My new yoga teacher Hasita Nadai, who is in her eighties, had us do the warrior pose this morning because she says, "We do not know our own power and what we are capable of. Today especially with all that is going on in the world, we need to b strong. We need to be warriors. The warriors weapons are insight and compassion. If we have those inside nothing can defeat us."
John McCain is an old warrior from way back. The Viet Cong tried to break him and nearly did, but he is made of pretty tough and independent stuff. Say what you will about his hawkish stance about the Gulf wars over the last twenty years, or the cheapening of presidential campaigns by inviting Sarah Palin along for the ride, but I admire the guy. He may have met his worst foe in the form of brain cancer, but McCain goes down swinging. It's a relief to see a man freed from the constraints of politics because he just doesn't have that much time left in this life. It takes a warrior to stand up for compassion in the face of a political Healthcare agenda and it takes insight to know this is the just action to take. Those few moments when John McCain gave a thumbs down to the leadership of his own party and to the vote to repeal healthcare will save millions of lives. Now that's compassion.
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| McCain returns from Vietnam after being tortured as a prisoner of war. |
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| John McCain after brain surgery - July 28th, 2017 |
It's a moment that will go down in history books.
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