This is a hard topic for me. I am by nature a peacemaker; I want to mediate, to help people find common ground. I have become more involved in politics locally and nationally (through blogging). In politics, peacemakers are rare and frankly, not well respected. It is tough to leave my inner peacemaker by the roadside, get in the thick of things, and still know when to re-engage my peacemaker self to help me disengage at the right time.