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Remember "Stop making that face! It could freeze on you !" Yeah, me too. Now, with that as a basic premise, I propose a different theory. After digging out the truth of what's been eating on me, I think I might be onto something here. We ALL have internal triggers we hide from others. You know, the very ones we dwell on when we want to beat ourselves up, but pray nobody else finds out about. Well, we have a tendency to counter that which is inside by projecting an image counter to the weakness. We feed that consumption of energy by watching programs and choose entertainment based on what we think society needs to do right now based on OUR perceptions. Unfortunately, we're rarely correct because everything perceived is based on our own internal weaknesses. We ALL have them. The key is in learning how to truly conquer our internal demons and rid ourselves of the emotional drain the cover-up demands. Once we do THAT, we can divert 100% of our efforts towards dealing with real problems and situations. These past weeks since the election, whenever the over the air TV goes out, our choice of DVD'S has been the Patriotic ones in our stock. I'm not going to even begin to list them all, but you get my drift. Then, when exposed to the mindless drivel they spew on the news and what's not censored by social media clashes inside my soul. In order to alleviate that, I've eliminated certain inputs while still allowing me to stay current with what's happening in the world. At the same time, I've changed the input from Patriotic movies to some of the classics. Both of these have allowed me to return to the peaceful balance I require to do what I can do to the best of my abilities. Without any built in insecurities, there's no auto-response triggered. Those who continue to fuel their inner beast will surely cause themselves to wind up doing something they'll regret. In these perilous times, the paramount consideration is living to fight another day. Think back to the effectiveness of the French and German undergrounds. Remember our undercover operatives around the world in the military and other agencies. They're only effective as long as they're not caught. It takes nerves of steel in both men AND women to stand in the face of certain confrontation, and maintain their cool. We need to learn from THEM, not our own internal demons. We need to stop being cowards as we protect our internal inadequacies and learn the strengths we'll gain by denying them power over us. Easy? Of course not. But, history is always on the side of the victors, who write it. People who indiscriminately run willy-nilly into stupid only get fifteen minutes of "fame". It's time to clean out our own barns before we can effectively stable the horses we'll need in the battles of the future.