Painting by Belynda Wilson Thomas

Choose the positive. You have choices, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success. Bruce lee

What if I gave up my strongest political opinions or at least kept them to myself? What would that do for my relationships? What would we have to talk about if we didn’t talk about what is wrong with… How would I handle it when uncomfortable conversations come up, some people think I am on the wrong side of?

Does it seem like we don’t care if we don’t obsess about what we can’t change? But what if we don’t like the direction things are going in; shouldn’t we stand up and speak out? I don’t know, but I do know arguing about what is wrong in the world, with those we love, doesn’t work. I’m not sure what works. Being on the same side would be easier, but if we don’t see things the same way, we don’t think things mean the same thing, and we aren’t afraid of the same outcomes, how do we handle it?

How do we build a society that is as fair to everyone who is part of it? What does fair look like? It’s fair when everyone has nothing! Is that the kind of fair some want us to move toward? We’ll never have the kind of fair where everyone is rich and powerful, because those who can build something from nothing are a rare breed.

Never let a bad situation bring out the worst in you. Choose to stay positive and be the strong person that God created you to be! Unknown

Is it fair to want to hold onto what we have in Canada when parts of the world have it so much worse?  Should people wanting to tear things down have as much power as those who want to build?

Some people ask if democracy works when diverse groups want different things, and all any group needs to take control is a larger population than the groups they want to control.

With the internet, we have ideas flowing; some ideas are terrifying, others merely disturbing. What will happen as these ideas get considered by the general public?

Keeping my opinions to myself is hard, but do I need to comment on everything?

Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. Plato

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. Johann Wolfgang

No one else can choose your attitude for you. Your perspective and choice of attitude gives you the power to be in control. Irene Dunlap

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