Good morning, God, and thanks for this new day in our lives! We're in our ninth week of the semester, which means that we're getting closer to the end, so my extreme busyness is coming close to an end finally. There are still almost two months to go, but with significant breaks on the horizon, it definitely looks doable. It's been a very busy semester, but it's also been very enjoyable.
I thank you for the chance to work hard for a season in order to make it possible to take time off later. This seems to be how I function best--work really hard for a time, then have some down time. It's a way of life that I enjoy, of course, or I wouldn't be doing it, and I'm glad that I have the chance again to do things this way. Who knows what the future will bring? I'm going to enjoy this now.
And I am enjoying the classes, though I do find myself getting tired. I think that a large part of it may have to do with the works that we're reading--I don't enjoy the particular book that we're on, and I wish I didn't have to lead discussions on it. It wears me out. But that's part of life, isn't it? And soon we'll move on to better and more interesting and not-so-violent works that will make class much more enjoyable.
I guess that this is just a rambling note, rather than something specific, but that's okay. It's very early in the morning and my brain is kind of scattered this morning, so life will go on. Not everything has to be focused strongly, does it?
In any case, thanks again for the day and the opportunity to work with some very special young people!
A response:
You're very welcome--I hope that you enjoy this day. And you're right: not everything needs to be focused strongly. Sometimes the best thing that we can do is just put out our thoughts just as they come to us, without trying to put them in any sort of order or category. When you can do that, you can often clear the distressing thoughts from your mind--the mere act of expressing them gets them out of there, making room for more productive and positive thoughts.
It's good that you know about your own rhythms and abilities, otherwise the difficult times would be harder to handle. When you know, though, that you will have down time after the busy time for recovery, the busy time isn't as draining. You have this time now for the learning and the teaching that you can do during it, so it's important that you make the most of it while it's here--for your sake and for the sake of your students. Long breaks for teachers are very important at the ends of semesters and school years, for the rest that they provide is really the only thing that makes such an intense job possible. Everyone has different tolerance levels, of course, but because teaching is a job with such a strong need for constant giving, it's a job that drains energy rather regularly.
Enjoy the rest of the semester. You have some really good students who have a lot to give to the world in the future, and part of what they will have to give will come from what they do in college, and part of what they get from college will come from you. So don't give up, and don't give less than you can--you have recovery time ahead.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Sunday, October 2, 2016
A Time for Being Busy
Good morning, God, and thank you for this new day in our lives. It promises to be a busy one for me instead of a day of rest, but I'm in a busy period, and what happens, happens. I'll have my rest soon enough, so this busyness is very tolerable.
It's something that's fascinating to witness in my life--the up and the down periods, the times when my schedule is so packed that I have almost no free time for anything, and the times when I have more free time than I even know what to do with. It's perplexing sometimes, but I am learning to live with it.
I think the main danger would be in making the busy times permanent--starting in some sort of work, for example, that didn't allow me to do other things that I love doing. I love teaching, but I also love coaching cross-country with middle-schoolers, and writing, and running. If I were to have work that didn't allow me to do any of those other things that I love doing, I'm not sure what my life would be like. I'm pretty sure that I'd be looking for a way out of that work--I certainly wouldn't resign myself to it and allow myself to suffer through it each day. Unless, perhaps, it was a job that helped many, many people, and that probably wouldn't get done if I weren't doing it.
Hmm.
A response:
You're welcome for the day. I hope that you're able to make the most of it, no matter how busy you may be.
Being busy is an important topic to focus on sometimes, for I certainly did not create you and your companions on earth to simply be workers. Your lives were not designed to fit a corporate need or a law firm's need or a hospital's need. Your jobs are very important because they give you something to work for and they give you a sense of accomplishment and ways to earn a living financially, but they are not meant to take up so much of your life that you're unable to enjoy other aspects of your lives. It's a shame that so many people have to make appointments to grab a cup of coffee with their friends; that so many people never get out into nature because their weekends are filled with the chores that they weren't able to do during the week; that so many people rarely sit down to a relaxed meal with their loved ones because they're still at work doing things that benefit their bosses.
A time of being busy is different. You know that from when you taught high school and coached three sports--the seasons came to an end, and you were able to rest. Rest does come in those situations, and they literally do follow the "for everything there is a season" rule. You can work eighty hours a week for a few weeks on a worthy task, and things are fine; when you do that for years on end, though, you've put your life out of balance and you're most definitely neglecting other things in your life that could be even more important than your work.
