Dear Heather,
I so appreciate your doing all
the work for me. I am older and
tired-er. I’m no longer willing or able to read all the minutiae of the daily political scrambles which in a different era of my life fascinated me. I thank you with whole hearted joyous compassion for your also older and wiser being, that continues to listen,…
tired-er. I’m no longer willing or able to read all the minutiae of the daily political scrambles which in a different era of my life fascinated me. I thank you with whole hearted joyous compassion for your also older and wiser being, that continues to listen, read and no doubt engage a group of friends and students and academics to clarify and often simplify the day’s outpouring of political verbiage. And game playing.
I again feel hopeful. Democracy may still be a viable, humane form of government.
My personal experience of ‘a living democracy’ is in my Alcoholics Anonymous affiliation of over 36 years. Everything is accomplished throughout the international and down to the smallest local groups by consensus. Talk, more talk, especially inviting dissenting opinions, study groups and time to contemplate and return to have a final vote. It’s always amazing to be on board for final votes that have been contentious. Inevitably after everyone is heard we go away feeling connected to each other even when we’ve heard opinions that were not easy to listen to. The group consensus keeps us safe in our clean & sober world wide community. Amazing. And uplifting. And really working in the best interest of keeping sobriety available to anyone wishing to make a healthy change in their lives.
I pray our current living United States’ democracy will weather the storms and grow stronger for the effort from all of us.
Dear Heather,
I so appreciate your doing all
the work for me. I am older and
tired-er. I’m no longer willing or able to read all the minutiae of the daily political scrambles which in a different era of my life fascinated me. I thank you with whole hearted joyous compassion for your also older and wiser being, that continues to listen, read and no doubt engage a group of friends and students and academics to clarify and often simplify the day’s outpouring of political verbiage. And game playing.
I again feel hopeful. Democracy may still be a viable, humane form of government.
My personal experience of ‘a living democracy’ is in my Alcoholics Anonymous affiliation of over 36 years. Everything is accomplished throughout the international and down to the smallest local groups by consensus. Talk, more talk, especially inviting dissenting opinions, study groups and time to contemplate and return to have a final vote. It’s always amazing to be on board for final votes that have been contentious. Inevitably after everyone is heard we go away feeling connected to each other even when we’ve heard opinions that were not easy to listen to. The group consensus keeps us safe in our clean & sober world wide community. Amazing. And uplifting. And really working in the best interest of keeping sobriety available to anyone wishing to make a healthy change in their lives.
I pray our current living United States’ democracy will weather the storms and grow stronger for the effort from all of us.