Well, this has certainly been a tough, gut wrenching week. And apparently getting worse with each new appointment.
Knowing that this nightmare is going to continue ad nauseam, I am taking measures to protect my inner peace by turning off all national news for a while and quickly clicking out of anything where I see he who must not be named. I’ve been taking a lot of walks. And naps.
I also recognize that I have much be be grateful for:
Although I am a queer woman (two strikes) I am white which gives me a wealth of unearned privilege.
I, and my immediate family, all live in blue states.
Anticipating the republican win, my state just overwhelmingly enshrined existing civil rights protections, including abortion and trans rights, into our Constitution, to add an extra layer of protection against attacks.
Although Martha and I collect Social Security, thanks to our pensions, we do not need it to live comfortably.
Our grandchildren appear to be healthy and will most likely not need any special programs from our schools.
When the shock and sadness of this national nightmare wears off, I’ll be fine. And I am grateful. But I don’t know how to help all those who will suffer, now and for generations to come.
But love is not going to be enough. The trail just got steeper, but the climb continues.
Love and hard work I'm guessing. This too shall pass, like a giant, constipated turd:)
ReplyDeleteWe hope that this will pass (I love your imagery :) but I am deeply concerned about how many will be hurt in the meantime.
DeleteWe are all gutted. I know we have work ahead of us.
ReplyDeleteI stopped watching the tv news in 2016. Now I can't even turn on NPR most days. I'll circle back to it eventually. I read my local newspaper and turn the page on a lot of it.
It's rough right now. I increased my monthly donation to the food bank. I'll find other ways to contribute to my world but I right now I just feel like pulling the blankets over my head and staying in bed.
Thank you for the reminder about gratitude. xoxo
Great idea to contribute where you can, but can you quilt a blanket large enough for all of us?
Deleteit's very unbelievable, eh? a shocking result. We have two years until the the next midterms to begin to take apart whatever he puts in place. I keep thinking the universe is pulling the strings on this. How else could something this impausible happen?
ReplyDeleteAnd everything you're grateful for, I am too.
love kj
I really can't blame the universe as much as I blame at the overall dumbing down of the general population. Or as a friend said "we have become 'dumbfuckistan'.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I feel uneasy that all my gratitude stems from privileges I did not have to earn.
*dumbasfuckistan
DeleteFlorida is becoming so awful, I think we might have to move.
ReplyDeleteBut this feels like one step forward, 100 years backward. So much work to be done.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least you're losing some of your asshats to the new administration's cabinet.
ReplyDeleteBut yes, come north! I would love to meet you!