Thoughts of a Narcoleptic Mind

5 years ago I was struggling with my health and emotional well being.  I was fighting doctors to convince them something was wrong. My manager was fighting her boss to keep me from being fired. Every morning I woke up thinking there was no way I could make it through another day. Somehow,  some way,  I always managed to find it in me to make it through. I would tell myself: "Only two more days until you're off." "Only one month before the next holiday." "Only 85 days until you can take vacation." "Only two hours until lunch." I think you get the point. For years,  no decades,  I thought maybe it is anemia, maybe it is thyroids, maybe I am low on sugar. I went through test after test. I was told I was just depressed. I began to feel like I would never get any answers, but still I persisted. I did my own research. I eventually concluded that I might have Narcolepsy, although all of my symptoms did not match the text book definition. I joined a...

Some may not like what I am about to say in this post,  but I am going to say it anyway. There is a lot wrong with the world.  One of those things is racism. It is an ugly cancer that needs to be fought vigorously. We also need to hold ourselves accountable for some things.  For generations we were dehumanized,  told we were less than and to this day,  those indoctrinations are still evident. So  while we are placing so much light on those who only wish us harm,  what are we doing to shine light on ways to improve the futures of our children? Even if we could eliminate racism altogether, there isn't much greater benefit if we aren't focusing on ways to elevate ourselves,  ways to lift all of our sisters and brothers out of emotional and economic oppression. Don't place so much focus on the one,  most obvious evil,  that we just turn a blind eye to the other evils that plague us.