Friday has descended upon us like a Greek God deciding to grace humanity with the magnitude of his awesomeness! Thank you for coming to the party Friday, nothing is right until you show up!
Happy Friday everyone! I’m feeling good and feeling great and I hope you are too.
I had an epiphany last night and decided that I need to reclaim my civility and revive chivalry. I have become a fan of another show, Newsroom (thank you HBOGo for the ability to watch programs from the comfort of my bed). I have been enthralled for days. Regardless of where you sit on the political or role of journalism threshold the show does something better, it champions for having a moral center and having integrity! Sure you can smoke a little weed, have a broken heart, make a lot of money and still have integrity -- adherence to moral and ethical principles. This show is reminding me of the importance of morality and the vast impact of civility. Good character is imperative for the success of our society and in a world anesthetized by self-serving propaganda, and assaulted by cynicism and mediocrity we are struggling to hang on to what little is left of human decency.
The “mission to civilize” taken on by the main character of the show has been on my mind for about 2 days, which is a record for me (I cycle through thoughts pretty quickly, plus I get distracted by shinny things). I started reminiscing on college and my mindset as a teenager. I was going to change the world! I was going to have an impact and right injustices. I believed in my heart that I was going to make this world better for myself and my future children because even then I was slightly disgusted by it. 10 years, several relationships, and tons of student loans later I’m not so concerned with changing the world most days. I find myself saying all too often that I’m just a cog in the wheel.
What the hell happen to my self-efficacy!? How did I let work, adulthood, and social media beat ambition and revolution right out of my system?
As I move into my last few weeks of Lent I am starting to realize there is something to this sacrifice thing. Aside from clarity of mind and heart, I’m finding hope (and new TV shows). I’m unhappy with the state of my personal social nation (and the nation as a whole) and I miss the focus on important things. Remember when hard working, dependable, honest, and ethical were qualities to strive toward? I do and will continue to try and remember for the rest of my life.
I can’t change other people, seriously I’m not a puppet master but I can influence change in others by changing myself. So I want to go on my own mission of civility. I’m going to civilize (in my own way of course); I’m going to change my own world and perhaps help someone else. The revolution in me is buried deep but it isn’t dead. My desire to impact the world may be minute but that’s better than not being there at all. My methods and beliefs may have evolved over time but they no longer have to be eroded. So I am stepping off my soap box and getting to the call to action for the day…
Do something positive! I encourage you in whatever situations life throws at you this fantastic Friday to take the high and moral ground. Avoid malevolent behaviors. Accountability is important; we can't protect people from truth so turn your sarcasm into an opportunity for discussion. Put down that gossip magazine and go buy an encyclopedia (or a National Geographic works too). Find your humanity and do something nice for somebody. Don’t be governed or influenced by stupidity. Put down that Starbucks latte and find a family owned coffee shop! Be the Greater Fool! Read Don Quixote.
Some other epiphanies I had because of this show:
· I need to hire a maid, mainly because work, TV watching, socializing and being a stakeholder for change make it impossible to clean up with any consistency.
· Smoking is just such an ugly habit; it is physically unpleasant to watch
· People in the news industry can’t possible have real lives (news is always keeping you at work)
· Sloan is a cool TV character name
· HBO makes some damn good programing
Happy Friday folks, I hope you make it a good one!
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