Dark Thoughts

 I am glad I am alive.

What I have is this moment.

I don't know what tomorrow is going to bring. But that hasn't changed - we never know if there will be a tomorrow. We just assume that we will get to have another day, and then another, and then another.

We have our home, we have food, we have water. There are no bombs falling on our heads. (not yet)

We don't have to hide in bomb shelters. (there are no bomb shelters around here)

We don't have to evacuate. 

There is a terrible war in Ukraine. People are dying. Everything is being destroyed. 

There is a terrible situation in Russia - the impending economic collapse may be worse than what happened after the collapse of the USSR. Will the fall of economy bring about hatred and violence? That was a rhetorical question.

My son has asked me what we would do if the nuclear strike was coming.

I am angry and heartbroken that (thanks, Putin) he needs to think about that.

I told him that we would get our family together, eat good food, tell stories, play games, and laugh.

I am telling myself to "always look on the bright side of life..."

• Today, right now, we are alive and well.
• If there is a nuclear war, we will no longer need to worry about global warming.