Trains Can Change Direction

My train switched tracks. It's true. I was a Democrat. I was very Liberal. I 'disliked' Trump at first but my train jumped the tracks as I researched and considered each candidate and the political issues facing our country. 

I wasn't ever a full fledged Democrat. I didn't agree with everything the party supported but I was strongly opposed to most Republican issues and beliefs. The truth is that I was led by my emotions rather than finding the truth. I followed others and I defined my religion in a way that I had to be a Democrat and a Liberal. I wasn't using my God-given brain and wisdom, however. 

It was eye-opening when I realized I was no longer a Democrat. It almost felt wrong because of the way I had believed for so long. However, once I utilized heart, mind and soul -I realized I could no longer support the self-helplessness and dependence that Democrats advocate. 

My train didn't just switch tracks, it changed directions and that's the great thing about trains- they can change in many different ways and go in many different directions, including reverse. 

We are constantly warned to not look into the past, to move forward but the truth is we need to be looking in all different directions. We need to see all the routes available and all the routes from the past as well as possible routes for the future. 

I do not agree with every Republican issue that is debated. I do not think the government -neither state, federal or local - should be involved in marriages. I believe all people should be viewed and judged strictly by their heart, not by their race, gender, religion or their personal beliefs that are peaceful and law-abiding. 

I do believe we should be less wasteful, more conservative of our resources but without using fear and crisis tactics as well as raising prices to force people to stop trashing our country and wasting resources thoughtlessly. 

I am not a hard-core Republican and I find it offensive that the government and both parties demand we LIMIT our choices and force us into one box or another. We all need to think "outside the box" and stop limiting our choices and beliefs by political parties, gender, race and religion. 

I am on the Trump Train. I am hopeful that Trump will be different from the others and that he will step outside the box when it is necessary for the good of our country. I am hopeful that Trump will stand his ground and not be afraid. Trump is one of the most criticized candidates, he has a tough skin. He doesn't need special interest groups money or approval. He is a man that I believe will make a great President.