Dear President Trump, Namaste. Some days it's really hard to trust there is a divine spark in absolutely everyone, but I'm going with the leap of faith that we all have this quality even if it's not discernible. Maybe some peoples' sparks get rusty and other's get caked over with mud and slime while still … Continue reading Liberal steamroller
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There really are solid people
Dear President Trump, My mom called this evening to let me know she fell and broke her knee. We don't know when she'll be able to have surgery to repair it, but hopefully sometime next week. She lives alone in a two-story house and her bedroom and the only full bathroom are upstairs where she … Continue reading There really are solid people
Nascent soul searching
Dear President Trump, I hope you were able to take some time to enjoy your birthday today. I'm guessing it was probably challenging and you may not have felt much like celebrating given all the awful things that happened. When the Waco siege and the Oklahoma bombing happened on my birthday just two years apart … Continue reading Nascent soul searching
She stayed
Dear President Trump, When I wrote yesterday about the lethal attack by Jeremy Christian in Portland, I was primarily focused on my sense that his actions were fueled by the permission you've given white supremacists. This needs to be called out as the sneaky "who me?" bullying it truly is. Fortunately though, Christian and those … Continue reading She stayed
Enough / not enough
Dear President Trump, This morning the dogs and I walked up the arterial in front of our house and I noticed a tiny garden with maybe three bean plants and a couple of tomato plants, none taller than 6 inches. The soil is more dusty gray than brown. The plot is shaded by a house … Continue reading Enough / not enough
I want to see myself and my child in people I don’t know
Dear President Trump, You certainly haven't earned the "Dear" but civility is important so the standard, respectful word is back in the salutation for now. The suicide bombing in Manchester is understandably all over the news. It was a horrific attack on innocents. In trauma therapy there is often a pull for people to stack … Continue reading I want to see myself and my child in people I don’t know
Making Melania breakfast on Mother’s Day and other tales
Dear President Trump, It's Mother's Day here in the US. You might have missed the memo. I'm not sure but since you were golfing today, almost certainly without Melania, it seems as though you either didn't know or didn't care. But maybe I'm not giving you enough credit. Maybe you and Barron made her her … Continue reading Making Melania breakfast on Mother’s Day and other tales
Positivity – day 10, not swallowing the slight
Dear President Trump, I slept in a little this morning so when I went for my run there were more people out than usual. In order to avoid crossing busy streets I took an unaccustomed route that included some narrow sidewalk passages. I was heading down toward one of those narrow spots when a man … Continue reading Positivity – day 10, not swallowing the slight
Positivity – day 9, witnessing humble justice and mercy
Dear President Trump, If I stayed focused yesterday on what I was hearing and seeing right around me, the themes in ascendance were doing justice, showing mercy, and embracing humility. If I focused on what was going on in the larger political realm that was most certainly not the case. In fact the opposite was … Continue reading Positivity – day 9, witnessing humble justice and mercy
Positivity – day 5, circles of sanctuary
Dear President Trump, Yesterday morning a heron fly over our house. I think it was going from the urban lake near us (Green Lake) to the much larger lake to the East (Lake Washington), from one sanctuary to another. When I go to Green Lake early in the morning, I'll often see a heron standing … Continue reading Positivity – day 5, circles of sanctuary
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