I wish you well during this busy time. You're in it for the right reasons, I think, and it will benefit your students greatly. Try to enjoy it, even. Your rest time will come soon enough.
It's something that's fascinating to witness in my life--the up and the down periods, the times when my schedule is so packed that I have almost no free time for anything, and the times when I have more free time than I even know what to do with. It's perplexing sometimes, but I am learning to live with it.
I think the main danger would be in making the busy times permanent--starting in some sort of work, for example, that didn't allow me to do other things that I love doing. I love teaching, but I also love coaching cross-country with middle-schoolers, and writing, and running. If I were to have work that didn't allow me to do any of those other things that I love doing, I'm not sure what my life would be like. I'm pretty sure that I'd be looking for a way out of that work--I certainly wouldn't resign myself to it and allow myself to suffer through it each day. Unless, perhaps, it was a job that helped many, many people, and that probably wouldn't get done if I weren't doing it.
Hmm.
A response:
You're welcome for the day. I hope that you're able to make the most of it, no matter how busy you may be.
Being busy is an important topic to focus on sometimes, for I certainly did not create you and your companions on earth to simply be workers. Your lives were not designed to fit a corporate need or a law firm's need or a hospital's need. Your jobs are very important because they give you something to work for and they give you a sense of accomplishment and ways to earn a living financially, but they are not meant to take up so much of your life that you're unable to enjoy other aspects of your lives. It's a shame that so many people have to make appointments to grab a cup of coffee with their friends; that so many people never get out into nature because their weekends are filled with the chores that they weren't able to do during the week; that so many people rarely sit down to a relaxed meal with their loved ones because they're still at work doing things that benefit their bosses.
A time of being busy is different. You know that from when you taught high school and coached three sports--the seasons came to an end, and you were able to rest. Rest does come in those situations, and they literally do follow the "for everything there is a season" rule. You can work eighty hours a week for a few weeks on a worthy task, and things are fine; when you do that for years on end, though, you've put your life out of balance and you're most definitely neglecting other things in your life that could be even more important than your work.
I wish you well during this busy time. You're in it for the right reasons, I think, and it will benefit your students greatly. Try to enjoy it, even. Your rest time will come soon enough.
Monday, September 12, 2016
This Semester
Good morning, God, and thanks for this new day and this new week. I have a lot to do this week--a lot of responsibilities to fulfill, a lot of classes to teach, much work to do. But it's gratifying work that I enjoy doing, so it's not like having a lot to do is a terrible thing.
As a matter of fact, I thank you that I do have a lot to do--it's nice waking up in the morning with a sense of purpose, and having the chance to fulfill that sense of purpose by doing things that I love to do, and getting paid for doing so. I think that life would be rather unbearable if I didn't have things to do that made me feel good about myself and that helped me to grow as a person. Teaching is what I definitely feel called to do, and I know that I'm good at it, so I don't have to deal with frustration at having work that I struggle to accomplish.
Now that the fall semester has started up, I'm glad to be in the classroom, and I would ask you to be with me over the next few months so that all of the young people that I work with will get what they need from me in order to learn the things that they want and hope to learn. I hope that you'll be with me to help me to keep balanced and focused, and to help me to be understanding and compassionate, as well as to be open to new ideas and new ways of approaching the topics that we study.
A reply:
As a matter of fact, I thank you that I do have a lot to do--it's nice waking up in the morning with a sense of purpose, and having the chance to fulfill that sense of purpose by doing things that I love to do, and getting paid for doing so. I think that life would be rather unbearable if I didn't have things to do that made me feel good about myself and that helped me to grow as a person. Teaching is what I definitely feel called to do, and I know that I'm good at it, so I don't have to deal with frustration at having work that I struggle to accomplish.
Now that the fall semester has started up, I'm glad to be in the classroom, and I would ask you to be with me over the next few months so that all of the young people that I work with will get what they need from me in order to learn the things that they want and hope to learn. I hope that you'll be with me to help me to keep balanced and focused, and to help me to be understanding and compassionate, as well as to be open to new ideas and new ways of approaching the topics that we study.
