Yes, and there’s a place for grief. I’m already starting to move beyond the numb, aching feeling I had all of last night. Embrace change, trusting in the purpose of it all. Blessings, Val, and thanks for your kind words. It means a lot. ❤
We have to go through the stages of grief with any loss that has meaning for us. Be gentle with yourself and allow the loving energy to fill you up as you find your way home again Bela. 💕
What individual wouldn’t think that, given the hateful things Trump has spewed about Latinos, Women, Muslims, African-Americans? It’s disillusioning to believe that people are basically good and to discover that half the population of a country supports someone so full of venom.
In the same way the Great Recession has introduced much of middle America to the grinding despair that was for decades the norm among the poor and marginalized, so, too has the Crisis of Authority projected onto the national scrim images of elite corruption and incompetence that have made up the scenery of life in poor neighborhoods for ages. The broken pipes are no longer confined to public housing residents; we are all ankle-deep in the water.
Such betrayals produce a cumulative effort. They prompt citizens to adopt a crossover skepticism about the very legitimacy of the project of self-government.
~ Christopher Hayes, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy
Live & Learn 
That nails it, Charlie Brown.
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Laughing. Truth.
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Ears down, eyes closed. Better.
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Breathe. Repeat.
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Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
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… and buy gold 🙃
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Ha!
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No, that was not possible, Val. I literally could not breathe. Or sleep.
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May the sun rise today bring more hope for the future. So many of people feel the sadness and loss right now.
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Yes, and there’s a place for grief. I’m already starting to move beyond the numb, aching feeling I had all of last night. Embrace change, trusting in the purpose of it all. Blessings, Val, and thanks for your kind words. It means a lot. ❤
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We have to go through the stages of grief with any loss that has meaning for us. Be gentle with yourself and allow the loving energy to fill you up as you find your way home again Bela. 💕
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Thanks, sweetie.
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What individual wouldn’t think that, given the hateful things Trump has spewed about Latinos, Women, Muslims, African-Americans? It’s disillusioning to believe that people are basically good and to discover that half the population of a country supports someone so full of venom.
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And that is the state of 50%. Disillusioned, desperate for change. Any type of change.
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In the same way the Great Recession has introduced much of middle America to the grinding despair that was for decades the norm among the poor and marginalized, so, too has the Crisis of Authority projected onto the national scrim images of elite corruption and incompetence that have made up the scenery of life in poor neighborhoods for ages. The broken pipes are no longer confined to public housing residents; we are all ankle-deep in the water.
Such betrayals produce a cumulative effort. They prompt citizens to adopt a crossover skepticism about the very legitimacy of the project of self-government.
~ Christopher Hayes, Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy
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All we can do is pray that whoever makes it in, decides things intelligently, without lobbyist sway or buying their way into the president’s pocket.
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Exactly….
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Feeling a bit sick to my stomach at the moment
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Laughing…just a bit?
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Ok…really nauseous..
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Me too. All night long and into the morning.
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Best to stay in bed until the storm clears! Uggh
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And still stay in back….
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Just think it’s only 4 yrs? 😫😫😫
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Ha!
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Sending lots of love to all Americans and Canadians 🙏🏻😇
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Laughing. Do I sense gloating here?
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No I promise!! We are all in this together like it or not 😬
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Laughing…one big happy family.
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True.
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I am distraught….
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The White House will now be redecorated.
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It will.
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On the bright side, the next presidential election starts in just 2 years.
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Laughing. True.
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Please, David, some words of comfort. I’m not even American and feel sad. How must the 56% who voted for Clinton feel?
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Tracey, it must be incredibly difficult for the Clinton voters. I agree esp given that they believed it was a runaway race.
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