Why blog?
The last year has been a journey of questioning long held beliefs, being shaken to the core with new paradigms of understanding. A year of cognitive dissonance, where I could have opted for coping mechanisms such as justifications, rationalizations, or denial; all in attempts to ease the conflict and anxiety over the ever dissolving self-identity of Democrat. Coping mechanisms by their very nature are hindering, serving a purpose in allowing us to function yet never honestly permitting us to resolve the hidden battle going on within our psyche. Overcoming cognitive dissonance in a healthy and rational way centers on two fundamental points: One, being willing to honestly question; and Two, having the courage to see…