There is no easy button

This is a podcast of the article “There is no easy button: We are the ones we’re waiting for” published on The Motley Mystic Substack.

After November’s presidential election, I had an epiphany as I sat at a restaurant with other supporters of the losing candidate and commiserated the night after the election. We were dejected, of course, but after one of our dinner guests noted that those who voted for Trump “Wanted it to be easy,” I realized that’s exactly what we wanted, too.

Then, I realized there is no easy button. In this Motley Mystic Substack podcast, we explore the work that lies ahead for us all is difficult and challenging - but it’s the only true path to peace, security, and joy.

Read more from The Motley Mystic Substack here: https://motleymysticsubstack.com

Find out more about Candace Chellew at https://candacechellew.com/

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About the Motley Mystic:

The Motley Mystic is an online community for people who have realized that the truth speaks with many voices. There is no one religion, philosophy, institution, or dogma that captures the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth. No one needs to swear allegiance to one line of thought or belief to discern Truth because Love is the only thing that’s real. That’s what we explore at the Motley Mystic - all the tools and strategies we need to remove our barriers to Love and live fully as our true Divine Self.

Candace Chellew is the founder of Motley Mystic as well as Jubilee! Circle, an interfaith spiritual community in Columbia, S.C. She is also the author of Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians, published in 2008 by Jossey-Bass, and the founder and senior editor emeritus of Whosoever: An Online Magazine for LGBTQ People of Faith. She is also a musician and avid animal lover.