Thank Buddha It’s Friday…

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It’s Friday folks – and time to Thank Buddha It’s Friday!

At the end of a long week at work, many of us thank the heavens for our temporary weekend liberation.  Because we all need a break from the rat race…some “down time.”

And this has been a heck of a week in our country – with the government shutdown and all.  Not going all political on you, to me it’s not about who is right or who is wrong…or which side of this debate you fall on.  That ultimately doesn’t matter.

What matters is that we, as a country, as a people, can’t seem to get out of our own way.  We can’t seem to get past our own agendas, egos and belief systems – which turn us into stone pillars incapable of flexibility.  Life is not that way – we have to remain adaptable at every turn…we have to compromise and understand and step down once in a while.  We can’t always get “our way.”  Children want that – and when they throw their temper tantrums, we punish them, we give them a time-out in order to discourage the behavior.  Unfortunately, we, the people, are getting the time-out instead of the lawmakers.

Look – I don’t pretend to know enough of what all the intricate details of this shutdown are about.  Politics is one of my least favorite subjects, mostly because it is so polarizing.  But what I do know is that a government that is “supposed” to be by the people, and for the people, should not be held captive by self-serving politicians in office.  WE are the reason they are in office to begin with – and if they are not doing what they are supposed to be doing – that of serving the people – then they should get a “shutdown” of their political careers and paychecks.

I know this will resolve itself one way or the other.  Our government will get its wheels turning again….and we will figure our way out of this mess.  Because it is a mess.

Perhaps next week will be better and resolution will shine.  In the meantime, enjoy your personal shutdown this weekend.  You’re off the clock. – BB