Begone, Begone, Chicken Little, You Have No Power Here
Words have power . Their meaning crystallizes perceptions that shape our beliefs, drive our behavior, and ultimately, create our world. Their power arises from our emotional responses when we read, speak, or hear them. --found on The Google Upon reading this, you may be saying, "Thank you, Captain Obvious. OF COURSE words have power. Have you been living under a rock the past four years?" Sometimes I wish. Like so many, my frustrations and anxieties lie not solely in awaiting election results. My biggest wonder from the election of Donald J. Trump--how did we as a country get to this place and what was my role in this descendancy--has been on its own personal journey. For the main, I'm admitting to having lost significant faith in my fellow man and my country, absolutely in the Republican party. Hope has been a commodity in short supply. During the run up to the election, I listened religiously to podcasts from Pod Save Ameri...