Offended In 2020

{This piece has a little sting to it. Enjoy......Or not.}

What the fuck? Yeah, I said it. Fuck, fuck, fuck and fuck. Are you offended? What do you do with that offense? We have become a society that is offended by everything. To make matters worse, we recruit others to join in on our hate campaign. Make 2020 a year not to be offended by everything.

We are far too consumed by things that we have no control over, but we insist on being offended. Someone writes your instead of you're, and we pop off. Someone brings up Trump or another political figure, we quickly exit that person out of our lives. Black lives matter, religion, guns you name it, we are pissed. And here's the rub. We bitch, complain or play victim, yet we do nothing about it. Why? And an even bigger question is why be offended by everything?

There are things to be offend by. And there are things that we just don't agree with. Learn the difference. And when you know, conserve your energy to fight for what is really worth fighting for. I am now, and have always been against guns. Is it something that I am willing to fight for? No. Have I lecture on how to survive a mass shooting? Yes. Am I offended by homelessness? Yes. Have I worked or volunteered my entire adult life to help the problem? Yes. Am I a fan of Trump? No! Do I have friends that adore him? Absolutely. Why? Becuase I am an adult. I fight the fights worth fighting for.....to me. Nothing more.

"Fight for what is unfair. Let go of what is unpleasant."

There is no magic in 2020. The magic is in you. But that magic will be limited if you are consumed {or full} of rage for petty bullshit. Make room for magic. Free up energy so you can fight for the really important issues. Realize that just because you're offended, doesn't necessarily mean you're right. {Notice I used "you're"......Come on that's funny.} I get that there are a lot of things that are unfair. I know there are a lot of things that are unpleasant. Fight for what is unfair. Let go of what is unpleasant.

I was once asked how I can help an addict? My job isn't to judge the trauma that someone may be trying to suppress. My job is to fight for what I find offensive. And I find addiction offensive. Not that the addict is a bad person. But the disease itself. Don't agree with me? I don't give a shit. See how easy it is not to be offended? See how I fight for what I think is worth fighting for?

Make 2020 the year we aren't offended by everything. That's where your magic lies. That's when your miracle will come. And if it doesn't? Don't be offended.