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Navigating through the aftermath. Remembering that division has existed long before now. Wading through the wise words of others… “Everybody is sad when their side loses an election. But the day after, we have to remember we’re actually all on one team.” — B.Obama “I believe that we can
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My heart grieves. It grieves for a nation divided. We see persons who are hurting. We see persons who are fearful. We also see persons who are proud. And we see arguably the majority somewhere in between. Among both the fearful and the proud, we see persons sincerely unable to
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I have only one phrase for this day, and no, it’s not: “Thank God it’s over.” :) After campaigns that were too often filled with intentional disrespect, we need far more than a respite from the nasty. The nasty is not who we are… We are the United States
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Eight years ago today was the birth of the Intramuralist. I was so discouraged by the way people interacted with one another — by the way good, intelligent people seemed to forsake all wisdom, and forget to treat their brothers and sisters with the respect we each deserve. That day, we
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While our current societal state seems rife with disagreement, one thing most agree upon is that our political system is broken. It's inefficient. It’s too much… … too much money… too much spending… too much obstruction… too much manipulation of the rules… too much gerrymandering… too much partisanship…
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What should we fight about? C’mon… what should it be? Cubs/Indians? Indians/Cubs? (… although for the time being, that’s already been decided… Congratulations, Cubs' fans…) How about Clinton/Trump? Or Trump/Clinton? Or how about how one has so much more integrity than the other? Friends,
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I wish I had personally penned the below. I did not, but it is one of my favorites. The wisdom shared is poignant, especially in a world where we far too easily (and sadly) justify omitting respect due to differing opinion; we aren't always kind to those who
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I can’t. I just can’t. I’ve heard it a lot this election cycle. And I get it. But I’d like to go out on a bit of a firm but gracious limb here and make a suggestion that might help us all at least talk a
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As previously posted, the question mark is by far my favorite punctuation mark. The period makes a statement; the exclamation point too often justifies someone shouting at us; and the colon and semi-colon still allow one person to do all the talking. The question mark is the only punctuation
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One was originally known as the Grand Rapids Rustlers — the other as the White Stockings. And tonight, the former Rustlers and Stockings — now affectionately known as the Indians and Cubs — will face off against each other in the 112th edition of Major League Baseball’s, best-of-seven World Series.
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All it takes is one small whirl through the posts and pages of social media to sense the levels of varied passion and perspective. One thing is most certainly true: we have a lot of opinions. We have a lot of passion. And our levels of passion regarding various opinion
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Let’s face it. This election season has been ugly and trying and nauseating and any-other-yukky-word-you-really-want-to-insert-here. Woe to our teens and ‘tweeners’ who are studying American government for the first time. (And I'm sure our respected teachers are letting