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Jim Sanders's avatar

Coming to peace with one’s anger? Is there a reason to be angry? If so, then I accept it and experience it. Anger is a natural response if situational.

Just read that Jim Clyburn proposes Biden pardon Trump for the sake of national unity. That pisses me off and I own it. I’ll not be the frog that comes to peace with the scorpions trying to sting me to death and just chanting my O Pad Mi Ohms as I pardon the scorpions in advance.

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Katharine Hill's avatar

Interestingly, Jim, one of my favorite law professors—Asha Rangappa of The Freedom Academy here on Substack—has floated the same idea. Every day is such a challenge to keep up.

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Jim Sanders's avatar

Asha is a beacon of light on a rocky, dangerous coast that the ships of American voters keep ignoring and continue crashing into the rocks of treachery.

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Katharine Hill's avatar

She is a treasure.

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Irma Stuart's avatar

Nice post as usual, Katharine. Still trying to come to grips with my anger, your positivity is very helpful, thank you.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

I should mention that in 1877, two Selfe brothers immigrated from England. One was Thomas Robert Selfe, my great grandfather.

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Don A in Pennsultucky's avatar

You have never appeared to be jolly but you do seem to have internalized the gist of what I remember from my college infatuation with Meher Baba. To wit: "Don't Worry" and "Be Happy". While I do not spend hours every day repeating his name, I did pick up on his message of universal love which I take to be caring for one another.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

I come away enlightened. There is more in life than anger and disappointment over the politics of everything. Thank you for bringing me along for this journey.

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