Objective truth is quite often uncomfortable to look in the eye. It can challenge our beliefs, our sense of identity, and easily remind us on a daily basis that we are not, in fact, safely tucked away in a snuggy blanket. Personally, I'll take the most horrible of truths over the most beautiful of lies - not because I want to, but it's w…
Objective truth is quite often uncomfortable to look in the eye. It can challenge our beliefs, our sense of identity, and easily remind us on a daily basis that we are not, in fact, safely tucked away in a snuggy blanket. Personally, I'll take the most horrible of truths over the most beautiful of lies - not because I want to, but it's what's required to assess and move through the moment.
For many years I have struggled internally to reconcile what I generally know to be true with the truth that no one is coming to fix it. I'll never forget the day I realized that "someone" is not a thing, but rather each and every one of us.
Fear does efficient work in the field of persuasion. However, it has a weakness: It exists exclusively within our mind (which admittedly can be a terrifying place all its own). Nonetheless, We do have control over our fear. It is up to us, not those who wish to instill fear, whether we grant it a debilitating level of residence.
Apropos of Thom's piece today, FDR was and always will be correct in declaring:
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Thom's writing was on the mark for me, in so many ways. I'm grateful he illustrated the harsh realities of those who have been truthful and forthcoming in the face of potential violence. It is not and never will be an act lacking in deep conviction. Yet I know we all harbor this strength, should we chose to nurture it.
As for my preferential takeaway, Thom Hartmann nailed it to the door with this:
"There is no movement advocating political violence on either the American left or in the center. It is entirely confined to the American right, and the media needs to admit that and the FBI needs to recalibrate their efforts."
This is a statement of truth that is pertinent as of too many yesterdays.
Objective truth is quite often uncomfortable to look in the eye. It can challenge our beliefs, our sense of identity, and easily remind us on a daily basis that we are not, in fact, safely tucked away in a snuggy blanket. Personally, I'll take the most horrible of truths over the most beautiful of lies - not because I want to, but it's what's required to assess and move through the moment.
For many years I have struggled internally to reconcile what I generally know to be true with the truth that no one is coming to fix it. I'll never forget the day I realized that "someone" is not a thing, but rather each and every one of us.
Fear does efficient work in the field of persuasion. However, it has a weakness: It exists exclusively within our mind (which admittedly can be a terrifying place all its own). Nonetheless, We do have control over our fear. It is up to us, not those who wish to instill fear, whether we grant it a debilitating level of residence.
Apropos of Thom's piece today, FDR was and always will be correct in declaring:
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Thom's writing was on the mark for me, in so many ways. I'm grateful he illustrated the harsh realities of those who have been truthful and forthcoming in the face of potential violence. It is not and never will be an act lacking in deep conviction. Yet I know we all harbor this strength, should we chose to nurture it.
As for my preferential takeaway, Thom Hartmann nailed it to the door with this:
"There is no movement advocating political violence on either the American left or in the center. It is entirely confined to the American right, and the media needs to admit that and the FBI needs to recalibrate their efforts."
This is a statement of truth that is pertinent as of too many yesterdays.