I think it is so difficult to remain positive in a political season that has been so hateful and nasty and vengeful. I can only imagine what our neighbors must think.I think it is going to be a difficult journey to bounce back from this one and I just don't think we are going to be in a good place regardless of who takes the top spot.
On a personal note: it is difficult to remember this when you have been beaten down, when you have been disrespected for so long, when you have not felt supported for so long, when you have felt out on your own for so long on a professional level, on a creative level, on any level actually. Change is a must in those particular times. A shift must happen both figuratively and permanently.
I am just so thankful for sounding boards, for love and support from loved ones, for friends and family, and for times of meditation to remember and reconnect to this thought process. It is not always going to be easy. It is not always going to be smooth. It is not always going to be the "BEST life moments" but you have got to face each day with softer eyes, with a calmer heart, or you will be consumed. And consistently remind your head and heart to do so...
Many years ago, I allowed myself to be overwhelmed with anger, with sadness, with fear and allowed it to consume my life. I had felt wronged. I had felt that my decision was the best decision and that I could direct everyone around me to believe my way was the best way or just plain cut you out of my life. The result? My health dwindled, my sleep went away, I had to take more Melatonin to get to sleep, everything in my life was not going as it should and my body was telling me so.
Thank God for counseling and for a redirection. I was told that I could only direct one person's life and that was my own. Why would you try to direct someone else's life...that was just plain tiring. It was definitely a reshift in thought. I cannot live another person's life for them. I have to just live my own personal experience and do it with a sense of fullness and integrity and sincerity. Let others live their lives the way they envision and move forward.
Today, and always, I pray for softer eyes. I pray for a softer heart. I pray for a redirected mind and am thankful for the day I am presented with. A new opportunity to make a difference. A new day to begin a new adventure and a new journey.
Go about your day, fellow sojourners, with sweetness.
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