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A few years ago I had a “bad feeling”, and warned friends and relatives to pay off their bills and get their matters squared away, that there was some bad shit coming down the pike. That bad shit is arriving, and the light at the end of the tunnel is the oncoming train.

No government can fix this. No cult of personality can sway the consequences of what has been brought about. The only way through this time is through it. This morning I find myself grieving the passing of a dream, of the illusion of a strong and mighty nation. We’ll emerge from this, no doubt, but in what form remains to be seen.

Take good care of your friends, families, neighbors and self. Take deep breaths. Know the love in your life, and keep on keeping on. As always, this moment is all we have, no matter what swirling of fate or drama surrounds our lives.

photo credit: niznoz

Miss Crabbypants (yours truly) was driving into work earlier this evening, replaying stories about the previous week’s work drama over and over in her head. Thankfully, she noticed in the distance that there was summer lightning in the winter clouds above the city - the type of lightning that bathes the cloud tops in a flash of yellows and shadows. With a sense of awe, she humbly closed down the story-shop for the rest of the drive.

photo credit: Puddles

Attending a birthday party last night, a beautiful 9 year old girl walked amongst the guests, encouraging them to blindly pick a card out of a pack. “It’s a prophecy for your year ahead” she said, “and you get to keep the card!” What I drew:

Beyond the stories you
repeat over and over is
true spirit unfolding and
radiating outward in
spirals with no words. A
single strand of spidersilk
between trees is how
strong and fragile it all is.

photo credit: alex_ford