This year will not be easy. Thomas Paine’s comment about “times that try men’s souls” comes to mind.
I’m asking myself how I can avoid an emotional descent that parallels the downward spiral of our political conflicts. My experience as a presidential candidate made me exquisitely aware of both how corrupt things are, and how beautiful they could be.
When the system gets in the way, the possibilities of democracy are worth the struggle, and the opposition to democracy demands that we stand up to it. Somehow this is about more than making sure we meditate. It’s about more than making sure we pray. It’s about more than making sure we put into practice our spiritual principles.
I know for myself it’s about some commitment to becoming more than I currently am. I can’t quite put my finger on what that means, but I know I’m called to evolve in what feels to be a different way.
We’re all going to have to, if we’re to become the people we need to be to navigate the turbulent waters of this age and steer our world into safer waters.
Let’s support each other in doing that.
This is not a time for weakness, but for strength.