly amazing at times

and

quite frankly

just boggles the mind.

What is it

that makes folks treat others badly

and

think it will not at some point come back and bite them in the A**?

Karma sweet Karma;

where is the bus?

Oh how that sign just tickled me to life!

But

really now,

what is it about people and things these days?

Even the woman who now has a bestseller coming out with her affair with JFK?

Do we really need to read about another affair that happened?

What's up with that and why now?

What it is it,

 that motivates and moves folks to have such knee/jerk reactions of craziness.

It's just not in hollywood, not just in prisons, not just those who are served by health/mental health professionals

or

pathology in press and neighborhoods...

It is being seen more places than imagined.

We trust our children to educators

to teach

and

then we find out that teachers

now are not teaching children

to write

cursive anymore

cos' they use computers

and the art of handwriting is no longer seen to have value?

How will they know their distinctive signature I wonder...

We trust the same educators

that we later watch being accused of molesting children on the news

and

then we see an educator accused of

abuse on the news

after she had put a "frowny green face" on a child's work?

it was abuse?

We hear about people being fired

or

"terminated"

their services no longer needed

based on the words of a disgruntled

stranger/consumer,

who felt they were somehow not given their money's worth.

All without asking or inquiring of the person/provider they knew; the person they supposedly valued or cared about

who stood for them yet

so quickly

cast aside.

What is it?

We now see where Whitney Houston's music

is topping the charts

in death her income is rising faster

than stocks on Wall Street

and yet

prior to her death

folks talked about her like a dog

even those who now mourn her so deeply in front of cameras.

How can that be authentic?

The good news is,

I was reminded of some really good music I hadn't heard in years

and

have really enjoyed!

and yes, I have played it loud

and

it has evoked some grand memories.

But

I also haven't talked about her like a dog

in the choices she made,

I just accepted

she had it all

and

made some bad choices in her life

and

real is real,

her music is legendary.

and

Truly I am asking;

What is it about people?

Songs that have been available for folks to listen to; identify with, and relate to

now are being bought and listened to over and over again... folks are saying

"this is my theme song for my life".

And I have to wonder;

"why wasn't it your theme song last month"

before Whitney died?

We are seeing signs and such on Facebook that have Whitney on one side and soldiers on the other with captions reading:

"One person dies a million cries/One million dies no one cries" and asking others to click like for some reason trying to compare a star with dying children and tears for one compared to the other...

What is THAT?

and why?

To stir in things til' they stink I think!

Why?

Isn't there enough angst in the world

or in the individual lives of people already?

What is it?

...

The brain is brilliant

but what is it

about people?

The messages that they send

in their actions

along with the mixed messages sent to the brain are complex ...

when you give your brain mixed messages, you have to be prepared to get mixed results.

And when you send out mixed and scattered messages to people

one has to be prepared to be looked at and received differently!

But

I have to wonder;

really have to dig deep in understanding.

Just as when we see two people having such great love and affections 

ending in bitter divorces
or ending great friendships
in disgust
in bitterness

you have to wonder

how is it

that two people who lived together,

laughed together,

dreamed together,
loved each other,

now have to destroy each other,
have to dislike or hate

as opposed to just walking away as friends
or
just walk away?

Questions for the ages I suppose.

Isn't it a
SHAME

when it is

less than honest,
less than integrity filled
and awe inspiring?

Isn't it a dirty rotten shame

when what it is

isn't what is should be and could be

so easily in life?

When life has its own share of ups and downs;

of heartbreaks and heartaches?

When life and breath are so very fragile on this earth

and

those we believe in and stand for

disappoint

or

harm

or

hurt

along the path?

What is it?

Isn't it a low down dirty shame

that

others
and often
ourselves
lose the way?
And
for what
for who
for
how long
until waking up and realizing
LIFE IS RIGHT HERE
RIGHT NOW
...
To be embraced
To be enjoyed

So tell me,

What is it

that

YOU stand for?

What is it

that

YOU

find meaning in?

What is it

that

YOU

will get riled up about?

What is it

that

YOU

are doing to make a difference

in your life and the lives of those around you?

“I can be changed by what happens to me. but I refuse to be reduced by it.” ~ Maya Angelou

Just keepin it real!

Walk In Beauty,

DRSES

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