Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   There's still hope...a glimmer anyway Date:   3/16/2024 8:15:47 AM

I think neither of us will be around to see how the story ends but there is still hope.  I see lots of pushback on things like DEI, wokeness, the truth about trans ideology, parents beginning to understand what the schools are doing to our children, the scam that is higher education, etc.  We've always been a divided country swinging from lunacy to sanity.....we're just in a lunacy phase right now. 

Besides, I have the same faith that you do and understand that we are in a valley of tears as our temporary home and our ultimate home is elsewhere.  My goal is to do what little I can to help others achieve the ultimate prize and not worry too much about the state of the world.  Heard a talk by a priest who reminded us that there are things we can control, things we can influence and things out of our control that we worry about.  He said the things we can control are very small and mostly it's just ourselves.  The things we can influence are larger but not much (our family, friends, people we work with, our community, our vote, etc.).  Then there are the things totally out of our control which is massively larger but the area we spend the most time worrying about. That worry will not add a day to our lives nor will it change anything out of our control, so as he said, just stop it.  Sage advice.