I know it's because my circle is, well, my circle, but I am surrounded by people in life and online who are as shellshocked as me. Even my therapist and I spent half my session commiserating. I'm refusing news on TV and online, only looking at, watching, and listening to things that will not make me sadder or angrier.
"Just because you lost doesn't mean you're wrong." Helpful.
"We might not want to admit it, but this IS the America we live in now." Oddly semi-soothing.
My choice is to stay small and stay quiet until this can all be dealt with. I have it in me to deal with it, and so do you. We have to stand, at least for each other. Hard fights are good fights.
Whatever I find right in front of me, I will do my utmost to meet it with calm, kindness, intentionality and strength.
I will find at least one thing every day to be thankful for, and at least one thing that makes me genuinely happy.
Like crafting and crafters.
4 comments:
Good plan! I will join you!
I'm sorry you are struggling. I find that other than the cost of living fluctuations, who is president doesn't change my day to day much at all. I am still me. Remember who you are and live it to the fullest.
I blame the media for most of what happened so I canceled all my subscriptions to news outlets. Most of the jubilant voters are going to have a terrible shock when Project 2025 goes into effect now that it's official that it was the plan all along. I don't like to see suffering, even among those who are responsible for this mess so I'll be keeping my head in the sand this time around. I spent too many years waiting for someone to come rescue us and it's not going to happen. Our allies have pretty much deserted us in disgust.
I dealt with the catastrophe by ignoring it all last week (I am the Queen of Denial.) This week I decided I would do what I could for those who are most likely to be affected. Onee my foot is back to normal I will resume giving tides to car-less people. And I will check in with my two trans step grandsons to see how they are faring. Happily, they live in Massachusetts, not Florida or Mississippi.
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