Chaos, Frustration and Overload...

Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Abraham Lincoln

by Skip Cohen

For years, exclusively on Sunday mornings, I've written Reflections. They're never about business, but my time to share something more personal that's on my mind. I've never had a problem finding a topic, and I've pretty much covered just about everything.

But this morning, as I read quotes, scrolled through Facebook notifications, and even sat and just thought about life, I came up empty. Sometimes my creativity is sparked by wandering through Adobe Stock. The four images above all came up, with hundreds more, when I searched the word "chaos."  My challenge in writing today isn't because there's nothing to write about, but because I'm simply tired--Tired of a world that's filled with so much bullshit. 

It comes in all shapes and sizes, from friends and foes alike. It doesn't matter what race, religion, or pronoun you identify with. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor...there's a very high percentage likelihood that you don't have all the facts when you express your opinion and quote something you've read on the Internet, heard from a friend, or even watched on the news.

When it comes to our country and, for that matter, the world, this was one of the worst, most violent weeks in history, certainly in my lifetime. And with each tragedy, the only undeniable truth is the way people have turned finger-pointing into an art form. 

Here's the bottom line today...I simply want to wish all of you a day of peace. I hope you have time to simply appreciate the people you love the most. Those eleven-second therapeutic hugs I've always written about need to be a whole lot longer. They won't fix the problems in the world, but the love you feel will bring a very special quality into your world, and maybe for a few minutes, even peace and a smile.

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
Jane Goodall