There is a certain expectation we have of leaders. If a school principal stormed about screeching incomprehensively, kids would neither respect him nor listen to him. His more positive leadership abilities would be lost in the extremely visible hysteria. If a teen wants something, stomping and shouting is less likely to attain the goal, than quiet, persistent pressure and negotiation. If a dog is yapping uncontrollably while you’re trying to talk to someone at the door, the dog gets a firm silencing. Yet in the House of Commons, screeching, shouting and yapping are the order of the day.
How can the grown men and women who wish to govern our nation expect to be taken seriously as trustworthy, thoughtful people when their behaviour suggests they are hysterical toddlers? Whenever I tune into Question Period I last about twenty seconds before I have to change the channel because the bickering sounds like an out of control Middle School classroom.
So how about it folks? If you want to govern the country, how about showing some self-control and good sense? Quit shouting in the background while other people are trying to speak. Quit calling each other names. Quit using scare tactics to try to convince the populace that negotiating in a coalition scenario is worse than having one man’s ideas shoved down our throats. Let’s see some real responsible government for once. That’s my expectation of a leader. Let’s hope after this election we have one.
Shawn L. Bird 
ever considered? April 21, 2011
Tags: postaday2011, writing
Topic #99: Have you ever considered writing a book? If so what would it be about? Make a list of the ideas you want to cover, or the themes it might have. If you’ve never considered writing a book, what other major work have you thought about (a movie? a symphony?).
Ah, yeah… 😀 Well…. Of course there’s Grace Awakening (click the link above).
Mostly, I think I’d like to stick to writing for teens and young adults. I like themes of acceptance, love, and growth. I like to teach something as well, so Grace Awakening is full of characters and references to Greek mythology, poetry forms, and history which gives a lot of extra dimension to the story if the reader chooses to pursue additional investigation.
I started writing a book when I was a teen. I had the theme and some of the key characters figured out early, but it took many tries to get it into a form that worked properly. In the six months that Grace Awakening was evolving on my keyboard, it was surprising how all the past writing wove itself into the narrative, expanding into something powerful and new.
Everything that was becomes part of what will be.
I am presently working (or procrastinating) on two novels. One is ‘just about finished’ (as i t has been for a year or so) and the other is the prequel to Grace Awakening. Doing the research for that one last month in France makes me yearn for another trip. There is so much to learn, and the words flew thick and fast while basking in all that atmosphere. I have several other ideas floating around in my brain as well. Once you start writing, the words bubble like a spring, and the chapters drift like a river toward a sea of story.
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