Good Morning World.

It's a New Day.

Donald Trump is the 47th President of the United States. In his acceptance speech, he said: “We’re going to help our country heal. We have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly. We’re going to fix our borders. We’re going to fix everything about our country.”

Perhaps this captures the essence of why he won. In contrast, when the Democratic candidate was asked what she would do differently from what has happened over the last four years under her and President Biden’s leadership, she replied, “Nothing comes to mind.”

Voters responded by choosing Trump, who promised to fix things, over Harris, who promised to keep things the same.

In his acceptance speech, Trump also praised Bobby Kennedy Jr. and reaffirmed his promise to turn him loose with authority to fix our broken health care system. But he cautioned, “Bobby, leave the oil alone,” referencing Kennedy’s environmental record.

Trump likes oil. This infuriates environmental ideologists but anyone who does the math immediately realizes that we need petroleum. Too bad we went down that road in the first place but it’s insane to advocate for ending petroleum use without mapping out the practical implementation of alternative energy over time so that society doesn’t break down over a belief.

Millions of people world-wide were praying for Trump’s victory, relevant to a wide array of issues. For instance, farmers in Europe are being attacked by big government who are consolidating food production. But who voted to end family farms? Who’s controlling that initiative? Who has thought this through so people don’t starve over a shiny principle?

Big government controlling our lives vs local power over our own lives… that’s the primary issue everywhere right now. And American voters just chose.

Electric cars are another emblematic problem. Phasing out internal combustion engines… a fine idea. But can the electric grid handle it? No. Emphatically no. So, while it’s a great slogan, a heart warming sentiment, it’s also completely impractical. Californians have already been told on occasion not to charge their EV’s and brown outs are predicted … there’s the future staring at us x 1,000.

Meanwhile, American companies like Kellogg’s sell their products in Europe without the chemicals they include in what Americans get. Why is that?

One of the most incendiary issues in this election was immigration reform. Trump promises to deport illegal immigrants en masse. This earned him comparisons to Hitler. But what he’s actually said is that they are welcome to return… legally. And millions of legal immigrants voted for him because of that. It took them years and $$$ to immigrate legally; imagine how they felt to witness swarms of refugees flooding across the border, being given money, flown to cities, and put up in hotels for free?

The slogan may be “America welcomes everyone!” but, again, where’s the practicality? Here’s another ideological bromide that voters rejected in favor of an actual plan, one that obeys the laws of the land.

I always choose to learn lessons from what I observe happening and one of the most instructive moments for me came during a TV interview with Harris. Lester Holt asked her about the border situation. She replied, “We’ve been to the border, we’ve been to the border.”

He probed: “But you haven’t been to the border.”

She shot back reflexively, something like: “And I haven’t been to Europe either. I don’t see your point.”

She didn’t see the point. This “we” she referred to didn’t include her. And that comment confirmed the belief that she didn’t really care about this situation. Her experience was theoretical, not practical. Those seduced by ideology are blind to reality.

What about me? Where do I comfort myself with theories while ignoring realities? I’ll be mulling that question for awhile and I’m sure some personal changes will be called for.

Mainstream media is already fanning the flames of panic. What will Trump do with all this power? Their hypocrisy is stunning. For instance, they’ve warned that Trump has said he will hold his many enemies accountable and maybe even put them in jail. That’s speculation. The reality is that Democrats have actually been doing that very thing, trying to put Trump in jail over misdemeanor offenses inflated into potential felonies. One scenario is imagined, one is real. But those blinded by self-righteous convictions can never see that. And if you study this Guardian propaganda article, you’ll see what Trump actually said and didn’t say. Quite a difference.

House Speaker Mike Johnson just announced: "This historic election has proven that a majority of Americans are eager for secure borders, lower costs, peace through strength, and a return to common sense."

That doesn’t seem radical to me, it seems practical. It’s what has been promised and Trump affirmed in his acceptance speech that he intends to keep all of his promises. We’ll soon find out if that’s true and who/what forces array themselves to try and stop him and his team from fixing what ails this nation. They are already furiously constructing road blocks, just as they did in his first term. If you can stomach it, take a look at what CNN is presenting this morning. The sky is falling!

Trump has admitted that his biggest mistake the first time around was installing the wrong people to his team. He’s vowed to do better this time and has already assembled a mighty cohort: Kennedy, Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk, etc. (BTW, how many politicians have you ever heard admit they made a mistake?)

It’s a new day in America, in the world, and in our personal lives, an opportunity to shed our own theories and get practical, to fix what’s wrong and make things better, not just “out there” but right here in our personal lives.

So, the challenge for me, which I extend to you, is to ask and truthfully answer this question: “What is the personal meaning of this election result for me and what will I change for the better because of it?”

And then, as we hope Trump and his team will do, to follow through and make good on our promises. Or, we could complain, accuse, attack, and do nothing.

So ends my short lived career as a political commentator. From this point forward, I will focus on solutions, particularly how ordinary people like you and I can make a positive difference through our every day, every moment expression of the very qualities we would love to see more of in the world: gratitude, appreciation, responsibility, etc.

We are the world!