A reply:
Will I be there with you? Of course. Will you listen to my guidance? Very possibly. Remember that I'm always there with you, and that I'm always available to help guide you. You always have decisions to make, and I can help you to make them in ways that will be beneficial to the greatest number of people. The best decisions aren't always the easiest ones, as you well know, so sometimes you'll balk at making them. Sometimes they alienate other people and seem to be arbitrary, but sometimes they need to be made.
As a teacher, of course, your decisions have an impact on your students--and you have 120 of them this semester. It's a lot of work, of course, but it's important work, as you well know. You have to decide about class content, about how much time you give to creating assignments, about whether to pass papers or not, and many other things. You'll just have to decide based on your professional judgment, being as objective as you possibly can.
And one of the things that I know you've learned as a teacher is when to be harsh and when to be lenient, when to give exactly the grade that's deserved and when to try to help the student to learn something important by giving him or her a second chance. These are the decisions that are the most difficult, and it's fortunate that they don't come up all that often. Just remember me when you have to make them, and allow me to be a part of the decision-making process, and they'll be much easier to make and much more accurate.
Ask me to be a part of the planning process, ask me to help you understand your readings clearly, ask me to be with you in class so that you can be more effective there, and I will be there. I know that you already have asked me to be there for the whole semester, so guess what? I will be there.
Now it's up to you to stay mindful of my presence so that we can work together, instead of you taking on this huge set of tasks on your own. I think that we can do a very good job together, and I look forward to it!
And one of the things that I know you've learned as a teacher is when to be harsh and when to be lenient, when to give exactly the grade that's deserved and when to try to help the student to learn something important by giving him or her a second chance. These are the decisions that are the most difficult, and it's fortunate that they don't come up all that often. Just remember me when you have to make them, and allow me to be a part of the decision-making process, and they'll be much easier to make and much more accurate.
Ask me to be a part of the planning process, ask me to help you understand your readings clearly, ask me to be with you in class so that you can be more effective there, and I will be there. I know that you already have asked me to be there for the whole semester, so guess what? I will be there.
Now it's up to you to stay mindful of my presence so that we can work together, instead of you taking on this huge set of tasks on your own. I think that we can do a very good job together, and I look forward to it!
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
The Stress Is Worth It
Good morning, God, and thanks for this new day! We're in our third day of the new semester now, and the stress has kicked in--waking up at 2 in the morning, my mind all over the place getting things ready, trying to remember new names of new people, feeling the pressure of wanting to make sure that my students' experiences are worth their while. But it's a stress that's definitely worth it, of course. Teaching is what I've chosen to do, and I'm pretty good at it. And teaching allows me to make a positive contribution to the lives of other people--and a contribution that isn't limited to just the people in my classrooms. I may wake up in the middle of the night and I may spend hours on things that I'd prefer not to spend hours on, but it definitely is worth it--to me and, I hope, to the students in my classes.
The stress is here, I know it, and I hope that I'm able to deal with it effectively so that it doesn't make me less effective in the class. I hope that it makes me a better teacher, not a burned-out teacher. I'd prefer to sleep the night through, but during the school year I very often don't, even after as many years as I've been at this. So please be with me this semester--and every time I step into the role of teacher--and help me to give my students what they really need and more, and help me to deal with the stress so that my students never notice that I'm dealing with it. Thanks!
A reply:
You're welcome. It's gratifying to hear that you love teaching, for it is an important gift of yours, and one that's necessary among human beings. The fact that you take it seriously and that you stay focused on the students is very important, as you well know--you've had those teachers who simply didn't care and seemed to just be making a paycheck. You got very little out of their classes, and you don't want to do that to your students.
The stress is another issue. Perhaps it's time that you start taking seriously some of the stress-reducing techniques that other people have developed. They're out there, many of them, and they're not that difficult or time-consuming to do. One of your problems is that you don't tend to feel stress as stress--in fact, you thrive in stressful situations, so you often mistake them for things going just right. And things may be going just right, but still be stressful. Think about how you grew up and how predominant stress was in your life, and how you got "used" to it. Yes, you do know how to relax, but you're also very good at functioning just fine--even at a higher level--when things get terribly stressful. That, too, is a gift, but not one that you've learned to compensate for in other ways. It's like when you run a race--you run slower when you're running a 10k than you do when you're running a 5k because you need to pace yourself and save something for the end of the race.
