“Circumstances are what deceive us–you must be discerning in them. We embrace evil before good. We desire the opposite of what we once desired. Our prayers are at war with our prayers, our plans with our plans.” Seneca, Moral Letters, 45.6

When dealing with the trump there is no inner war only the outcome of impeachment.

Drama, combat,terror, numbness, and  subservience–every day these things wipe out your sacred principles, whenever your mind entertains them uncritically or lets them slip in.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 10.9

The trump’s attacks on the media and First amendment is an attack on my sacred principles.

“Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.16

The positive outcome of the tribe Resist.

“Chasing what can’t be done is madness. But the base person is unable to do anything else.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.17

Resistance to the trump will drive him mad or to impeachment. It can be done.

“Hurry to your own ruling reason, to the reason of the Whole,and to your neighbor’s. To your own mind to make it just, to the mind of the Whole to remember your place in it, and to your neighbors mind to learn whether it’s ignorant or of sound knowledge–while recognizing it’s like yours.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.22

I think my reasoning on the trump is of sound knowledge.

“If you should ever turn your will to things outside your control in order to impress someone, be sure that you have wrecked your whole purpose in life. Be content, then, to be a philosopher in all that you do, and if you wish also to be seen as one, show yourself first that you are and you will succeed.” Epictetus, Enchiridion,23

I have no control over the trump but I  do have control over the steps I take to RESIST.

“Life without a design is erratic. As soon as one is in place, principles become necessary. I think you’ll concede that nothing is more shameful than uncertain and wavering conduct, and beating a cowardly retreat. This will happen in all our affairs unless we remove the faults that seize and detain our spirits, preventing them from pushing forward and making an all-out effort.” Seneca, Moral Letters, 95.46

Keep the trump’s impeachment in focus,and the principles driving us forward.

“Diogenes of Sinope said we sell things of great value for things of very little, and vice versa.” Diogenes Laertius, Life of the Eminent Philosophers, 6.2.35b

We gave our country of great value over to a man of little value.

“How does your ruling reason manage itself? For in that is the key to everything. Whatever else remains, be it in the power of your choice or not, is but a corpse and smoke.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 12.33

The every day barrage of the trump’s tweets and words is trying to break truth as not a part of my reasoning  will not work.

“…freedom isn’t secured by filling up on your heart”s desire but by removing your desire.” Epictetus, Discourses,4.1.175

I am still a US citizen with freedom and I will fight and RESIST  to keep that freedom.