Trump’s stream-of-consciousness Twitter storms in response to any perceived slight were childish tantrums, indicating a lack of emotional maturity that put terror in the hearts of normal adults. Words matter, and humoring Trump and his power and control fantasies have had real-world consequences, dangerous ones. Trump’s poisonous Presidency will soon end. The crisis of the Republican Party has barely begun.

Congressman Adam Schiff warned the Senate at the end of the Trump president’s impeachment trial: “We must say enough—enough! He has betrayed our national security, and he will do so again. He has compromised our elections, and he will do so again. You will not change him. You cannot constrain him. He is who he is. Truth matters little to him. What’s right matters even less, and decency matters not at all.”

You get a circus when you elect a clown, and he will burn the tent down.

Starting

To begin, you need a clear-cut path to where we are going. People who don’t know where they are going, or have a plan, rarely get anywhere. People who do not know who they want to become, seldom develop the appropriate characteristic. This process is about creating results by design, not by coincidence. You have the capacity to influence your body and mind; you just have to learn how. Make some commitment to yourself. Goal setting goes far and beyond, just saying, “I want to lose weight,” You need to set a reasonable, specific, realistic goal. Your goal must also be measurable, attainable, practical, and within your daily time and financial constraints. For example, “I will lose one pound.” “I will drink a glass of water at three o’clock every day.” “I will walk around the block every evening after dinner.” Do these goals appear too simple or easy for you? Yes, they are. But they are achievable, and a start and the hardest thing to do is start. If you try to begin by saying, “I am going to the gym every day,” you will fail because the goal is unrealistic.

One small attainable step is the way to start, the emphasis being on starting.
Satoru

I try to be calm and understanding. But I have trouble being passive and accepting. Perhaps it is because of my upbringing in Brooklyn. There were always bullies. I was taught never to let a bully put his hand in your pockets, or else you would perpetually lose your lunch money. You had to fight. Even if you took a beating the bully would not bother you again. Never let a bully take what is yours, be it Putin, a business, a board of directors member, a politician, or corporate America. A punch in the face will change their plans. Complain, write a letter, get on the Internet, call a politician, pick a side, and do something.
Life is action.

During WW2, Russia wanted to defeat the Nazis in Europe, but, although our allies, they did not want the United States to win the battle in Asia too rapidly. To this end, Moscow informed the Japanese of our plans to bomb and invade Formosa as part of our secret campaign, throwing off our schedule for the battle of Latte Gulf to retake the Philippines. At the same time, Russian spies stole the secrets for making an atomic bomb as they undermined democracy across the globe.

Choose your friends wisely.

Itchygo itchyge (Japanese): One meeting, one opportunity.

If you elect a clown, expect a circus; now, the tent is burning. 

There’s no respect for individuality in national socialism.

All alone is also all one.

If you close one door, open another.

Sit, Breath, Zen.

Satoru