Is it just me, or does anyone else kind of feel like they are kind of losing it a little lately?

[Lonestarblue]

48. Anxiety has been a companion for a good long while now.

Donald Trump has been the most destructive president in my lifetime and perhaps ever. He has inspired millions of our fellow citizens to believe that lies are better than truth, that whites are superior to anyone else, that violence and bullying are acceptable behavior, that deadly pandemics are a political power game. Anyone would feel anxious in DT’s America. Add to that the near-constant isolation since I’m retired, no travel, no meals out, no visits with friends and family.

It’s a wonder we’re not all raving lunatics like the Trump supporters. But we’re not. We’re all intelligent beings who know right from wrong and love from hate. We’ve been fearful of what crazy, destructive things Trump would do for four years. That’s almost over. While his white supremacist supporters might cause some more mayhem before he leaves office, the FBI knows them and is tracking what they’re doing, as they did with the Michigan group.

Once Biden and Harris are sworn in, we will start going back to normal. Once we get vaccinated for the virus (both doses), we can start planning for our new normal, which likely will require wearing masks for awhile and I’m okay with that. We can see a new normal on the horizon, and that gives me both relief and hope.

So, long answer to your question, but yes we’re all feeling a little out of whack these days.