Dirty Laundry

Well its been almost a year since I posted last...so much has gone under the bridge & so where do I start...life gets in the way sometimes when there are very important things to talk about. Last summer,fall,&winter I watched in awe while Iranians all over the world united on Twitter-causing such change & passion I was overwhelmed. They made me proud of this human race we all share. Christmas'09 was the best ever, I was able to gift 27 people & it was a great feeling to put so many smiles on so many faces. How lucky I am to be able to do that. The job I have now is the best paying job I have ever had, I know what it is to live long term in poverty & so I have the most appreciation for my work & how it has lifted me up in so many ways. In December also I learned exactly how horrible the government in Iran really is, that good people who only want to speak their opinion can be declared "against god " & given the death penalty-there is no logic to this way of thinking. The powers that be in Iran sicken me. I am sure that eventually Iran will be free-the people there are too intelligent & sensitive both to their own history & the way the world is now to ever settle for anything less than complete freedom. I will be with them in spirit all the way. The 1 year anniversary is coming up-the never to be forgotten feelings of that time I remember so well-what a testimony to human endurance,unbelievably moving. This spring things have mellowed a bit on #iranelection but the continued march towards freedom has not stopped. I have had my own challenges this year & all I do is think of the bravery if Iranians & I know I can handle anything that is thrown at me. I am going back to my day shift soon, looking forward to spending more time tweeting amongst the strong & gentle hearts on #iranelection - I went to the laundry mat today to wash clothes, I brought with me a Time magazine-their special double issue of the 100 most influential people in the world...it was folded to the picture of Mousavi speaking to his supporters & had other pictures of the protests. After I got my machines started I sat down & there on the table in front of me there was an issue of the Wall Street Journal from June 17,2009-Iranian protesters all over the front page & more of the same on a page inside-wow-deja vu for sure. All of the articles were full of vivid descriptions of the strife, personal stories of suffering, yet all of them were full of hope & very oriented to what would happen in the future...well the future is a year closer now-there is still dirty laundry to be cleaned out of Iran-onward & upward!