What goes 'round . . .

It's Odin's day . . . The sun is out, thankfully, here in Okieland.

Well, that didn't turn out as I'd hoped. So, now what?

Election night TV was about as informative and exciting as cold, day-old oatmeal.

Is history repeating itself in some perverse way? On this day in 1860, Americans elected Abraham Lincoln as President. His victory led to the secession of Southern states and the long and bloody Civil War that lasted until 1865 and ended slavery in the U.S. Trump's vision of dismantling the Constitution and with it democracy is tantamount to a kind of secession. Imagine if the East and West coasts joined political forces and created a new nation,ceding the redneck center of the country to MAGA. Sounds like a wacky made for tv drama. Off my rocker, jus' sayin'...

Count on just one certainty: The long-term effects of this potentially shocking election will not be what anyone expects.

We’re used to thinking of the real differences in the world as among religions: you are Buddhist, I am Christian, she is Jewish, he is atheist [you're Republican, I'm a Democrat]. But I wonder if that way of thinking is becoming irrelevant and perhaps even counter-productive. What if the deeper question is not whether you are a Christian, Buddhist, or atheist, but rather, what kind of Christian, Buddhist, or atheist [Republcan or Democrat] are you? Are you a believer who puts your distinct beliefs first, or are you a person of faith who puts love first? – Fr. Richard Rohr

How we feel right now will not be how we feel forever. This is just a small moment in a much bigger story.

You are not alone.

May your passion be for beauty.