Dear President Trump, It's been an exceedingly long and emotional day so I am simply sending you a blessing: May you be safe and free from harm. May you be happy and content. May you be healthy and strong. May your life unfold and intersect peacefully. May your conscience be soothed and freed by truth … Continue reading Just a blessing
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If possums are sentient beings….
Dear President Trump, Off and on all day I've been gingerly checking in with myself as to whether I am writing to you every day in good faith. I started out with the intention of sending you loving-kindness blessings so I could soften towards you and not become embittered and hateful. If I'm honest with … Continue reading If possums are sentient beings….
Shortsighted cruelty
Dear President Trump, The issue that I'm feeling most strongly about today is the healthcare bill that would allow states to decide whether to require insurance companies cover people with pre-existing conditions at the same rates as other people. From a public health and economic standpoint this is the epitome of shortsightedness. Such a provision … Continue reading Shortsighted cruelty
“Put the data you have gathered to beneficial use”
Dear President Trump, I just checked and you all haven't fixed the spell check for "positivity." That's probably a good thing, really, since it would be a cosmetic fix at best. What I've been thinking a lot about lately is how hard it seems to be for most of us to admit we were wrong … Continue reading “Put the data you have gathered to beneficial use”
Positivity – day 7, sustaining routines
Dear President Trump, Today the positive I want to tell you about is my morning routine. I read a long time ago that the happiest very elderly people were different from their less happy peers in just a few ways, including having stronger social connections, more sense of purpose, and daily routines they enjoyed. Of … Continue reading Positivity – day 7, sustaining routines
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
All things in moderation. Really?
Dear President Trump, In case you were wondering, I woke up feeling much better today. Still sore and tender, but healing up and the malaise is gone. Today I've been thinking about the phrase "moderation in all things." I'm not sure why it popped into my head but it did. I've realized that at both … Continue reading All things in moderation. Really?
Thank you, Mr. McConnell, for being so upfront
Dear President Trump, You have a lot of people doing a lot of things for you. Spicer is your mouthpiece, channeling you and saying uninformed, inflammatory stuff to keep things chaotic and off-topic. Bannon is your local shadowy homunculus, master-minding the narratives and keeping you on point with your attacks and misdirections. Kushner is your … Continue reading Thank you, Mr. McConnell, for being so upfront
Lizard brains
Dear President Trump, There's an awful lot in the news lately about infighting and tensions within your administration. I imagine you are feeling stressed and frustrated, and scared. I imagine you all are feeling these ways as your crooked house of cards folds in on itself. One of the crappy things about being an untrustworthy … Continue reading Lizard brains
How will YOU personally benefit?
Dear President Trump, I just read a short piece on the “Fourth Turning” and Bannon’s fascination with the thesis that history cycles predictably and that we are headed toward an inevitable fracturing of society that will require some sort of visionary superman to navigate through the chaos. I’m not going to dignify the 4th-turning ideas … Continue reading How will YOU personally benefit?
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