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Monday, October 8, 2012
Current Events
DISCLAIMER: This post will have some incendiary topics & opinions. These are solely the opinions of myself. If anyone wishes to respond you may do so, but please keep it mature, thoughtful & clear. I will delete any rambling, unpointed or angry remarks made without clear thought to wordage & grammar.
It was brought to my attention a few days ago that the phrase 'right to choose' is almost always associated with the word 'abortion.'
As important a choice as I feel that is to have available, that is not the sole meaning or purpose behind that idea.
The 'right to choose' is just that. The RIGHT to CHOOSE. Wether that be religion, sexual preferance, personal identity, the manner of your departure from the mortal coil, unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, the availability & use of medical treatments, or the ability to wear white after labor day without fear.
It's the basic and fundamental RIGHT to CHOOSE.
On a more close to home note, there are many & varied inhibitors to being a single female today. If certain choices that we currently have available to us were to be threatened, our resources 'in case of emergency' would be severely limited and unappealing.
Unless I were to become a nun.
Or decided, for safety, to have my reproductive organs completely removed. However that would not prevent disease.
Aside from that, certain opinions portrayed on the topic are neither well constructed nor constructive.
It is not a decision of morality in the case of abortion. Morality is a deeply interpretive dance. Two people from the same structure, culture & belief cast can have completely opposing senses of morality.
It is strictly, simply & has to be completely without reservation a matter of the right to choose.
There are just too many variables. Too many scenarios where a woman can be put in the position of having a decision made for you without regard to your safety, well-being, or opinion.
Rape is the perfect example. In a very dark way.
That is a choice being completely taken away from you. And, in the case of a reproductively able woman, that action can take away so many other choices as well. It is a pebble with infinitely numbered & dangerous ripples. In the case of that woman, would you say to her: "Sorry, I know you were grossly violated and traumatised, but now you have a brand new life to care for, born of the monster who physically and mentally assaulted you! Have fun!"
Some women do choose to or have no other resource but to carry that life and make the best possible outcome. And they excell. I applaud that strength and beauty with all my being.
However, not everyone is built the same. Some cannot handle any of it.
Some are way to young. It takes all types, and this is my point. It has too broad a scope of possibilities to be put in black & white terms, but should always, like any MEDICAL CARE be available to EVERYONE as a last resort. NO one wants to EVER have to do it. But, you must always HAVE THE CHOICE.
It was brought to my attention a few days ago that the phrase 'right to choose' is almost always associated with the word 'abortion.'
As important a choice as I feel that is to have available, that is not the sole meaning or purpose behind that idea.
The 'right to choose' is just that. The RIGHT to CHOOSE. Wether that be religion, sexual preferance, personal identity, the manner of your departure from the mortal coil, unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, the availability & use of medical treatments, or the ability to wear white after labor day without fear.
It's the basic and fundamental RIGHT to CHOOSE.
On a more close to home note, there are many & varied inhibitors to being a single female today. If certain choices that we currently have available to us were to be threatened, our resources 'in case of emergency' would be severely limited and unappealing.
Unless I were to become a nun.
Or decided, for safety, to have my reproductive organs completely removed. However that would not prevent disease.
Aside from that, certain opinions portrayed on the topic are neither well constructed nor constructive.
It is not a decision of morality in the case of abortion. Morality is a deeply interpretive dance. Two people from the same structure, culture & belief cast can have completely opposing senses of morality.
It is strictly, simply & has to be completely without reservation a matter of the right to choose.
There are just too many variables. Too many scenarios where a woman can be put in the position of having a decision made for you without regard to your safety, well-being, or opinion.
Rape is the perfect example. In a very dark way.
That is a choice being completely taken away from you. And, in the case of a reproductively able woman, that action can take away so many other choices as well. It is a pebble with infinitely numbered & dangerous ripples. In the case of that woman, would you say to her: "Sorry, I know you were grossly violated and traumatised, but now you have a brand new life to care for, born of the monster who physically and mentally assaulted you! Have fun!"
Some women do choose to or have no other resource but to carry that life and make the best possible outcome. And they excell. I applaud that strength and beauty with all my being.
However, not everyone is built the same. Some cannot handle any of it.
Some are way to young. It takes all types, and this is my point. It has too broad a scope of possibilities to be put in black & white terms, but should always, like any MEDICAL CARE be available to EVERYONE as a last resort. NO one wants to EVER have to do it. But, you must always HAVE THE CHOICE.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
As in any well intentioned regime, I stumbled. I indulged in to much alcohol & proceeded to dial up my biological father to tell him how I feel about certain things. It was not a well balanced conversation to say the least. However, if nothing else, it helped me to realize that he is not now, nor will really ever be, a part of my life. Too many events in my life are requiring all my focus, energy & emotion for me to continue to waste my personal resources in the fruitless attempt to understand or communicate with an individual who has no interest in my life.
Granted, what I said & how I said it are things I will have to work on & come to terms with. But, it's out there now & there isn't much I can do about that.
