Sometimes, true love, respect, and care aren’t found by holding on—but in letting go. 25.09.4
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There is no place for hate in our homes, our faiths, or our government—none. The grievances of Palestinians, Ukrainians, and displaced peoples around the world may be deep and justifiable—and may very well usher in generational hate. But we Americans have no excuse to let hate in. Not in our hearts, our homes, our places of worship—and definitely not in our policies.
Yet hate has become almost reflexive—normalized, even celebrated. It’s hoisted like a banner, waved by those clinging to lost causes and imagined enemies. It grows in minds and festers in rhetoric, often without genuine cause—and with no end goal beyond destruction and domination.
Those who lead or campaign on hate do so to divide, not to solve. Hate is a wedge—driven between communities to create illusionary superiority and incite rage. It doesn’t clarify; it confuses. It doesn’t elevate; it manipulates. When leaders resort to hate, they expose their inability to persuade, to unify, or to understand. Their bluster masks weakness. Their venom reveals fear. They seek the power of the mob, not the strength of dialogue or the courage of compromise.
Listen carefully: hate speech is no longer fringe. The denigration of individuals—by race, gender, belief, political group, or origin—has become a strategy. Its purpose is not discourse, but dominance. Not freedom, but control.
This country cannot be governed by contempt. We must reject those who exploit division. Hate has no place in a nation built on liberty—and none in a future worth striving for. America is stronger because of our diversity, not despite it. We are more mature—intellectually and emotionally—because of our historic willingness to understand and compromise.
Look neither backwards with anger nor forward with hate. Don’t give hate any space. Not here. Not now. Not tomorrow.
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This will be the first Mother’s Day without a mother. My wife lost hers many years ago, and I lost mine last September. Many followed her journey with Alzheimer’s on this blog, and our loss is bittersweet.
We take heart knowing they are both now free from pain and sorrow, and we celebrate their lives and the examples they set for us.
For those fortunate enough to still have a mother, cherish her—she won’t be here forever. You’ll miss the phone calls, no matter how confused or zany or time of night and day. You’ll miss the meals and visits. You’ll remember it all because she is FOREVER part of you, both physically and emotionally.
Mothers are SPECIAL they give of themselves selflessly every day. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms… all of you deserve more than just one day of dedication and celebration because that is what you give all of us………THANK YOU……
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