Ethan and Ehlana:
We’ve had a good day from Tai Chi and breakfast through our school day; play time at the lab or archives; and evening with Mom and Dad. Our last day of November hasn’t really been newsworthy; so we’re going to offer some current events commentary for this report while winding down to nap time.
The Omicron Covid variant continues to be a top news story around the world, and Ehlana really wants to take a look at it when we can get the data and samples at the lab, but a serious lack of information about it hasn’t kept people from making uninformed decisions or offering opinions that are usually motivated by self-interest. While we understand and commiserate with genuine fears and concerns that continue related to the pandemic we’ve all been dealing with for the past two years, and know that there are real risks for millions of people with a virus that we don’t have natural immunity against; we’re as-aware of the consequences that are often being ignored by political leaders that are caused by everything from mask and vaccine mandates to lockdowns and quarantines.
Getting into a rant about pandemic politics and policies won’t change anything here in the real world, but Mom is leading our quiet family business efforts to help where we can where our world leaders at all levels fail so many people in true need; and we really need more of that sort of love to spread and fight all of the bad. It is Christmastime; so maybe that can happen!
The pandemic is far from the only serious problem in the world even if it gets far more attention than other issues. Inflation is high on the news cycle list if not always for the real reasons, and while that’s a problem that is partly tied to the pandemic; it could also be a bigger problem for the world as the poorest people are hit hardest by the rising cost of basic needs like food and energy. Next up, if the environment and climate change is mentioned at all as we head into winter, that rarely happens because of too-nice weather; and extreme cold is as likely to be used against environmental activists as to support concerns over growing climate extremes. What isn’t happening is the co-ordinated and extreme changes that need to happen to mitigate the damage that has already been done – not to mention how much worse our collective future might be without radical change. Finally, at the risk of filling this update up with nothing but bad news; we continue to be concerned with the growing tensions and fighting around the world – whether that is political, military, or economic conflicts. Those problems could definitely get worse – especially when competition gets more-fierce over limited resources.
We see the bigger picture fairly-well thanks to our junior Magi Master talents, and it helps to know that the Ascension of the Light is meant to happen in our lifetime, but we also understand that a lot of really awful can happen between now and then; and we wish that there was a way to keep more of those bad things from happening at all.
We will continue to do what we can to share love, joy, and happiness wherever we can, and we are blessed to have so much love and happiness in our personal lives here in our amazing little town. As we head into December overnight; we’ll wrap up this update – and month – with the happy thoughts that we will make small differences this Christmas – and hope that there will be more love and peace spreading around the world to fight against all of the darkness that sometimes seems overwhelming. That’s a happy thought to head off to sleep with now; so, until next time...
...this is Ethan and Ehlana Proctor; live from the hidden home of the Magi of the Light – and May the Magi Force be with you!
