Honesty seems to be in short supply these days- well, that depends on whom you ask. From different political spectrums, there is the big lie or the stolen election.  An ousted Republican conservative gets high approval from liberal democrats.  What is happening?  Who are these people?  A fact- that someone hacked into one oil company's software- that fact spun untruths throughout the nation, especially in the southeast where I live.  People protest and police protect and onlookers can post anything they think about nearly anyone not only without repercussions but with thinly veiled hopes that their views go viral and perhaps they might even make a name for themselves. Forgive me if I sound alive but snarky, but perhaps sometimes it's hard to be a loving, positive witness to what looks like a slow-mo crumbling.  Kinda like America's Funniest Videos when we can all see that the ladder is leaning and he's going to meet the ground soon! But he's okay, thank God, and there are safer ways to reach higher, sturdier ladders and stronger bridges.  We are better than the negative discourse which will never define us.  There's too much to love and far too many folks doing amazing things without the need for headlines that deserve headlines.   How we (you, listening to this podcast and I)... how we live this moment, this day of our lives is the gift of love we give ourselves and others.     I heard these lines the other day and are attributed to some obscure person only known as Victor Gray:   "....I love the look in people’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. I love the way people look when they first wake up and they’ve forgotten their surroundings. I love the gasp people take when their favorite character dies. I love when people close their eyes and drift to somewhere in the clouds. I fall in love with people and their honest moments all the time. I fall in love with their breakdowns and their smeared makeup and their daydreams. Honesty is just too beautiful to ever put into words."