Something to Say

I feel sometimes like I should only be writing a blog if I have something truly important to say. But I am slowly, humbly realizing, we all have something to say, even me.

Sometimes, it's something stupid, something irrational. There are way too many bullies and trolls that have way too much time on their hands. But if there is a silver lining, it is that we are at least talking, and those who are rational can compassionately work to counterbalance the irrational and stupid. 

But in some cases, I may not be of much help. When I am most upset, I get quiet. I first get very vocal. I try to solve the problem. I talk about it. I reason. I argue. But then I get quiet. This quiet can be a good thing. But not at first, at least not for me. Quiet means I have folded into myself. I am then in a dark place. I am at the bottom. Cloudy, cold, damp darkness. 

But then, like a twinkling little bit of star, something inside of me cracks open. I might start to smolder a little, get a little feeling back in my toes. Then all it takes is some tinder and - whoosh - I am a flame. Or better yet, a phoenix rising from it. I have something to say again, this time even better.

Point being, sometimes we need to go through a shitstorm to get to the better perspective on the other side. That is, if we do not let ourselves get jaded by it. At many points in my life, I could have very easily turned sour, bitter, angry, or mean. One could argue that I should hate men, hate other women, hate all kinds of things, because I have been burned, more than a few times. I have been in darkness. But I have also risen on the other side and have become better for it all. 

And now I have something to say. You see how that works? And with that something to say, I can help counterbalance the stupid that led me into the darkness in the first place, in order to help others find their way into the light. For me, it's through words, songs, and art. How will you say your something to to the world? It doesn’t matter how. Just please say it. We're listening.