A year ago I was in a wait & see mode like so many others in America. Now a year later as we enter 2026 I’m much wiser, focused & stronger as so many others in this country have become. When I reflect on the 2025 I have to agree with Bette Midler who stated, “In my entire life, I have never lived through a more horrible year…It was hideous & left us a smaller nation in the eyes of the world; we may never shine the way we once did. Every day was full of cruelty, viciousness, sadism, stupidity, corruption, even towards our friends. Every day, decimation of every value & institution we as Americans hold dear. It has been a heartbreaker, we got through it, but barely.” So to everyone who survived 2025 celebrate yourself for persisting in the human experience to depths we have all experienced this pass year & though it still feels like an uphill battle, we are more rooted than ever to take on 2026. Two of my major mantras for this year are first from Duke Ellington who stated, "Life has two rules: #1 – Never quit. #2 – Always remember rule #1.".
The other mantra that has saved me from despair is from my Aunt Ruby who told me “Nothing is so bad it can’t get worse & we spend our lives worrying about things that never happen.” 2025 as shocking as it was is over & what everyone in America does now counts. So dust off 2025 as effectively as you can & be true to your authentic self because as Eleanor Roosevelt stated, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
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