tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post5050448327267289611..comments2024-03-18T14:34:31.684-05:00Comments on Horizons: The audacity of trustNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-81960833746551717392013-03-24T04:53:55.292-05:002013-03-24T04:53:55.292-05:00My sentiments exactly.
In regards to peace, it is...My sentiments exactly.<br /><br />In regards to peace, it is important to look at what we all have in common. Keeping this in mind while working out the differences is so important. <br /><br />In regards to this President, although I don't agree with everything he does, I trust him, especially when it comes to foreign policy. I trust him to have the best intentions. It's been awhile since I've been able to say that about an American President. Intentions are important because they can influence the outcome significantly. It's no coincidence that the Iraq War turned out to be the disaster it was. Our intentions with that war were murky, false, and deceptive. The same could be said about the Afghan War, too.<br /><br />Trust is a very tricky thing. It can make you vulnerable, but at the same time, if you don't place it in something, you're just as vulnerable. It's all about not just trusting the first person who yells the loudest. It's about placing it in those who deserve it. And as, Bobfr states, Obama deserves it! It should be understood that not all trust is blind and not all mistrust is based on clarity and reason. Blind mistrust (which is normally based on ignorance and prejudice) is just as bad. <br /><br />Thanks, Smartypants! As always, you're in top form. nabsentia23noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-32680190210290525212013-03-23T21:39:55.286-05:002013-03-23T21:39:55.286-05:00Wow, what a powerful post. Thank you so much SP.Wow, what a powerful post. Thank you so much SP.Betsy (@bbkenn92)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12992637470812563570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-51490799651999785432013-03-23T14:32:36.190-05:002013-03-23T14:32:36.190-05:00Have always admired your insights and cogent writi...Have always admired your insights and cogent writing, SP. But, this essay deserves special recognition. You have extended to all of us the very trust that you eloquently describe being extended to you by Professor Anderson, and to all of us by President Obama.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />#TrustBarack ... He's Earned ItBobfrhttps://twitter.com/Our4thEstatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-67722831173001673092013-03-23T13:22:28.780-05:002013-03-23T13:22:28.780-05:00YESSSSSSSSS.......
I affirm all that you have sai...YESSSSSSSSS.......<br /><br />I affirm all that you have said...<br /><br />esp this....<br /><br />Since those days I've often thought about the healing power of trust. It is a powerful elixir that most of us are too fearful to extend to others - much less ourselves. We are so broken inside from our disappointments that we spend enormous amounts of energy protecting our vulnerability.<br />******<br /><br />Often folks mistake this quality to trust that PBO exhibits as weakness and naivete but actually it is a sign of his strength of spirit..<br /><br />This trip has showcased just how extraordinary is the man Barack Obama.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495861806403242783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-25595336859975027642013-03-23T13:18:16.353-05:002013-03-23T13:18:16.353-05:00Thank you again for sustaining my hopes for peace....Thank you again for sustaining my hopes for peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com