This month, I’m writing posts from prompts in the Writing Down the Bones Card Deck by Natalie Goldberg, shared with me by my friend Barb Edler of Iowa. Sheesh! Today’s topic is a hot one: What are the first five actions you would take if you became President?
If I Were President
If I were President, I’d start with one thing.
I’d ask questions before opening my mouth
that way, my mouth could take some lessons
about what not to do
about what not to say
about how not to feel
about what not to conclude
about the way things are
about how to be human
about how to change the world
about what is not mine to own
about discovering how much I don’t yet know…..
Common Threads 
if only…..
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