Coming Full Circle

In a way this is a continuation of the previous post, or maybe a spinoff. Another great movement  - and by great I'm referring only to the popularity or amount of attention received - of our time would have to be the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Without going into Googledom, and also to allow you room to apply some quality analysis to my ramblings, the BLM movement seeks to bring awareness to racial discrimination against African Americans in this day and age, long after slavery was legally abolished and equality supposedly established. One of the phrases that has been commonly used in this context is "stay woke", which according to my dictionary means to keep mindful and aware of what is happening around you, not to have the wool pulled over your eyes about the often harsh reality. Side note: My personal stance is pro-BLM. I have seen others well-meaningly say that All Lives Matter, which as a standalone statement is total truth. However, coining the ALM phra...

It seems to be the "thing" of this generation to strive to be different. Which is somewhat confusing to me, considering we are all intrinsically different, so all we really need to do is be ourselves. Or am I over-simplifying something far more complex? One example that comes to mind is the "hipster" movement (I don't know if movement is the right word, but you get the drift): The hipsters I fell down that rabbit hole otherwise known as Urban Dictionary trying to find the definition of hipster. Side note: it's great entertainment, do it. Hipsters to me seem to want to portray an anti-mainstream culture attitude. But in doing so, they create a subculture that is then embraced and followed by those who want to be seen as being of the same mindset. If I put together an outfit which coincidentally matched the vibe of a hipster, do I wear it and accept being perceived as a hipster? How do hipsters feel about non-hipsters who looked and dressed like them...

In the year 2017, I posted not a single post in my old blog. It was not due to the lack of things to say, but more the disconnection I feel from the person who blogged there. I think I'm just getting older. Well, obviously I know I'm getting older, because I'm not Peter Pan or Jennifer Aniston. I'm still as sarcastic as ever. But I've seen more things. Made more mistakes. And hopefully I've come out wiser (well, I think so anyway ha!). So this is more a rebooted me. The blog name is nice and old people friendly - "Coming Full Circle" - because I find myself more often than not reflecting on how, for many things I've journeyed through in life, I've ended up where I started, and not necessarily in a bad way. So get your cups of tea ready, get those rollers set, pop your slippered feet up, and let's get going (in a calm and orderly fashion, obviously).