I slept a little too much yesterday, but I woke up feeling great today.  Things have really cooled off and we are having an unusual bit of weather for July.  I’m certainly not complaining.  I’m no fan of the intense heat.  

I started posting my walks on my Instagram page.  I had been wanting to share the photo I took on my morning walk, but as usual I was standing in my own way.  I’m not sure why I do that, but I think I’m a little bit afraid of sharing myself too much… I’m probably at least a little bit worried that I’ll be judged for what I’ve posted.  But I need to remember that nobody cares.  I actually started blogging in 2001, and taking my journaling from exclusively physical to digital was never about an audience, even when I’ve had one.  I don’t post things for others, but just for myself.  It’s harder to remember that on social media; it sometimes feels like a big room where everyone is watching what you do… but in reality, it’s not.  If what I post is interesting to others, great.  If it’s not, they just won’t care about that.  I can’t keep worrying about every tiny thing I do.  I’ve been making so many changes, and yet I still find myself in here.

Independence Day has me thinking again about the erosion of American values we’re all witnessing.  I’m still not stressed about it.  I don’t really feel like we need to be stressed about things; we need to be motivated.  We aren’t powerless, even though some would like us to believe that we are.

[Walk #112]