March 13, 2023
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Monday Morning Minute - March 13, 2023
We grow weary of it all – arguing with stupid people, viral media falseness, soapbox talking-head boasts, and self-appointed zealots. We get to a point when we struggle to separate wisdom and fact because we are awash in social media spewing opinions as fact with firehose force – momentary noisy splashes. We celebrate every voice having a free speech right. But we need truths and trust more than we need unavoidable noise. Are we capitulating or standing up for truth and credibility? Just because we get weary, we can’t capitulate. Facts matter. We need fiction too, but one is not the other.
Quote for today: It’s never too late to be what you might’ve been. – George Eliot
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