There but for the grace of god go I
Posted On Nov 29 2016The election of Donald Trump has disturbed people clearly. Some are delighted, of course. My question for myself and for you is how can you find grace in this? (See recent post Another Effing Opportunity to Grow.) I want to stay sane. I want to be kind. If I allow my judgmental voices or my holier than thou inner beings, my holier than Trump voters voices to take over, I suffer. Can you get that? My Quaker mother told me that there is that of Christ in everyone. Even at age 8, I could absorb that notion. It was self-evident. …
Comforting Thoughts and Ideas on What to Do Next
Posted On Nov 9 2016This came to me this morning the morning after Trump’s victory. I found it comforting and it helped me to reboot. Wayne Muller wrote it and he has been one of the inspiring voices in my heart for years. A Time for Planting (Written before learning the final results of the U.S. Presidential Election.) For everything there is a season, And a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted; A time to kill, and a time to …