But in your stressful situations, you're not able to pace yourself. You have to do what you have to do. So it's important that you find other things that will help you to deal with the stress so that you'll be saving something for later. Yes, you have your running, and that is helpful, but you run even when you're not under stress. It's not something you do specifically for stress. If you do find something for stress, such as some sort of exercise, meditation, or hobby, I think you'll find that your sleepless nights are fewer and your ability to be effective in the classroom even higher.
It's something for you to consider, at least. Enjoy the semester, enjoy the students, and enjoy your experiences.
The stress is another issue. Perhaps it's time that you start taking seriously some of the stress-reducing techniques that other people have developed. They're out there, many of them, and they're not that difficult or time-consuming to do. One of your problems is that you don't tend to feel stress as stress--in fact, you thrive in stressful situations, so you often mistake them for things going just right. And things may be going just right, but still be stressful. Think about how you grew up and how predominant stress was in your life, and how you got "used" to it. Yes, you do know how to relax, but you're also very good at functioning just fine--even at a higher level--when things get terribly stressful. That, too, is a gift, but not one that you've learned to compensate for in other ways. It's like when you run a race--you run slower when you're running a 10k than you do when you're running a 5k because you need to pace yourself and save something for the end of the race.
But in your stressful situations, you're not able to pace yourself. You have to do what you have to do. So it's important that you find other things that will help you to deal with the stress so that you'll be saving something for later. Yes, you have your running, and that is helpful, but you run even when you're not under stress. It's not something you do specifically for stress. If you do find something for stress, such as some sort of exercise, meditation, or hobby, I think you'll find that your sleepless nights are fewer and your ability to be effective in the classroom even higher.
It's something for you to consider, at least. Enjoy the semester, enjoy the students, and enjoy your experiences.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
New Starts
Good day, God, and thanks for this new day! I have a lot to do today, all of which is pretty pleasant, so it looks to be a good day. Of course, what I give to the day will mostly determine what kind of day it is, so please be with me to help me to give all that I can.
Starting next week, I'll be teaching five new classes with about 110 new students, so once again, I ask you to be with me during my new start so that I may be able to be an effective teacher for these young people who need effective teachers in their lives. I hope to be someone who can help them to learn the things that they need and want to learn, but mostly who can help them to learn how to learn. My goal is to help them to enjoy the learning, too, so that it isn't something that they're doing just to fulfill requirements.
So please help me on this new start to have patience, insight, love, discernment, and the necessary knowledge to help them to learn and to grow. I'm good at what I do and that fact helps me to be confident as a teacher, but I never want to grow to be too confident and stop seeing the needs of the students and mistakes that I may be making.
A response:
Starting next week, I'll be teaching five new classes with about 110 new students, so once again, I ask you to be with me during my new start so that I may be able to be an effective teacher for these young people who need effective teachers in their lives. I hope to be someone who can help them to learn the things that they need and want to learn, but mostly who can help them to learn how to learn. My goal is to help them to enjoy the learning, too, so that it isn't something that they're doing just to fulfill requirements.
So please help me on this new start to have patience, insight, love, discernment, and the necessary knowledge to help them to learn and to grow. I'm good at what I do and that fact helps me to be confident as a teacher, but I never want to grow to be too confident and stop seeing the needs of the students and mistakes that I may be making.
A response:
Good day to you, too. It sounds like it will be a good day if you go into it with a positive attitude--your attitude does more to make a day positive or negative than anything else, and if your perspective is focused on the positive, then the positive will be what you see and experience. And even some things that others may see as negative can turn out in positive ways for you.
As far as your new start is concerned, all you have to do is remember that when you ask me to be with you in any endeavor, what you're really asking for is the consciousness of the fact that whatever you do in my name, you're doing with the right motivation and in connection with me. I am with you always, so you don't have to ask me to be with you; when you do, it's like you're lighting a candle that you already have that was full of potential and that's now being useful and helpful.
One of the reasons that so many people feel so much anxiety is that they try to do everything themselves. They forget that they have a connection with me that never goes away and that never diminishes--but that they don't always tap into as they could or should. A prayer opens that connection, it doesn't establish it. When your heart is yearning for something and you ask for my aid, remember that the candle is always there and that it never burns down or out--but it does need you to light it in a very simple way.
You know from experience that the semester will be a good one. You're not facing any challenges at this point that will be difficult, but one never knows--with 110 students, there are bound to be some unforeseen issues coming your way. But you also know that the means to deal with those issues is within you and with you all the time--a simple shift in focus from doing everything yourself to asking for my help, an act that will strengthen the connection you have with me in order to deal with any situation in a way that you wouldn't be able to do otherwise.
