I’m wondering how I am going to cope with another four years of Trump. I’m sure you are too. The countdown will be over tomorrow and it begins.
Here’s what I’m telling myself. The goal is to be calm, centered and confident in my position of defiance. (Who you? Joan? Okay, you can roll your eyes if you want.)
Dan Harris has helped. He’s the meditation guy who looks and talks like us. I’m re-reading his book, 10% Happier, and found him on Substack. He’s offering a special week of meditations starting today.
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant Rights has a Know Your Rights card. (Thanks John Bachtell for posting this on Facebook.) We can all use the advice. The ACLU says it’s ready and I believe them. Let’s pass around all the things we know we can do.
Remember, January 20 is Martin Luther King Day. When I was feeling really anxious, Bill said: “We Shall Overcome.”
Oh, Joan, you captured how so many of us feel about the next 4 years. When I read Trump’s deportation plan starts this week in Chicago, it saddened me. I am also trying to do what I’m able. The Women’s March yesterday was the first I’ve missed-I chose to say my time to protest will be done in quieter ways. I have been an ACLU member since my 20’s. I’ve upped my contribution and made it monthly. I believe in their huge contributions to democracy. 💞Camille
ReplyDeleteJust the right post for today, as if written on 12/6 or 9/10 with knowledge of the day to come, but lacking a way to stop it.
ReplyDeleteWe can't let down our guard and just stand back. If we're older, it's so easy to say this won't affect us . We have to stay active ,however that takes place fir each of us.
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