A New Day is Dawning

Wow, I love to sit on my sofa meditate and think. Many of us are amazed at the bias news reporting and are trying to figure out what is fake news and what is real news. We feel discouraged by the lack of clarity of truth. It occurred to me that something else might be happening. What if this is really "out of chaos comes order" process. A process often discussed in a therapeutic setting. The idea that as we break down former patterns we experience a level of chaos as we sort through our feelings to reach a new understanding of who we are as a person. Years ago the Christian Science Monitor was the gold standard for factual news reports. No one mentions them anymore, at least not in my feed. Many of us remember the Walter Cronkite reporting. We are all comforted by his lack of personal commentary and his apparent un-bias approach. Well, it just occurred to me this might be an illusion. Why? Years ago, lots of information did not get reported. The general population did not know about the actual daily extent of racial, religious, and gender bias violence. We did not talk about it. Men were praised for being the strong silent type hero. White men appeared to outgrow their emotions as they aged. This was considered maturity. Men went to work and came home with limited engagement with their children. Sports and hunting were two areas men could bond with their children at least in my world in Tacoma. The arts were on the fringe of acceptability. Years ago people studied history and historical facts were presented an objective reports. Most of us now realize history books are written in a subjective manner. We all learned the accomplishment of heroic white powerful men, with an occasional mention of an Afro-American or woman. George Washington Carver, and Clara Barton are two Americans that I studied. It might be argued that Carver was a "get your hands dirty" farmer, and Clara Barton, the nurse that started the Red Cross, is portrayed as the saintly virtuous women to nurse the hero men in battle. Native Americans were only cast in a positive light if they were leaders of peace. I do not remember any individual Asians being singled out for greatness. What if a new day is dawning partially because of social media, and we are in the mist of healing our truth? For me this idea is a comforting thought of growing awareness leads to understanding, trust, compassion and love. Namaste