Dear CCI Friends,
I thought a short message had been sent to you about my taking time off in January. Hence, I didn’t rush to add my thoughts once the catastrophic happenings began in Washington on Wednesday.
I’m deeply saddened that once again we have become a discussion point around the world; not in a constructive manner but in a destructive manner.
As many of you know, I didn’t vote for either candidate in the 2020 election. Being in California and knowing my state would go Democrat, I wrote in my candidate of choice, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the only candidate running, who was against starting the devastating regime change wars. She still promotes diplomacy and goodwill to deal with all other nations of the world.
I’m deeply sorry that once again hate and vengeance has struck our country. It appeared to me many of yesterday’s trouble makers were the same persons we saw breaking into chic stores, carrying out Gucci bags and other high-end products in cities a few months ago. Who is paying them to show up and create such havoc in our cities?
I hope and pray this latest national catastrophe has awakened a sufficient number of Americans to begin to take a long look at where we have come … hopefully we will begin searching for different modalities to heal our nation of such aberrations.
Change can only happen if we use diplomacy and goodwill toward others different from ourselves. We must use these twin attitudes at all levels of our society … and out in the world.
All of our planet’s Spiritual Traditions have stressed this wisdom of diplomacy and goodwill as sacrosanct throughout many centuries. Going against this wisdom will court disaster in the near future.
Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives