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I'm glad to have planned a quiet weekend. Lot's of thoughts to process, and I am listening to my friends and others sharing thoughts about the big changes coming on the horizon.

Before I go farther, I believe politics is a matter of personal judgment. And I have come to learn the wisdom of keeping matters of personal judgement mostly private in most situations. But I do make observations and note that I do have a few friends considering becoming ex-pats. I also observe that the US state I'm from was the only one to move in a different political direction from the rest of the country. I believe this won't go unnoticed by the next US administration. But I also have other friends that sense relief and are happy to be on the "team" that won.

What I know in my heart is that I want a calm personal space with a continued path to share feelings and stories in my music and share thoughts and observations here on this blog. But I will try hard to be objective here and save my personal judgements and feelings for my lyrics and personal journal (as opposed to this blog). That is a boundary important for me to set, part of adopting non-violent communication.

I'm definitely thinking about my physical location and know that I have options to consider different places but not too far away. I do like my current space and will be there for a little while. Right now, I'm still praying things get settled peacefully this month going into the holidays. Best wishes to you too. Sincerely,

Matthew PS The picture is from We Don't Appreciate Your Swearing https://www.alphasongs.net/copy-of-amp-124