The word of the day is compromise. Merriam-Webster defines the word as a settlement of differences reached by consent of mutual concessions.
I
promised myself I would not get political in this Ultimate Blog
Challenge, a promise I'm struggling to keep during this volatile
period of our country's existence. Then I receive an email from a
good friend that shifts the whole situation into prospective.
James
Still writes a regular article about our American beginnings. This week he
addressed an incident that occurred ten years after the Revolutionary
War ended. I could recap but better yet, checkout the whole message at http://retraceoursteps.com/index.php/letters-by-james/2018/the-newburgh-veterans-1783 .
Makes me ask myself, has this country lost the ability to compromise?
I come back to the word of the day-compromise-with a personal
application. My brother isn't able to drive anymore so I provide him
transportation. When it comes to grocery shopping, he prefers one
store, I another. By alternating which
store we visit on shopping day each week, we worked out a compromise.
Give a little, take a little, now we have a do-able solution.
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