Life and Current Events

Life is finally starting to intrude upon the grief of having lost my sister, Patty. Although it is still difficult seeing things that remind me so strongly of her or of the random memories that pop into my mind, my grief is gentler now; less potent and less painful, although eternally present. The healing is well under way and, although the loss will be with me for the rest of my life, I know we will get through the upcoming holidays and still be together as a family - diminished in size and essence, but not in love.

One of the news stories that has caught my attention lately has been the sad and pathetic reports of the woman at Oprah Winfrey's school who has humiliated and abused several of the girls there. How sad that such a beautiful vision has been seemingly marred by the vicious weakness and vile frailties of such an individual, however I do not believe that the evil present has reduced the beauty or the strength of the original vision. Oprah's dream is merely not fully realized as yet, but it will be soon. In the coming weeks, months and years, as this woman's poisonous actions are slowly cleansed from the school and the hearts and minds of the young girls who suffered her abuses and perversions, as well as those who only witnessed them, Oprah's dream will reaquire all of its original beauty and strength. Oprah is strong enough to make this happen. The strength within the hearts of the girls victimized will overcome this atrocity; they will flourish, heal, and bring that healing to others.

On another current events front is the ever present and pathetic Ms. Britney Spears, who's self-indulgence and pathetic weakness of character is becoming more and more obvious with each passing, desperate for attention, news story about her and her exploits. Still, I feel sorry for her. She has lost all perspective on how to grow up and become the woman her two sons so desperately need their mother to be. This young woman needs to get off of her self-indulgent course of self-destruction and learn to mature and care about her sons more than she cares about herself or her failing, flailing career. No amount of collagen, botox, implants, or plastic surgery will ever recoup her teenaged pop queen body or image. She is sinking and it is difficult not to watch the process, growing ever more horrified as her face appears and reappears over and over again, of the desperate bids for attention all of her actions and appearances seem to have become. Thank goodness her two little boys have the strength and protections of more practical and concerned minds than that of their mother - at least they will survive her determined self-destructive tendancies. I wish Britney could suddenly become fully aware of the harm she has been and is inflicting upon her two beautiful children. Perhaps the realization might slow down her pursuit of fame somewhat, and give her at least one strange, rare moment of mature contemplation in which to ponder her actions and likely fate in all of this.

That's it for now. A bit disjointed and rambling, but at least back online.

May all of your family and pursuits be more fruitful and precious with each passing day.

Love, Izzlebug