I Did Not Make My Bed today,..

and that's alright. Today anyway.

Have you ever felt that the entire world was against you? Do you know what that feels like? To feel as if you're fighting Goliath alone? That no matter how much armor you wear, the windmill wins?

So, yes, there are days when getting out of bed is hard and that making my bed is not in the cards that day. Well, today is one of those days. Besides, it's the weekend and.... well, Ok! Excuses, but what the hell, right?

The problem is though, I feel guilty about not making my bed. Have you ever felt that way too? Guilty? Because you didn't do what you preach that day? That's where I am this morning. But the feeling of guilt did not stop me from just tossing the pillows all over the place and leaving the sheets all crumpled up.

...And that's alright.

There's so much going on in the world today that is chaotic and unpredictable. It's very easy to get discouraged and despondent. My friends in the military and those who are veterans are always on my mind. I wish I could do more to help them.

There are days when I feel powerless. Ineffective. Sitting on the edge of my bed wondering if my words actually help.

But, I can assure you that does not define me or hold me back. I know that also does not weaken my resolve or threaten my resilience or in any way challenge who I know I am. I know who I am. I define me. I am the creator of me. I write my narrative. I do not let others define me in their image. Yes! I know we live in a broader connected society and that I have a role to play there, to help there. I understand that, but I am still me. Always!

I've learned over the past nearly 66 years that sometimes you need a break in routine to regain my sense of determination and purpose. Today, not making my bed, gave me the incentive to write, create, and start fresh. None of my passion to care for family has changed. I'm still responsible for the ones I love. Just like I feel a responsibility to you. To do everything in my power to stand up for you, while also taking care of the ones I love here in the 'hollers' of Pike County Kentucky.

I've learned that life is what I make of it.

Trump and his Project 2025 plans, ones he denied until he was officially in office as president, now it's 'Katie bar the door' and full speed ahead implementing those dastardly plans. What is he and his doing? Trying to erase those he doesn't agree with. Ban any talk of diversity in America. Ban entire groups of people from living their lives fully, honestly, openly.

Trump has always been motivated by greed and revenge. From the very first day of his administration, he has gone after his perceived enemies with a tenacity of a hungry wolf. Whose thirst for the blood of his 'enemies' is never satisfied. He hurts people for sport. If you're a lawyer who files cases and injunctions again him, he is coming for you. If you are a minority, he sees you as weak and unimportant. Someone unable to mount a defense against him. Someone he can blame for all that ails him, and get others to go after them too.

But that's alright. I know who I am and that he nor they will EVER erase me.

So, it's alright that I did not make my bed today.

Cassandra Williamson

Veteran: USN, USMC, USNA '84

Parent, grandparent

Daughter, caregiver

Survivor

Fighter

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