Throughout history there have been writers and speakers and fools who have believed in times of trouble they could write hope into existence, and if they could not cash notes for hope they’d settle for giving a voice to pain. A famous man is famous for saying “anything that's human is mentionable, and anything mentionable can be more manageable.” And as I stare in the face of short winter days and the possibility of limited outings, and virtual meetings, and a raging war on illness and disease and financial ruin and anxiety and distress and despair and death and polarization and intolerance; I feel a spreading gloom creep ever closer-gathering in my mind like a toxic gas. But in the face of all manner of tragedy the human spirit has proved resilient, spewing out titles like “Still I Rise” and “The Sun Also Rises”, “Rise Up” and “We Never Know How High We Are”. Knowing a challenge has not been the disastrous part of human life, merely the human part. As a famous man is famous for saying, “If it's human its mentionable, and anything mentionable can be more manageable." And so somehow we manage. Like Michael Scott in the fray of shenanigans and conflict and deteriorating demand for our primary product and an ever present threat of losing the thing that means the most to us and creeping loneliness and a hunger for love. Somehow we manage, the same way the human race has managed for centuries on centuries to persist. We call on an inner strength, rally together when we are weak, and seek an unfathomable strength ever present in our time of need. If it's human its mentionable, and anything mentionable can be more manageable. At least that’s what a famous person once said. Another famous person said this, “Come to me, all you who are weary. And I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” So speak life. And if that doesn’t work then scream. And if that still doesn’t work then go and lie quietly in the driveway and stare up at the stars. Let their glory work from your eyes into your bones until your marrow is soaked in an understanding of greatness, smallness, intricacy, and the utterly irreplaceable significance of your presence in this massive world. Yes, you. Feel it. And then, speak life. Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable." ~ Fred Rogers
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