Enjoy your semester, and enjoy your students' company. Help them to learn and to grow, and make the time that they spend in your class worthwhile. And have fun.
One of the reasons that so many people feel so much anxiety is that they try to do everything themselves. They forget that they have a connection with me that never goes away and that never diminishes--but that they don't always tap into as they could or should. A prayer opens that connection, it doesn't establish it. When your heart is yearning for something and you ask for my aid, remember that the candle is always there and that it never burns down or out--but it does need you to light it in a very simple way.
You know from experience that the semester will be a good one. You're not facing any challenges at this point that will be difficult, but one never knows--with 110 students, there are bound to be some unforeseen issues coming your way. But you also know that the means to deal with those issues is within you and with you all the time--a simple shift in focus from doing everything yourself to asking for my help, an act that will strengthen the connection you have with me in order to deal with any situation in a way that you wouldn't be able to do otherwise.
Enjoy your semester, and enjoy your students' company. Help them to learn and to grow, and make the time that they spend in your class worthwhile. And have fun.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Good morning
Good morning, God, and thank you much for this new day--I hope that I'm able to make something special of this new day in my life.
I don't really have anything special to ask today, or anything in particular that I wish to discuss. I just want to say thanks for the day and thanks for all I have, and ask you to be with me so that I can treat others well and do things that are helpful to others. I don't really have anything in particular to ask for, either. So thanks!
I don't really have anything special to ask today, or anything in particular that I wish to discuss. I just want to say thanks for the day and thanks for all I have, and ask you to be with me so that I can treat others well and do things that are helpful to others. I don't really have anything in particular to ask for, either. So thanks!
A reply:
You're welcome. And I'm always with you, so I'll be with you today, as well. Enjoy all that it has to offer you.
You're welcome. And I'm always with you, so I'll be with you today, as well. Enjoy all that it has to offer you.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Watching Lies
Good morning, God, and thanks very much for a new day in our lives. I really do appreciate this gift, and I hope that you'll help me to make the most of it! It's promising to be a very nice day, so I hope that I'm able to help it to live up to that promise in my life--and perhaps in the lives of others, as well.
As you know, we're in the midst of a presidential campaign here, and we have to be exposed over and over again to the candidates and their words. This campaign, though, seems to be different because we have at least one candidate who loves to lie, and who doesn't even care if he's caught at it. When he's caught in a lie, he'll just say something stupid, such as "I never said that."
The other candidates aren't as blatant as all that, but they do their share of twisting facts to make themselves look better. What's bothering me isn't the lies so much--they help me to determine whether I can trust someone or not--but the fact that most of the people who support these politicians don't care whether they lie or not. Even when they're presented with strong facts that prove that the person has lied, people support that person anyway, seemingly not caring at all that if a person is going to lie to you now and then deny it, that person is going to lie to you in the future--and possibly as an elected official who now affects our lives very strongly--and then turn on you when you call out that lie. And with the influence that comes from an elected office, turning on you can become extremely dangerous.
How can we allow things like this to go on? How can we embrace and support people who simply don't seem to care about the truth, and who are willing to manipulate us and deceive us at every turn? I'm very worried for the future of our country when I look around and see the terrible things that are happening.
As you know, we're in the midst of a presidential campaign here, and we have to be exposed over and over again to the candidates and their words. This campaign, though, seems to be different because we have at least one candidate who loves to lie, and who doesn't even care if he's caught at it. When he's caught in a lie, he'll just say something stupid, such as "I never said that."
The other candidates aren't as blatant as all that, but they do their share of twisting facts to make themselves look better. What's bothering me isn't the lies so much--they help me to determine whether I can trust someone or not--but the fact that most of the people who support these politicians don't care whether they lie or not. Even when they're presented with strong facts that prove that the person has lied, people support that person anyway, seemingly not caring at all that if a person is going to lie to you now and then deny it, that person is going to lie to you in the future--and possibly as an elected official who now affects our lives very strongly--and then turn on you when you call out that lie. And with the influence that comes from an elected office, turning on you can become extremely dangerous.
How can we allow things like this to go on? How can we embrace and support people who simply don't seem to care about the truth, and who are willing to manipulate us and deceive us at every turn? I'm very worried for the future of our country when I look around and see the terrible things that are happening.
