Good morning! It’s another day in hell, not paradise. Why would you fool yourself? Do you have big plans for your day? If your plans were interrupted by a medical emergency, you would stop pretending that everything is okay. I don’t think our hospital workers are interested in having a good time after work. How could they when they’re working overtime to save lives? Relax and act normal. Take a walk in the forest. Breathe in the air around you. Oh, excuse me, but that doesn’t work, now does it? Northern California is on fire, and the flames might reach your town. The air is unhealthy, and the state we love is in a state of emergency. So you see, why would you try to fool yourself when everything around you is burning up? Climate change isn’t just for firefighters to combat, and Covid-19 isn’t just for the health workers to protect the infected. You don’t care. You only want to fool yourself or be fooled by not listening to the facts. You prefer to close your eyes and only listen to the lies while you live as others die. Wake up and smell the smoke! Do something to stop the bleeding. The earth needs healing. Who do you think you’re fooling?
Trying to Fool Yourself?
Published by Mary K Lanza
Hello: I am a writer who directs your attention to life in the 'now'. My most recent masterpiece is Losing the Boomer Blues. This whimsical story is about 3 old friends traveling back in time to lose their boomer blues. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and fell in love with writing at a very early age. I have written many short stories and poems down through the years. I've won awards but more than that I have won the hearts of my readers. I became a member of the Oakland Art Association in the late '90s and devoted many years to creating collage art but never stopped writing. I decided to start writing Losing the Boomer Blues in 2016 and finished writing it in August of 2018. It was with great pride that I self-published it in October of 2018. This charming story appeals not only to my baby boomer counterparts but to those of all ages who find the Summer of Love a quest for peace, freedom, and equality. The struggle for unity will never die. We are the United States. Divided is an impossibility. View more posts
Mary Lanza 