Why? “I wake up in the morning and I wonder why everything's the same as it was; I can't understand…”

(with thanks to Sylvia Dee and Arthur Kent)

I am progressive because I wish to continue to move forward, the world to keep on spinning;
I do not want to cling to what no longer works or relates to today’s world.
I am pragmatic because I know it is impossible to always get what I want, 
but progressive because sometimes we need to push ahead to get what we need.
I believe in building on solid foundations, keeping what needs to be kept; 
not throwing out the new baby with the old, dirty bathwater, and the miscellaneous rubbish.
I am liberal with my heart, my empathy, my friendship, my involvement; I am charitable
which means that sometimes I must be liberal with the giving of money as well as compassion.
I am moderate with my consumption because sometimes there isn’t enough to go around; 
I believe more people should conserve resources, internal, external, natural, and man-made.
I am conservative with my trust, my confidence, my hopes, 
and my ideals; 
I hold on tightly and do not squander them on chimaera, threats, and veiled allusions.
I am less willing to give up my opinions, beliefs, and truths than I am my tax dollars.
I am not the only one… sometimes it seems I am.


Ronda R. Scott-Marak 
© 13 January 2015