Another time of Transition:
I am updating this site in the spring of 2025 because the American people are in another time of transition. The Trump/Musk administration is reshaping the values and work of the United States Government. In many communities, hospitals and government agencies are the largest employers. Little is being done to help these workers transition into other employment. Many of us are living in a state of fear, ignorance, and denial.
Meanwhile in Ukraine, Taiwan, and the many foreign countries benefiting from USAID programs, the administration’s new broom is sweeping away years of predicable policies, healthcare work, famine relief, and military support to defend internationally recognized borders. This change will inevitably destabilize the security of the US homeland.
The thing about the traumas that initiate major transitions is that they rarely arrive as single events. Real change often delivers a double whammy. The world we are moving into will suffer from “more than a single case of flu.”
Yes, things will eventually get better. This traumatic time will change America, just as 911 did. Perhaps more so. In time, we will exit Trump’s mishegoss. But the new normal world will differ from what we had before. What I am saying is that shared grief initiates both social change and personal transitions. We become different people. The soul journeys on.
I think the soul has certain tasks. On this journey, we should become ever more compassionate. Intentionally choose to be aware of truth and facts. And never let an immediate goal or end take precedence over healthy process and proven means. Every time and place has its own epidemics, culture wars, and natural disasters. We too will have trauma, grief, loss, transition, and hopefully, spiritual growth.
