Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Wasn't Michelle Obama's speech last night terrific?! It was so reassuring to listen to sanity speaking. I'm hoping this nation's fever pitch of poor judgement and impulse control wains. Yes, we're all scared, yes, the future is unknown, yes, the floor has fallen out beneath us, but wait a minute: there never was security or guarantees or avoidance of risk and death. Did we get so distracted we forgot that fact? I guess so. With my brother's untimely death, my daughter's cancer and death, my Zen teacher's eminent demise, I have not been blinded to "don't know". It's been in my face, even though I initially feel surprised, I am not. Let's face the truth, and tell it like it is, but more importantly, ACT like our actions matter and can help protect the future. It's hard, but it's what grownups do.