…Learning difficult things like violin & math support children in developing what SS called, “noble hearts.” The youth in our world will need noble hearts to face the challenges of climate change & the social upheaval that it is causing…
10/21/2022
…We each have the capacity to think for ourselves & no matter how hard others may try to dehumanize us, we can control our minds….I am reminding you of this today because I am reading about the young women in Iran who refuse to be cowed by attempts of the military to silence them….
10/20/2022
I’m afraid that Liz Truss’ resignation is dominating the news so your trip to PA is NOT on the front page. Nonetheless, I hope it goes well & that John Fetterman gets lots of campaign donations from the folks who join you at dinner tonight….
10/19/2022
…When I meditated with my BFF this AM, she read a piece from Thich Nhat Hanh about finding an island of peace within ourselves. The stories from Burma make it hard for me to find that place as they challenge my faith in the divine spark that I believe exists inside every person….
10/16/2022
…I am excited about a couple of women I just learned about who are serving our country admirably. Dr. Laurie Leshin was written up in the CSM & is working to end gender disparities at the Jet Propulsion Lab….
10/15/2022
…I encourage you to invite Ingjin San to the WH to learn how to spice things up. She mixes "fashion with passion" & used her collection of designs for fashion week to protest the junta’s atrocities in Burma….
10/14/2022
…The LA Times notes that your trip to the City of Angels involves a “tableau” crafted to convey an “image of unity.” Do you think you succeeded in bringing some healing after those racist remarks damaged the Oaxacan community?…
10/13/2022
…My favorite image is of a monk & nun facing a row of soldiers & the text reads “Please Drive Away the brutality mind from the hearts of Terrorist Soldiers.” It expresses my sentiment….
10/12/2022
…I hope you get a chance to meet Francis Lovvett, the 100-year-old vet of the 10th Mt Division who is eager to have Mt Hale protected. He shared the profound effect that his service had on him noting, “There's something about being part of these natural surroundings. That just makes you better…”
10/11/2022
…Do what you can to discourage “parachute science” on fossils found in the amber from the Kachin State of Burma. …Scientists buy amber on the black market & publish about it. This kind of exploitation makes matters worse in Burma. … Read more
10/10/2022
…You could also use the occasion to announce your Exec Order that Mount Evans in CO be renamed, Mount Blue Sky. I hope you’ve heard about the 250-mile walk, sponsored by Ancestral Healing Circle, to draw attention to the effort for the name change….
10/7/2022
How was your visit to Poughkeepsie? I saw an interesting photo of you & IBM CEO, Arvind Krishna, looking at some complicated contraption. What was that thing?…
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10/5/2022
…Please don’t make promises we can’t keep when you visit FL today. While folks there are hurting, it will be tempting to tell them that we’ll rebuild their homes & make them whole. I think that’s a bad idea! I recommend that we declare Sanibel Island a national park. Tear down the causeway & refrain from building new structures there….