Those moments... Small. Quick. Unassuming. They move on, they move by. Then I check in, try to slow it all down. "Time is flying by!" I recall the moments. I try to relive them, feel them breathe them giving them life and pulling them into the present. I am always chasing those moments.
Sam Wolfe/Reuters Welp, that was some night? It's amazing how election nights, like last night, are the only time we truly see and feel, collectively, where the nation stands on governance. Not the night-to-night cable news coverage. Not the talking pundits' opinion pieces. Not even your neighbor telling you, "This is where America is!" Flat out, good ol' voting results. And last night, America spoke in a BIG way. I've been enamored with the midterm elections for months now for a variety of reasons, like just about everyone else, and for now, I've come away with a few major thoughts: Rational Thought, or Changing Perspective Look, it is very clear that the country decided that the Republican Party was not the way forward. There is real-world hurt happening every day and a lot of betrayal that is still fresh on American values and expected policies from the current administration. But I do wonder - was this so much about party lines and political retribu...