Speaks 'n' Sneaks

I have recognized the value of tempered transparency in relationships of all types. We are all so similar and yet there is this great chasm between us. I wish we were more blunt with ourselves and with each other. I will admit, blunt has a rather inhumane connotation. Therefore, I feel the need to expound on the attribute of being blunt as tempered transparency. Tempered transparency, I contend, is the perfect expression of personal effectiveness and social appropriateness. It is the liberation of intrinsic communicative desires regulated by role taking - perceiving through another's perspective. I believe that all that is boring, stressful, underwhelming, overwhelming, daunting, frustrating, and mind-boggling in relationships stems from our inability to advantageously utilize this attribute. Where is this fear coming from? Why is our collective self-confidence so low? Why can we not become more mindful? Intimacy, a necessary condition in all types of relationships, is contingent upon our ability to achieve a higher stage of being.

What are your Metrics?

With the early state primaries approaching, I can't help but be completely disappointed with the American people. I can't help but be underwhelmed by the ease with which we are persuaded to disregard competent candidates; the ease with with which we are motivated to follow charismatic candidates; the trivial measures upon which we base our advocacies.

I ask all of you who are of age and who have not been so negligent in your citizenship as to remain unregistered: What are your metrics?

When I say metrics, I refer to the aforementioned measures upon which we base our advocacies. In other words, "What things, tangible or intangible, make you support a presidential candidate?"

After pondering that question, "What attributes, skill-sets, knowledge-bases, aggregates, experiences do you believe will make the best CEO of the States?" Now, "Do you vote accordingly?"

"What do you want the next President to accomplish?" Now, "Which of the candidates do you believe are most likely to accomplish that thing/those things?"

What are your metrics?