R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Thoughts

"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." ~ Steven Covey

I'm sort of a political junkie. I love the democratic process. I was one of those who had tears in my eyes when people risked their lives to vote and came out of a polling place in Iraq with purple dye on their fingers. Even though the democratic process has always been long and hard to develop, it's the only system that gives individuals the freedom to decide. I am unabashedly proud of our country, flaws and all. We have millions who want to come here every year. We do good things all over the world. We are a country of laws and rules and respect for the rights of every man. We all have to work unceasingly to change what needs to be changed in our country, but I am still very proud to be an American. And seeing the democratic process in action like the Iowa caucus is amazing. No one was shot. No one stormed the polling places with guns and took over power. Regardless of who you support or who wins the election, we all have the freedom to have our say and to do everything to get our person elected. Then, when it's over and done with and we have a new leader, it's also our responsibility to support him or her and to pray for him or her regardless of whether we agree or disagree with all of the policies or not. In midlife divorce recovery, we have the absolute, undeniable power to decide how someone else's actions will affect us. You have the freedom to say, "act as dumb and as selfishly as you want. You will not destroy me or my life. I have the power to rise above your petty and puny actions ... in fact those actions spur me on to discover my best life." Don't give away your power in decisions that affect our country, and don't give away your power to make your your own life its own amazing, incredible victory.

"A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledge increases strength." ~ Proverbs 24:5