The Commonly Grounded Flourish

I’m working on a freelance project that involves seeing the story in others as much as they miss your own story. Dabbling in philosophy and the human condition in a fair way. Learning to accept your blindness in light of the blindness of others.

I’m a firm believer in acting out what it is you subscribe to.

We live in a free country in the USA, so we can express ourselves in the way we’d like to put forth to the rest of the world.

We live in a crazy world that makes you wonder at times if you’ve lost your own mind.

But….

I wish people could meet others in the middle instead of shunning them.

Most people, thankfully, are of this thought construct.

The point of the essay I’m working on is that we miss each other’s stories due to a certain blindness in the human experience.

But there are people out there who judge based on someone’s politics, religion, or entertainment choices.

Understanding someone else means we throw preconceptions out the window.

While I believe MAGA is a cult, I understand the perspectives of people who want a strong national identity.

A person who supported Trump might pay for an elderly person’s groceries at the store as a sign of goodwill.

In the same manner, a radical leftist might sacrifice their time to take care of an elderly cancer patient.

Two opposite sides with the right heart posture to care for those of old age.

If we look at what we have in common, the things that divide us seem so small.

I wish more people would think like this, instead of saying things like “silence is compliance.”

Sometimes people just want to build a wholesome community and leave the politics out of it.

I must admit that’s why I subscribe to certain people. Getting a laugh shouldn’t be political. Having the right vibes shouldn’t be based on someone’s silence or outspoken demeanor on a hot-button issue.

Sometimes I just want to laugh, damn it.

Treating others with kindness and understanding is the way of those who understand there is more that unites us than tears us apart.

The little things in life are the things that are worth fighting for.

It doesn’t matter if we agree on Issue A or Issue B. What matters is the people we are behind those manmade divisions.

Some people use their platforms for their causes. And you know what? If you’re firm in those convictions, what does it matter what the other side of an issue thinks? We should all think for ourselves.

Some people don’t use their platforms for any cause. Does that make them any less important?

No.

Sometimes all I’m looking for is a fun time to forget the troubles of this world.

I’m thankful for the people out there that allow me to forget the woes of 2026.

If I’m able to laugh or feel joy, then it’s all worth it to me.

Let’s support efforts to understand each other rather than think we’re all either this color or that color. This direction or that direction.

I believe that’s a fair take.

Alienation is just as bad as groupthink.

That’s where I’m at in the current moment.

Let’s all understand each other instead of tearing each other apart.

We can all agree a joke is funny when it isn’t charged by agendas or activism.

Blessings and shalom to you!