One of my quotes from my Mastery Foundation quote box is by Paul Harvey:
"In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these."
I suspect that most times, there is wisdom in Harvey's words.
But. two years into the current presidency, I'm not sure we've ever had 'times like these.'
Has any past president made as many false public statements? Has any White House been in such chaos? Who, before the present president, has held the office and been so harsh and judgmental about opponents? I could go on and on about the president's lack of compassion toward people fleeing violence and longing to be Americans, federal workers, his own departed staff members...but you know all about it--you read the tweets.
Times like these may be unique in our history.
As the president himself often writes: sad....
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- some ponderings by an aging white man who is an Episcopal priest in Connecticut. Now retired but still working and still wondering what it all means...all of it.
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