• For to whom much is given, of him much shall be required. And from him to whom much was entrusted, much will be asked. – Luke 12:48
• Well, I was spot on about the very first thing I wrote about yesterday, “My gut tells me all the networks will project a winner late tonight, it won’t even go into early morning.“
• I’m glad I set my heart and mind not to get too emotionally invested or attached to the presidential race. Sure, I paid a lot of attention to it and have my own opinions and convictions, but I learned a lot of lessons the night of his first surprise victory. And through my divorce, I learned a lot about setting and managing expectations of others and myself. As I’ve written before, acceptance is the answer to all my problems. That doesn’t mean quitting, or I don’t stand up for what’s right, let people walk all over me, or not defend myself. Yeah, I’m disappointed in the results and concerned for the future, but the process is the process, and I accept the results. I’m also impressed and amazed at a man who continues to win and come out on top despite all the odds, pundits, and experts. What an amazing life he has lived, and what an extraordinary story that continues to be written. And there’s something to be said about resiliency, believing in yourself, and what’s in your heart. I can’t deny greatness, even if I struggle with its definition or true meaning. He is truly a remarkable American.
• Frank Sinatra’s classic I Did It My Way fits no man better.
• Knowing that most of your morals and values, at least from a political perspective, aren’t represented in any form of your state or country’s government is a lot to contemplate and process. It makes one reevaluate the meaning of morals, values, integrity, and character. It’s time for a gut check on personal conviction. When you have conviction in yourself above everything else, you don’t need to be “right,” and being “wrong” won’t destroy you. You won’t dwell on your mistakes or “failures” because the conviction comes from your character and belief in yourself.
• One of my biggest concerns is the rule of law and abuse of power. Will it be respected or abused, and how will it change? It will change, but to what degree? Many will try to play down those concerns, saying there’s nothing to worry about because our government was created with checks and balances for all three levels of government. But that’s the concern for many of us. We felt there was significant abuse or at least a lack of respect for those checks and balances and are concerned that people who will be placed in positions of power will circumvent those checks and balances, which have held us steadfast for the last 245 years.
• From a Christian perspective, when you are unsure of the future and fear upcoming change, you know there is only one constant: Jesus Christ. With that in mind:
  
• It’s incredible how half the country is overwhelmed with joy and optimism about the future, and the other half feels completely different. Moreover, I’m trying to imagine what non-Americans think about how our voting choices affect them.
• Life is something else, isn’t it? Truth is definitely stranger than fiction. The outcome of who we, citizens of the United States, put in the Executive and Legislative branches means vastly different things for the future of the people of Ukraine, Israel, Russia, Mexico, China, Taiwan, and potential immigrants. I suppose it also matters to many citizens, like our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico.
• Well, at least we have an idea of what to expect as we’ve experienced four years under his rule. Buckle up.
• Man, my life sure has changed in ways I could never have imagined five years ago.
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The Rising Sun Chair was Geroge Washington’s seat during the Constitutional Convention (1787) held at the Pennsylvania state house (now Independence Hall ) in Philadelphia. The chair was named following an observation made by Benjamin Franklin while watching the signing of the Constitution. Franklin remarked to those near him:
I have often and often in the course of the Session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether the sun was rising or setting…