From now on, I leave politics to the experts. I am a mere voter and lay person when it comes to politics. I should stay out of it. Learn what I need to and move on. Yeah. Need to get out of it now and back to my own agenda. For 3 weeks, it took grasp and pulled me down but here I am on the other side, triumphant again! Oh yeah. We’ll just see how long it lasts. Can I stay out of the news and focus on me again? Or will I get sucked in?
Everyone is focused on Trump and America right now. What will he do next? They whisper—sometimes to themselves, sometimes to people they know really well, but most of them whisper. The ones who speak loudly and the ones who are heard are usually tooting a horn they don’t know everything about and instead of trying to understand each other, we hate. The poor did this…the rich did this…who cares who did it…let’s look at WHY they did it! Obviously, people felt something needed to be done, needed to be changed; Americans and Canadians alike are frustrated with the governments they’ve had for years; they want something different! Enter Trump! The perfect caricature for the job! An actor! A Billionaire! A Self-touting Egomaniac with a plan to make America Great! Again!
Trump has been called a ‘Saviour’ and a ‘Nazi’…loved by some…hated by others. I’m not sure there is anyone who doesn’t feel strongly about Trump in one way or another. He’s not really the type of person you ignore. I’m not sure he’s the type of person you SHOULD ignore. I’m not sorry I ventured down the Trump rabbit hole. I learned a lot and believe that whether this man is your friend or your enemy, following him closely is advantageous. He lives on the edge and moves quickly. I, for one, will be keeping an eye open, but, for now, I need to focus on ME!
That means, coming back to my Self. Who I am. What I’m about. My values, my truths, my perceptions of where I am in the world. As long as I’m focused outside of myself, my Soul suffers. This was a good lesson. It’s time to come back to ME! That’s what I can control; that’s who I can change. I made up an Executive Order for my Self:
I will cultivate value, worth, respect, accountability and reflection into my life and apply it by integrating courage, compassion, curiosity and connection into my thoughts, feelings and behaviours towards myself and others.
These are the filters through which I will make decisions, determine my boundaries and find my truth.
This is where MY power comes from—the one thing I can control
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