1/11/2024

My Dear Friend & POTUS, JRB,

            How are you today? Feeling your age or fit as a fiddle?

I wish people would stop talking about your age. I like to think we are all the same age – RIGHT NOW. We are alive at this moment, together on this blessed planet. It doesn’t matter that some of us have been here longer than others. We should all rejoice at the miracle of life & appreciate the present.

            Then I look in the mirror  I was recently shocked when I glanced at myself & saw my Grandma CeCe’s crooked smile. Sometimes I hear her signature cackle when I laugh.

In my vast experience watching TV, I learned to associate such cackling with “mature” women, often those who practiced magic, so I wonder if I am turning into a witch. You sometimes cackle, too, but when you do it, you sound & look like a mischievous leprechaun.

            Speaking of witches, I am wondering if Mary Baker Eddy was considered one. I am intrigued by her success as a religious leader in a male dominated sphere. She often comes to mind for me when I read the CSM & ponder my health. Today I was inspired by a quote attributed to her, “Human sense may well marvel at discord, while, to a diviner sense, harmony is the real & discord the unreal.” Many think she was insane, but it’s hard to imagine how an insane person could have such a large following. It’s all in the eyes of the beholder, I guess.

            I understand that you are having supporters to lunch at the WH to share their perspectives with you. I’d be happy to come. I can only say so much here in 2000 characters.

            I would be especially happy to help you understand why WINTA & to explain how complicated the Burma situation is.

            Speaking of which, I’m sure you heard that the ASEAN special envoy just visited Min Aung Hlaing (MAH). I hope the envoy persuaded MAH to adopt the 5-point consensus plan now that his power is waning. Please stay tuned to the situation there.

            BYBS,