I've been thinking
I need to write a letter to myself in case Trump wins.
I want to tell myself life is still precious and there are many things that will remain the same. I will still have the love of my family, my pets, music, art, my long walks and so many other things that bring me joy.
I think about people who live in Russia. We Americans have really been the exception. So many live in countries where the government is corrupt and evil. Hell, if you are AA, Native or a member of other "others" you've been feeling this about our government for your whole life. We white folks have been getting our taste of what it is like to live under a government that does not care about us.
America may continue her decline. But there is something on the other side. History teaches us this. I may not live to see it but I take comfort in the fact that the pendulum will swing back in the other direction. Maybe not now, maybe we have not bottomed out yet.
When all else fails I think about the time when we humans have gone extinct and mother earth and the animals are left to rejuvenate and I oddly find comfort.
On edit: I'm also thinking about taking up smoking pot again. Just sayin'.