Some of my (Melanie’s) thoughts on very upsetting recent events, and how we treat each other.
I don’t post political stuff here as a rule. “Politics” and current events can feel both very removed from and very intrusive in our daily lives. I know many quilters and crafters use their projects to escape the everyday, or to provide meditative time for processing events both worldly and close to home.
We have reached the point, are past the point, of too much. Yet I fear that it is still not enough, enough to break the hatred and fear rather than feed it. We (as a society, not necessarily you individually) feed hatred and fear when we escalate our language online, when we treat each other with less respect, when we reject common courtesies in favor of our own momentary needs.
What do we need, so DAMN urgently, on the phone, that we can’t leave it alone while driving? Think about how you used your phone ten years…
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Our View From Iowa 
We can live better lives if we choose to do so. Right now, it seems those who don’t are screaming into the megaphone and drowning out all other voices. It is so tiring.
Exhausting some days. Thanks.