Change Is Not Always Good--Except When It's to My Advantage

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        Changing diapers is no fun by my estimation nor would I think many others are thrilled with the prospect of doing the chore.  Someone's got to do it.  I think I got pretty good at changing diapers during my parenting years, but I'd prefer not to do anymore diaper changing in my life.  In the case of diapers, change, though not a pleasant task, is a necessity.

         Not all change is a necessity, but often it is inevitable.  Change might not be pleasant for everyone and can even be burdensome.  Some may benefit from change while others pay for it.  Time can change things as can circumstances.  While some change might be barely discernible, other change can be traumatic and life-changing.

         New life situations such as marriage, children, or death of someone who affects us greatly can lead us to become very different people than we formerly were.  We can welcome change as much as we can fear it.  However we think of change, it is something that can happen and will happen.

         This being a presidential election year in the United States we are hearing a lot about the promise of change as well as the threat of change.  There are some who try to ignore the politics that are all around us while others are following closely.  Whether you embrace the goings on in the political news or try to escape the election chatter, one fact is inescapable:  The coming change is going to affect you and possibly do so in a big way.

         Change is continually happening.  We can only hope--and pray--that the coming change will be for the better.

           Do you adapt to change easily?    Do you like change when it alters your way of living?   What are some changes that you hope to see as a result of the next presidential election?

           This post provides a clue to my next song choice in the Battle of the Bands which will be on Monday February 15th.    As I mentioned in a previous post, the song I'll be pitting in Battle has something to do with the season--or in other words, specifically February.   Can you guess the song?

The Election Campaign Is Over, Now Let the Puppet Show Begin

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         Soon the ballots will all be cast and the turmoil under the big top will be quieted for a while.  The political circus will be taking a break.  Not for long mind you, but we should be getting somewhat of a respite until the next campaigns begin.  Or do they ever really end?

          Okay--the side shows and menageries will stay open and the clowns are always up to their antics.  You can't keep a good political clown down after all.   The circus never packs up and leaves town.  The tent may go dark, the bands may stop playing, and the balloons may stop dropping.   But it's only temporary.  Now it's time for the puppet show.

           When the next president of the United States is given the keys to the White House, what's next?  Does a U.S. president really do that much other than dance around the world stage acting a role?   Or does a far greater power control the strings of the puppet president?

            We get a campaign full of promises, but how often are those promises actually delivered?   When we think we are getting the delivery are we given what we thought we were going to get?   I'm just wondering.  It's not been often that I seem to remember the actual term in office looking anything like the promises that were made in the campaign.

            So if the president doesn't actually wield the power that we were expecting based on the campaign speeches, then who is pulling the strings?   Granted we don't want a president dictator, but personally I wish a candidate would start telling it like it is.  The legislature is going to squabble and work mostly for the benefit of themselves and others who are probably not me nor you.  And some other unseen power will be working behind the curtain running the whole show.

            Call it conspiracy theory.   Someone is behind the grand plan in my estimation.  Whether it be Illuminati, Bilderbergs, Satan, or God Himself, someone is running the show and I don't think it's the President of the United States.   It's all a show.   He's just the headline act who will be in the spotlight until the next puppet comes onto the stage.   If noses grew in this show, it would sure make our choices easier to make.

            Do you think the U.S. President is primarily a figurehead of power?   Do you actually believe that campaign promises will be delivered after an election?   Do you think that I just did this post as a slick way to connect the topic of circuses and clowns to the current election furor?   

             For something a bit different, A to Z participant Shannon King  (formerly of the blog Faith, Hope, and Love) is inviting those of you who want to tell others about what you are thankful for to join her during the month of November for a "Count Your Many Blessings" blog movement.  To find out more you can visit Shannon at I Survived and Now I Run. 

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