For Us It's Uncomfortable...

                             

Hi!

Okay, so a few things...

First, the thing foremost on my mind. This heat.

Sure, I get whiny about it. Partnered with hot flashes it sucks... a lot. But, for us, it's uncomfortable. We have the means to find air conditioning if need be. I have access to a cool shower whenever I want. I have access to unlimited cold drinking water. For us, it's uncomfortable.

For others, not so much. Some have already perished because of this heat. Fires are being sparked by things like sparks from a train running down the tracks. There are those who don't have decent access to shade, let alone air conditioning. 

For us, it's uncomfortable.

Next...

So July 1 was Canada Day. It was acknowledged in different ways this year. The red of the maple leaf was partially eclipsed by the Orange of the T-shirts that are bringing awareness to the injustices that have happened and continue to happen to our indigenous people, as it should have. More bodies of tortured babies are being discovered almost daily. The sins of these residential "schools" being brought to light leaving fewer places to hide. Yet, the Catholic Church and the Government still cling to the cover-ups, to withholding information, they keep fighting transparency. Just bust open the doors and let it out. Healing can't begin until you do. 

For our First Nations people, this must be excruciating. Picking at the scabs of wounds they thought were healing but upon full exposure were found to be infected. Given nothing but superficial band-aids thus far, how could it be anything else?  

For our First Nations, it's horrific.

For us, it's uncomfortable.

Another thing...

Bill Cosby was released. Released, set free, on a technicality. 

This doesn't make him innocent. It doesn't make him any less guilty. It doesn't erase the trauma he forced upon these women. (more than 50 at last count) All this means is that he has a lot of money to pay lawyers to find an i undotted, a t uncrossed, an unsigned document. Lots of money, lots of lawyers, unlimited time to comb through everything. 

They wonder why so few victims report sexual assault.

His release is going to hit these women like a ton of bricks. They were put through all kinds of hell to see this to the end. They had finally received some kind of justice, even if it was years later, even if it was only 10 years, even if...

And then, just like that, with a stroke of a pen... poof. He's free. Like nothing happened. Back to his cushie life. 

This happens more often than we think. These monsters get set free, or never charged to begin with. For the victims, it's crushing.

For the rest, it's uncomfortable.

One last thing...

Ummmmm, as more information is released, it's looking more and more like the Trump Organization was even more criminal than I, for one, first thought. This is the first domino, it's only going to get more interesting from here. 

None of it is surprising, but it is shocking how long they got away with it.

I can't get over the fact how utterly dumb it was for the Grand Cheeto to run for president.

I mean, they were getting away with a lot of underhanded, illegal crap, coasting by, criming without hindrance for decades. Then, in all of his 'good brain' genius, he decided to shove a microscope up his own butt. I mean, when you run for president, you instigate a colonoscopy of your life. All of it. Why would you volunteer to invite that kind of scrutiny to yourself knowing full well all of the illegal shenanigans had to be discovered. 

For the Trump crime syndicate, it's going to be hilariously well deserved.

For us, it's going to be uncomfortable to watch, who am I kidding, it's going to be freakin' fantastic to watch Karma do her thing! 

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May we wade through our discomfort to be a comfort for those who need it most.

May we push for justice, push for light, push for accountability, remain engrossed.

May those who have forced trauma upon others finally come face to face with their ugliness.

May they finally be exposed for who they really are, for all the world to see, unmasked justice. 

May those in charge of dotting the i's and crossing the t's be diligent, be precise, be perfect in their task.

May no amount of scrutiny free the monsters, allow them to roam, this is all we ask.

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