Early voting for the March 1 primary ends Friday. Initial reports indicate turnout has been low, as is traditional in midterm primary elections, with less than a fourth of registered voters going to the polls most years.
Often in life there are things and events that come up that make you want to veer away from your beliefs and faith and do things that are counterproductive. There are myriad reasons that these things come along, but the most likely would be that our faith and convictions are being tested.
Over the last few months, I have discovered that I have done a pretty poor job at something. And believe me, that is not an easy thing for me to say. But I have learned that I have done a poor job at taking care of myself. Now, before anyone starts busting my chops, I am not meaning in a health kind of way. So let me explain.
Mail-in ballot applications for the March 1 primary are being rejected by almost 40% — largely because of a missing ID number, which is now required after a new voting bill passed the Legislature last year.
Sometimes we need professional help. I have been doing this for many years. Don’t play with suicidal thoughts. Seek council. Call me. Call a friend. Call a doctor. Get off unprescribed drugs. Get on the prescribed, if needed. I can’t tell you more any stronger. God’s help first came to me in a mental institution.