A reply:
You're welcome for the day. I truly do appreciate it when you appreciate it.
Yes, what you mention is very concerning. I gave all of you a pretty decent mind that you can use not just to receive messages and comprehend them, but also to analyze them and judge their veracity. The fact is, though, that many of you choose to turn off your minds because you fear the dissonance that will result when someone you support says something that you cannot support. You fear losing the illusions that you've built up that make you comfortable and that give you a sense of safety.
The societies that you live in are different than societies in the past, but they're also very similar. People still have insecurities that plague them their entire lives long, and fears that keep them up nights. One of those fears is the fear of being wrong, and different people feel that fear at different levels. And when you add insecurities to the picture, that fear of being wrong leads to the fear of losing friends, losing respect, losing status, etcetera, because of being wrong. So rather than admit being wrong in a case like this, it's easier to simply continue to support a candidate even when the dissonance becomes extremely strong.
It's also human nature to deflect an argument to something else rather than face facts. "The only reason people think he's a racist is because of the press." "Maybe he did do that, but look at the opponent--that person did something even worse." When people do this, they're trying to protect a decision and/or belief that they've already espoused or made or developed. You find yourself now in the middle of a situation that allows people to believe things that aren't true--and worse, to choose to believe things that they have tons of evidence that they aren't true.
A lot of this has to do with a focus on the worldly things rather than on spiritual things, rather than on love and peace and hope. I've given you love to work with, and I've given you a heart and spirit that cannot be deceived. Yet you choose to do all your thinking with your brains, and to make all of your decisions based on logic and thinking. Right now, though, people are feeling more isolated from one another than ever, in a large part due to their new-found addiction to screens of all sizes, and that isolation strengthens the fear that they feel. And how do they deal with that fear? By constantly searching for more information--on those screens--and using their brains instead of their hearts and spirits.
It's going to get worse before it gets better. The current campaign is a symptom of a much larger sickness in your society than is evident on the surface--it's like a sore that indicates a cancer beneath the surface of the skin. It's definitely going to test everyone in many different ways. Peace and love are always possible, but people are choosing information and technology instead. It's not making for a pretty picture.
You're welcome for the day. I truly do appreciate it when you appreciate it.
Yes, what you mention is very concerning. I gave all of you a pretty decent mind that you can use not just to receive messages and comprehend them, but also to analyze them and judge their veracity. The fact is, though, that many of you choose to turn off your minds because you fear the dissonance that will result when someone you support says something that you cannot support. You fear losing the illusions that you've built up that make you comfortable and that give you a sense of safety.
The societies that you live in are different than societies in the past, but they're also very similar. People still have insecurities that plague them their entire lives long, and fears that keep them up nights. One of those fears is the fear of being wrong, and different people feel that fear at different levels. And when you add insecurities to the picture, that fear of being wrong leads to the fear of losing friends, losing respect, losing status, etcetera, because of being wrong. So rather than admit being wrong in a case like this, it's easier to simply continue to support a candidate even when the dissonance becomes extremely strong.
It's also human nature to deflect an argument to something else rather than face facts. "The only reason people think he's a racist is because of the press." "Maybe he did do that, but look at the opponent--that person did something even worse." When people do this, they're trying to protect a decision and/or belief that they've already espoused or made or developed. You find yourself now in the middle of a situation that allows people to believe things that aren't true--and worse, to choose to believe things that they have tons of evidence that they aren't true.
A lot of this has to do with a focus on the worldly things rather than on spiritual things, rather than on love and peace and hope. I've given you love to work with, and I've given you a heart and spirit that cannot be deceived. Yet you choose to do all your thinking with your brains, and to make all of your decisions based on logic and thinking. Right now, though, people are feeling more isolated from one another than ever, in a large part due to their new-found addiction to screens of all sizes, and that isolation strengthens the fear that they feel. And how do they deal with that fear? By constantly searching for more information--on those screens--and using their brains instead of their hearts and spirits.
It's going to get worse before it gets better. The current campaign is a symptom of a much larger sickness in your society than is evident on the surface--it's like a sore that indicates a cancer beneath the surface of the skin. It's definitely going to test everyone in many different ways. Peace and love are always possible, but people are choosing information and technology instead. It's not making for a pretty picture.
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