Ch-ch-ch-changes

Sure, I'm ripping off Bowie, like so many people have, in an effort to point out how we're in the midst of some great changes but, hey, I like the song and David Bowie, both. Sue me.

But really, when you look around the nation and the world, don't you think we're all in the middle of some great, fairly radical change and changes? I know I do.

The one that hits me biggest is the whole Democratic Party candidates for this year's Presidential election. A white woman almost came out the winner. And if that isn't enough, her biggest competition was a black man. Who did win.

Wow.

We all need to soak that in. That's pretty revolutionary for this country.

Sure, it's way overdue but, still, dem's some pretty big differences from the past.

Usually, it's been like the Republican Party still is--just a passel (an even dozen this year) of old, rich, white men.

No more.

A Hispanic--Bill Richardson--Hillary and Barack were part of the top 4 candidates.

People of color and women around the world are more coming into their own power.

Increible'.

But it's more than that.

Oil is around $4.00 a gallon here in the States.

The United States' dollar is nearly worthless. It's becoming an "also ran" in world monetary denominations. (It will stay there if we don't change things here in the States, financially and fiscally.)

Smaller countries, because of all that new petro-wealth. are becoming powers to be reckoned with.

The old, more traditional power positions of the world seem to be falling--most notably, the United States.

The Middle East playing far too large a role in world politics, again, because of the role oil plays in the world, and due to that high price of oil.

Our climate seems to be changing--something we can't too much control--but something we can react to and change, because, it seems, we have to.

Food prices.

The food supply itself.

Health care here and 'round the world and it's availability.

So many things.

And I don't think it's just because I'm into my 2nd century (barely!) and paying more attention. I've watched politics and power since at least high school.

No, I think a great deal is changing.

Some things we can see. Some, no doubt, we cannot. Some, for some of us, we're fighting, ignoring or denying. Some of the change is actually for good. Some, not so.

But it's change. Oh, yeah. And there seems to be quite a lot of it.

And we all hope we come out okay on the other side.

Right?