It has been more than a month since I've last written...So much and so little have taken place over the last couple of months, that it has felt almost too overwhelming to write about any of it.
The election of President Elect Barack Obama put me in a stupor for about a week. All I could do was soak up the energy and excitement that this regime change has brought about and try to radiate my pleasure without repeating just what all of the TV news/papers/blogs/conversations have all already stated over and over again.
And then there's the economy and its endless downward spiral. I cannot say that I am surprised by our economy taking a downturn -- isn't that what ecomonies do? But I am suprised by how far-reaching the effects have been and how mindless and greedy most of the companies and people in the financial world have turned out to be. Luckily, I have a solid support system and a reliable means of paying a mortgage that is safely within the one-third of income rule...But what about my loved ones, friends and coworkers who are on shakier ground or older family members who are close to retirement? I not worry for them and the communities of people they represent, although the piling up of more bad numbers and disappointment begins to numb.
And now come the heartbreaking terrorist attacks in Mumbai, where just having sat for a meal in a shwanky hotel restaurant might have gotten a person killed...It is a fresh insult to humanity.
I began this blog as an outlet for me to express my profound wonder and joy that this world has to offer, and I haven't really felt much of that lately. There have been short blips -- a fantastic communal Thanksgiving, old school birthday parties, the new 007 -- but these have not done much to lighten my overall mood. There has been too much emotional overload and sensory deprevation. So I will try to start December with a clean slate and a vow to reconnect with my usually positive self. Wish me luck.
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