Sooooooooooo ready for a third political party. Now is the time to get out of our comfort zones, push forward in both wisdom and charity, reach out to befriend those who are scared, speak out for compassion and common sense, and actually live the Christlike principles that have never been popular but have always been right.
We may be scared for the future but we should not be cowed. It's tempting to hide under the covers today, but we have work to do! Now it's time to heal our communities, human by human. No more Us vs. Them.
I know I have friends/family on both sides of the aisle, but every single one of us agrees that people are more important than politics. I love you all for that.
I think I understand now why the I Was a Stranger initiative from the church was to focus on local needs. I was hoping for some global program headed by the church. But now I see so many people in shock, and I wonder how many will continue to grumble and hide behind their iphones watching Netflix to numb the frustration, and how many will instead say, "Forget the system, what can I personally do to fix things, even if it's just in my own neighborhood?" The whole Us vs Them attitude is our biggest problem, and vegging to forget our woes is feeding that. If we give of ourselves and help our neighbors, our hearts heal. Our neighbors become less defensive. If enough people join in, our nation can move forward no matter what happens politically. And we can do a lot more good in the world if we can move forward with hope.
Sorry if i'm preachy today. It's just that everyone is afraid to talk!
If this election has left you feeling empowered, (i.e rural votes finally counted, or smaller states tipped the scale, or something like that, I do hear you there), then take that empowerment and use it to insist on better qualified leaders. And in the meantime, identity one problem that sticks out for you as a big problem, -and then decide what you personally are going to do about it.
If this election has left you disgusted with our society in general, then stop waiting for top-down solutions. Instead, identity one problem that sticks out for you as a big problem, -and then decide what you personally are going to do about it.
For example, if you're worried about the education system, volunteer an hour a week instead of cruising facebook. It seems like that won't fix anything, but if you grade papers for an hour, the teacher can use thtat time to re-structure a lesson plan to address a discipline problem. Kids learn better, grades go up... all regardless of policy or funding. Think about the snowball affect, if every person just does one small thing...
No worries, my posts on politics are over. There are more important things to do!
Perfect. Thanks.
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