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
Positivity – day 4, palpable, abundant joy
Dear President Trump, Yesterday I suggested you look for opportunities to pay kindnesses forward even before I saw a series of photos of presidents and their wives making their way down the stairs from Air Force One. Yours was the only one where the president was not right there with his wife. You seem to … Continue reading Positivity – day 4, palpable, abundant joy
Positivity – day 3, help from on high
Dear President Trump, This may be giving you all too much credit since it requires planning and actual cunning (and maybe I've said this to you before since it's so obvious), but you all are seriously trying to gaslight us with your strange reversals, fake news, and just plain messing with us. When you are … Continue reading Positivity – day 3, help from on high
Positivity – day 2, focusing on positives is patriotic
Good Morning President Trump, It may be somewhat self-serving but I've decided that focusing for now on positives is patriotic, basically in the same way dissent is patriotic. You have gotten far too much mileage out of focusing on and fanning people's fears, trying to convince us that things are dire and only you can … Continue reading Positivity – day 2, focusing on positives is patriotic
Positive things are still happening
Dear President Trump, Today is my birthday and I was really hoping that as a sort of present from the Universe we would have had at least one arrest in the Russia collusion situation by now. I'm not really surprised it hasn't happened yet, but it would have been nice. I suppose it's possible there … Continue reading Positive things are still happening
Access is key
Dear President Trump, Fairness and equity are or are not realized and enacted for all sorts of reasons, but one of the most critical is access. Nearly all of the problems I laid out yesterday about our electoral process have to do with access and how it is manipulated by a small moneyed group. Therefore, … Continue reading Access is key
Our sorry election system
Dear President Trump, Your presidency and how you got there have highlighted so many issues that we, as a country, have to grapple with. The one I'll focus on today is the need for us to take a very hard look at our election system. You've said it is rigged and actually, you are right, … Continue reading Our sorry election system
You are not a resurrection sort
Dear President Trump, I wish you were a president I want to wish a Happy Easter, but you aren't. You are not a resurrection sort of president who is invested in bringing about positive, creative change for the good of the people. In fact, you have shown yourself to be someone who is invested in … Continue reading You are not a resurrection sort
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?
When I feel like crap
Dear President Trump, If I had not committed to myself to send you commentary and a loving-kindness blessing every day, this would be one of those days I'd just skip it. I told you yesterday about tripping on the uneven sidewalk and falling so it won't surprise you (if you were reading these messages, that … Continue reading When I feel like crap
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