Narcissism Alert:

I did not vote yesterday. A few people scolded me. Most quietly understood. And to tell you the truth, I wasn’t even sure why I didn’t vote until just now.

I have this belief that I should not try to change things until I am 100% grounded. I need to know exactly what I’m doing and why. I need to be 100% positive that the “help” I’m giving isn’t misguided. Also I need to care.

I can’t make myself care. It just doesn’t work that way. This may seem irresponsible on the surface. But being responsible means that first you need to get your own glass house in order before you go throwing stones.

Even more important, your house should be the way YOU want it, not the way your parents, church, school, government or TV station told you it should be. Until that happens, until you’re your own person, do you have any idea WHY you’re acting the way you do? Or WHY you voted for who you voted for? Or WHY you’re voting in the first place?

Ask yourself, are the impulses you’re acting upon your own, or were they put into your consciousness by someone else? Do you even know?

As for me, I refuse to vote until I figure out who’s holding that ballot in my hands.