Granted, what I said & how I said it are things I will have to work on & come to terms with. But, it's out there now & there isn't much I can do about that.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Life is a Phoenix, Burn with Rebirth
I welcome myself back to this mode of expression with a slight trepidation in my hands. Writing has not been my medium for some time, and rusty with that thought, I try to do it justice. There is no telling how this will come out, but I persevere.
Change has been an intense overtone in my life for awhile now. The ones that brought us forth and taught us of ourselves and our reserves of spirit move on. We who are left behind tell ourselves to hope of better days. For awhile we believe that though we falter, we remain to carry the wieght of day to day living.
I told myself a bit back that if I could have only one day in every week to carry the bad deeds and words that creep into my mind, it would be worth the struggle and pain. Then, Friday hit me.
True to my way of thinking, as minor as some behaviours seem to outside parties, I felt as though a frieght train had broadsided me. Like most people, I believe, I hold myself to a near unattainably high standard of behaviour. I also, like most people, am my worst critic and punisher.
Therefore, this day I speak of has given me a new resolve I haven't had in too long a time. Unfortunately, I cannot master time & space, so going back to change events is not an option. My only recourse is to start anew and mend myself, mold myself to that better standard of which I dream.
Resolutions are a pest, but here they are:
1. No more alcohol: I become someone I don't like when inebriated.
2. Say no to negativity: I am not faultless, so it is hypocritical to be judgemental of others.
3. Get Physically happy: Eat right, do right, exercise to exorcise.
4. Get Spiritually happy: Expand my musical ability, refresh myself in the dirt with the plant life, expunge my living conditions to lift my spirits. Meditate regularly.
5. Experience Newness: Do something different, go somewhere new every week.
6. Give forth positivity: Say or do something small & positive everyday. What we send out to the universe defines us.
So, here's hoping that these ideas can become ideals. It's too late to change what has been, but it's never to late for growth.
have a blissfully excentric day,
Kate E.
Change has been an intense overtone in my life for awhile now. The ones that brought us forth and taught us of ourselves and our reserves of spirit move on. We who are left behind tell ourselves to hope of better days. For awhile we believe that though we falter, we remain to carry the wieght of day to day living.
I told myself a bit back that if I could have only one day in every week to carry the bad deeds and words that creep into my mind, it would be worth the struggle and pain. Then, Friday hit me.
True to my way of thinking, as minor as some behaviours seem to outside parties, I felt as though a frieght train had broadsided me. Like most people, I believe, I hold myself to a near unattainably high standard of behaviour. I also, like most people, am my worst critic and punisher.
Therefore, this day I speak of has given me a new resolve I haven't had in too long a time. Unfortunately, I cannot master time & space, so going back to change events is not an option. My only recourse is to start anew and mend myself, mold myself to that better standard of which I dream.
Resolutions are a pest, but here they are:
1. No more alcohol: I become someone I don't like when inebriated.
2. Say no to negativity: I am not faultless, so it is hypocritical to be judgemental of others.
3. Get Physically happy: Eat right, do right, exercise to exorcise.
4. Get Spiritually happy: Expand my musical ability, refresh myself in the dirt with the plant life, expunge my living conditions to lift my spirits. Meditate regularly.
5. Experience Newness: Do something different, go somewhere new every week.
6. Give forth positivity: Say or do something small & positive everyday. What we send out to the universe defines us.
So, here's hoping that these ideas can become ideals. It's too late to change what has been, but it's never to late for growth.
have a blissfully excentric day,
Kate E.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Hello Stranger, It's Been Awhile
Where does the time go? One minute it feels like you have forever, then, bzzzzt! A year's gone by. Wowzer. It's been a busy year, in true human life style. Its been up, been down, been somewhere in the middle. It's been eventful, to say the least.
Now, I've been trying to think of different directions to go with this. A little poetry, maybe? Daily installment of a story? Hmm. I'll work it out, I suppose.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Charity Charity Charity
So, in my random and ambling motions through this network maze, I stumbled across this great and exciting new venture. A little place called mycharity:water. I have set up a site to try to raise money's over the holidays. You can donate any amount starting at $1 and going up. You pick. The site funds organizations that help impoverished areas of the world to have access to safe and clean drinking water. Quite noble. Also, something most of us take for granted, especially here in one of the wettest spots imaginable. So, check out my little page:
http://mycharitywater.org/fluidity
Friday, September 25, 2009
Inspiration Soup
Kate here. Just flew in on the power of inspiration. If you have not seen Julie & Julia yet, go. It's a must. Not only does it have the unfailing power to make you salivate and yearn to cook something delicious and comforting, It is playful. Moving. Heartwarming. A truly enjoyable movie. Very rarely do I sit down in a theatre and so completely immerse myself in the movie. You know the feeling I'm sure. A noisy eater. Someone slurping their drink. Someone's phone, inexplicably goes off contrary to all posted and played requests.
But, to truly be so quickly submerged in a film that leaves you happy and optimistic. Full of life and .... Flavor.
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