Becki Writes “Letters to the POTUS”

 “My mantra of the day, ‘I love you, and there is nothing you can do about it,’.” * 6-17-2022 entry

 * Becki is quoting Northern Cheyenne Chief Phillip Whiteman in the 6-17-22 entry ​

WC Member Rebecca C. Ambrose (RCA) writes almost daily to the President in her blog, ”Letters to the POTUS: Encouragement to Be Your Best Self (BYBS)”. The mantra above reveals her strategy (disarm with love) and hints at her purpose in adopting this disciplined practice, first with President Trump (DJT), and continuing with President Biden (JRB). RCA calls herself a political commentator, and as such she is a model for civil discourse. She treats both Presidents with great respect, yet speaks honestly to their foibles, chiding them at times, gently, with compassion.

WC members will appreciate the shared history RCA chronicles from 8/12/18 to the present. What better way to learn about a future neighbor than to read her memoir? Read the 2/25/24 entry with her idea for our community on “disagreeing better, not disagreeing less”. “Becki’s gift to WC is her courage and ability to disagree with the majority, opening our minds in the process,” noted Anne.

Readers who want to know what kind of people are drawn to cohousing will find a poster child in RCA. She speaks from her Quaker upbringing which instilled the “concept of a single human family & the belief that all members of that family are equal” (9/12/23 entry). Quakers embrace a form of governance like that used in cohousing communities, seeking to honor this equality and hear all voices.

Reminiscent of “the Lazlo Letters” by Donald Novello, RCA writes to the Presidents (DJT) and (JRB) offering advice, suggestions to consider situations that could use some Presidential influence, asking that he not sell weapons to any visiting heads of state and encouraging each to BYBS. She writes with wit, intelligence, honesty, and compassion. She consistently mirrors what she expects the President’s state of mind might be from the most recent events which she has researched and connects with him empathically.

We get a hint of RCA’s passion for women’s equality in this 8/19/2018 excerpt (one week into this blog):

I hope you are busy planning celebrations for the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote. That's going to be August 18, 2020 so you have just 2 years to plan the biggest celebration that nation has seen. You can use the $90 million that you were going to spend on the military parade on it. It would be a great project to put in Ivanka and Melania's hands. I'm happy to help.

Have a great Sunday,
RCA

To understand RCA’s purpose in this letter writing vigil, access the last letter RCA writes to President Trump on 1/20/2020, here DJT, and the first letter to President Biden on 1/22/2020 here JRB. If you would like to read more of this historical record, access the entire archive. Learn more about the author and WC Member, Becki, here (RCA)