Women's Day and Thoughts of the Week

 Yesterday I celebrated Women’s Day, and we were asked to talk briefly about our previous lives.  We each took a turn to talk about our previous careers.  Some took the host literally and talked about a previous life, while the majority spoke of present/previous careers.  The woman sitting next to me nudged me asking what she should say.  However, there was no time, it was my turn.  I started with working with the military police for 20 years and being a veteran, working another 13 years at York University with their security and actually forgot my position - which I later recalled was campus relations and working as a psychotherapist. I may have left out that I was a Marriage and Family thapist as well.   As I listened to everyone speak two things came to mind.  One being wow, I have done a lot.  Another was how I believe everyone is equal regardless of their careers or accomplishments.  I thought of the woman sitting beside me whom had nudged me.  She didn’t know what to say.  This woman is so warm and kind.  She is a great baker and mother.  She is resilient and kind.  What I realized is that I prefer the inner soul to the exterior accomplishments of anyone,  I have been told quite a few times in my careers to focus on important people and not on the common person.  I was told that it wouldn’t help me succeed.  They meant well, but most I didn’t even like because of that reason.  They were so busy trying to impress that they ignored the average person who could do nothing for their career.  What I am thinking at this moment is that I really like myself.  When I spoke yesterday,  I didn’t mention my education or that I have written four books.  It wasn’t necessary.  I didn’t want to sound like I was bragging.  I was also thinking about how I could actually take an entire afternoon talking about accomplishments.  As I contemplate my future,  I feel that the world is mine but I want to do good with it.  I have been very disappointed regarding politicians lately from many countries, including my own.  We have had three synagogues shot at and the USA embassy shot at just in one week.  We have undesirables with extreme ideologies  who have not been deported because it is inhumane?  Excuse me?  Canadians should always be first.  We live in a mosaic society, but I have always thought Canada first.  We need to stop catering to the rich which is the minority.  We need to conduct research on who is living on the street beside the addicted.  We need to protect children.  We need to provide seniors with a decent minimum pension so they do not end up homeless.  We need to take voting seriously and look at the big picture.  We need to prioritize.  Global warming has not been taken seriously.  Some don’t even know what it is.  They will soon, if they haven’t figured it out yet.  We live in a beautiful world and are trying so hard to destroy it.  All these thoughts came to me as I listened to the news and celebrated Women’s Day.  I can say so much more, but I won’t today.  I want to play.