On Thanksgiving...

Let's spend time with friends and family.

Let's tell them that we love them.

Let's be grateful for our many blessings.

Let's share with those in need.

Let's be thankful for one another.

Let's remember that 
we have
SO MUCH
to be grateful for
as a nation!

TODAY, ​
let's talk
Thanksgiving Turkey
and enjoy the day
together...

TOMORROW,
we can get
back to business
and
"Talk Turkey"
about how to move
FORWARD
as a
country
TOGETHER!

Happy Thanksgiving!​

​This week's
impeachment proceedings
highlighted the voices
of several  
career diplomats
and foreign policy experts,
including Fiona Hill,
a former National Security adviser.

Her words remind us that
there is real danger
in letting ourselves
get whipped into a
partisan frenzy
by the latest
tweet or post.

How do we keep ourselves
from ​getting pulled
into the partisan vortex?

One important step is to
think critically
about
who is producing
the information
in our media diet.

AllSides   ​
 is a non-partisan organization
working hard to burst our
internet news filter bubbles.

Their mission is to...

Strengthen our democracy by freeing people from 
filter bubbles 
so they can better understand the world — and each other.

A worthy goal!

Check out their 
media bias
page and see where your
favorite online news source falls
on their left/right continuum.

Then,
consider seeking out
a different
news source every
now and then...

Can the same story
be told
in another way?

Find out!

Let's make an effort
to consume a
balanced
​media diet
and burst those
filter bubbles! 

Happy World Kindness Day!

Did you know that was even a thing?

How can you celebrate?

WQED,
home of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood,
is encouraging everyone to
wear cardigans today
in honor of Mr. Rogers,
the king of kindness.

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation 
offers lots of great ideas for
spreading kindness.
Check them out...
 randomactsofkindess.org

 A purple way
to spread kindness
might be to reach out to
someone on the 
other side
of the
political divide.

Think of someone in your daily life
who sees things in a different way.

What little act of kindness
could you share with that person today?

A cup of coffee?

An encouraging note?

A smile?

Give it a try!

One little act of kindness today
might pave the way for a
purple tomorrow.

Did you get your
"I Voted"
sticker this week?

Did you wear it with pride?

Or did you let this year's
"off-season"
election
pass you by?

Let's remember that
EVERY
election counts.

And local elections have an
IMPORTANT
impact on our daily lives.

There's a pithy quote floating
around the internet
that sums up our current situation...

"We in America
do not have government
by the majority.
We have government
by the majority
who participate."

(This is often attributed to Thomas Jefferson,
but monticello.org says he never wrote this...
and they should know!)

Whoever said it,
the message rings true.

Red voters,
Blue voters, 
Purple voters... 
let's all work together,
to make sure the
majority
of us are participating
in the process.

Our democracy 
is counting on
our votes!