election

Well, here we go. I don't know what on earth is posessing me to touch this subject, but coming into the home stretch, I am unable to let it pass. I never thought I would write about sports either, but 2 posts ago proved me wrong. Ok. I am not writing this to sway your decision. I am not writing this to make my decision known, but I think if you've kept up with me in my literary adventure you may have an inkling anyway. I am writing because that is what I do(now). Writing has become my therapy and feeling like I do today, I need it. As mentioned in my previous post, election years wreak havoc on retail. This is now the fourth election my business will be surviving long after whomever is elected is gone. After an extremely dismal weekend at the shop, my spirits have been lower than low. I really hate to equate my self-worth with how much income I bring in, but when it's your own business, everything gets taken personally. Let me just say that my income is used to better my family and my business. My self-worth has more to do with how well I can provide for them than my own financial gain.  My husband says this lull in sales will pass. I know he's right. I know I am not the only one trying to get this crap over with so we can return to some semblance of normalcy. Financial stability is not the only thing I wish back to normal.  I wish people would not use this election and its candidates as fuel for hatred and intolerance. I feel I am constantly being bombarded by negativity on all fronts. Our lives and relationships have been divided.  Black vs. white, gay vs. straight, rich vs. poor, patriot vs. non-patriot, Christian vs. non-Christian, even man vs woman. I just can't take it anymore. This country has become so fueled by hatred one can feel it around every corner. Do I even need to bring up that dreaded chicken fast-food place. Freedom of speech aside, I have never been so embarrassed to be a citizen of this country as I was when I watched that hate-filled debacle. Grown men and women acting like jackasses just because they don't like a person's choice of partner. Intolerance on any level is not acceptable in my world. Like it or not we are all in this together and to quote one of our illustrious founders,"All men are created equal". That in itself should just say it all. We may not like our neighbor, we may not like a person's opinions, partner or even social status, but does that give each and everyone of us a RIGHT to tell them not to BE that way.Heck, I really wish my neighbor would get a job and stop peeing off his balcony, but that's his choice, not mine. Well I certainly didn't mean to get back on my cyber soap box, but enough is enough. I am tired of feeling like we have transported back to the sixties what with the war, the election, women's rights, even the whole organic/green movement. What's next race riots? Are we going to be so angry if our current president stays in office that we'll "take it to the streets". Come on people now, smile on each other. This hate-filled feudal system we live in now has to stop. We the people have to make the change. It may start with a vote or it may start with just one kind gesture, but the hatred will be our undoing if allowed to continue. I may sound preachy, even liberal and idealistic, but again as stated before, it's my blog and I'll say what I want to. Everybody get together, try to love one another...right now. Good night world.