Not about elections or law -- much more important
Ernie The Attorney
Ernie "the Attorney" Svenson rode out Katrina and meditated during the howling of the storm. After he evacuated from the city, he realized,
Something powerful had happened to me. Katrina and my meditations were a perfect wave that I somehow rode to a new kind of awareness. I realized that I had wasted so much time trying to change things that I had no control over and I hadn't focused on what I could control. The only thing that I could reliably control was my attitude ---that is, the way that I approached the world. I was aware that I was surrounded by an epic tragedy, but it didn't seem worth dwelling on.I focused instead on the awesome sacrifices made by people helping others that they had never known before. Everywhere I looked I saw people being completely open with one another. I could see it and I could feel it. More importantly, I could influence it --in a ridiculously simple way: if I was upbeat and helpful then people, even those who were lost in some terrible concern, reacted positively.
Read Ernie's post and think about how you can change your attitude about the stuff around you.