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diane reynolds's avatar

Thanks for the Social Dilemma recommendation. Disturbing. Non sequitur: Most of my adult life has been spend in pursuing the question of how best to live. What is definition of a life well and properly spent? My best answer is the yin and yang of our existence. Duality. Impermanence. People are the very best and the very worst and many times the best and worst reside in the same person including me. Bottom line for me: there is NO answer, only more questions. So, a question for you is this: Will being an expat bring YOU a measure of peace? Leaving the USA is tempting with our country's deep rooted strife, inhumanity, and white (elite) privilege. I truly believe one can run, but cannot hide. We are on the cusp of leaving The Villages for Santa Fe; not sure if we will put it off or deep down even want to pull it off. Perhaps my lesson is that the uproar is IN me and no amount of external circumstance will ameliorate my "human" condition. Will living in Santa Fe bring ME a measure of peace? I am enjoying your posts! Stay safe.....

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Caroline McVitty's avatar

We do live in an America I no longer recognize. The saddest part is that I have been reluctant even to ask where friends and acquaintances stand. In today’s America, such knowledge risks losing a friendship. But I simply cannot remain neutral while the value systems I grew up with and which I taught to my sons and which once defined America get trampled and distorted. Let’s get one thing straight - there has always been bigotry, prejudice and hatred in America. It is my job now to do whatever I can to educate myself, to support worthy causes, to vote, to write to my congressional representative when I am displeased with my government. In short, I need to stay the course - and I try very hard not to get overloaded by the news. Otherwise, I can’t see the forest for the trees. Even a tiny insect looks threatening under a powerful microscope.

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