ON MEMORIAL DAY 2020
I've done a lot of complaining and preaching lately - particularly about president Trump and his administration.
I've had my share of problems this year, healthwise, financially, and family related issues.
The Coronavirus has created a difficult financial situation for me, because I'm sitting on (and paying for) two homes in two different states for much longer than I thought I would have to.
It sounds bad -- but it really hasn't been. On days like this, you view the world with a higher level of clarity and when that happens, you realize how easy it is to get caught up in your own little melodrama. Today, I spent some time thinking about all those people who who served our country and lost their lives over the years -- people who collectively made it possible for me to even THINK about these kinds of 1st world problems. The fact is, I'm truly fortunate. Those men and women who came before me, never had a chance to think about having such problems or concerns, much less living through them.
The fact that I can complain about a political regime in Washington that I don't agree with, is the outcome of what they fought for - they died fighting for our right to have and to freely voice our own opinions. We owe them all a deep debt of gratitude. And while I won't likely stop preaching until at least November, I will always be thankful that I live in a country where I'm allowed to do that with impunity.