trump Will Not Change; I Must Change

With each new vicious attack, my heart spirals into the unanswerable question, 'How could he do such a thing?'  

Robert Reich reminded me that time or energy spent on that question is wasted....

I think Trump represents a third model — the cruel and abusive parent. 

A parent so malignantly narcissistic that he wields punishment for his own satisfaction, often in unpredictable ways that make him even more terrifying. In other words, Trump is not just abusing presidential power by violating laws and the Constitution. 

His behavior is also abusive. His malignant narcissism is viciously vindictive. His cruelty borders on sadism; he seems to take pleasure in causing others pain. And he often changes his mind or alters the punishment, creating even more confusion and fear.

Despite my inability to fathom this human impersonator, one thing remains.  He is vicious, vindictive, abusive and cruel.  He will not change.  In fact, his behaviors will escalate, leading to more deaths and deeper destruction.

I want to stop being surprised and horrified by his actions.  It is a waste of time and energy that could better be spent on something constructive.

So, how then do I want to engage my mind and energy?  I know for certain that it must center on ridding ourselves of this scourge.  And waiting for midterms is insane.  That is 'old world thinking'.  It is no longer applicable to our circumstances.  Whatever it is must happen NOW.

We must arm ourselves with thinking that is thoroughly centered in the reality of how things are right now.  

Only with that clarity will we truly understand the depth of the crisis in which we are living.  

Only with that clarity can we throw off the excuses and denial and hiding that allows all this to continue.

Only with that clarity can we craft the way forward.  

I remember - we Americans have a history of entrepreneurialism, creativity, and the ability to forge new paths, especially in the face of adversity.  This is our next challenge, the challenge of our entire lives.

And I believe in our ability to meet the challenge, head on.