A Dark Day Indeed

 It's a dark day, not just in the realm of existential trouble and woe, but it's actually dark outside. It's interesting how connected the weather and our emotions are. On the way here to the Griz this morning I was thinking about how I haven't had time to write this week, and thoughts were just foaming up and out of my head, so I decided to come here and make time to write and vent a few things out.

I was present for, though thankfully not a part of an argument this week that's been a major topic of discussion at work. The argument was between two of my employees, and it highlighted the difference between two things that most people assume are the same. That distinction is between, Belief and Convictions. One of the guys was being a troll, and the other was playing dumb. The content of the argument is not important to share, but it became apparent that though one party was claiming "beliefs", all he was doing in reality, was noting his convictions. Interesting detail about convictions, is that they don't have to belong to you. I suppose the same could be said of beliefs, but that's a semantic argument. Anyway, just because you're convicted of something doesn't mean it's true, nor does it even mean you believe it. I won't ramble on about this part too much, but it was very interesting, and indicative of the state of the churches, IMO. Lots and lots of convictions, mainly of HWA's hastily peddled goods, not of actual belief in firm facts.

Next, new friends! We were out at a dinner party with some people that we were previously introduced to but had never met. Sitting across from them at the table, the host asked when I was going to invite him to church with me, and my response was 'when I find a church that I'm not ashamed for you to associate with me'. I was fist-bumped from across the table to a cheer of recognition and 2 hour conversation started about our life experiences. It was a great experience, and comforting in a way that, while we have no organizational connection, we have our calling in common. Hopefully we can spend a Sabbath together soon and discuss more about our day-to-day journey. 

Oh, the existential part! Right, it's a dark day today. I think it's been dark a little while for now. We are getting close to something bad, I don't expect anyone knows the exact nature of 'what's coming', but nonetheless something ominous is getting closer. The WHO today is talking about a global pandemic response treaty.. that doesn't sound anything like globalism, right? Our president is a zombie, and the ruling class isn't even trying to hide it anymore, he's just a next-to-dead puppet. Churches of all denominations are experience mass exodus because endless corruption is being exposed regularly. A minority of people from across all social strata are experiencing a sort of awakening. You can see this in the type of media that's exploding in viewership and the ideas that are starting to spring up out the muck. There are militias forming in sudo-secrecy all over the country, and if the reports about the reports about the rest of the world are true, everywhere. At the same time governors, like DeSantis in Florida are talking about starting their 'own militias', which is absurd because a militia is in defense of the sovereign individual, whereas, if DeSantis starts a group of armed men to defend the state, that is an army. Army fights for the ruler, Militia fights for the Sovereign Individual. Protests of massive proportion stretch all over the developed and undeveloped world against an increasingly authoritarian government. Something HAS to give eventually, and I, and a growing minority of people don't see any way that this can be resolved without a substantial amount of bloodshed. Who knows 'who's' blood, but it's going to come to blood. The whole world seems to have convictions, convictions of right/wrong, good/bad, me/you that aren't correct. Never underestimate the power of zealots. There's a damn good reason so many con-men have peddled religious, social, and political organizations and elevated the leadership of such to deity-lites. The 'useful idiot' is indeed VERY useful, and dangerous. 

Lastly, (for now) I managed to get some Jordan B Peterson tour tickets. Tabi and Zain and I will be going to see the emperor lobster, that red skull himself in February. I also managed to score Zain a meet-and-greet VIP ticket. 

Well, I have to get to work now. I wish I could just sit here all day and write. This gloomy weather is really conducive to writing.