If you are like me, you have been depressed, crying, worrying, arguing, and totally exhausted. Can we have one day...just one day that we spend one day...one twenty four hour period to reflect how thankful we should be to still have President Obama sitting in the oval office. Can we take one day to reflect sanity in any area of our lives? Can we be kind to one another for one day? Can we enjoy a meal, ( and stay away from those who would cause us distress) and gather our energy to fight another day. Can we take a 24 -48 hour break to not fight among ourselves and fingerpoint plus stressing over what is upon us. We really don’t have a 100 percenter guarantee of what can happen. Can we just regroup and gather our thoughts, our minds, our strategies AFTER a Thanksgiving meal and try to grab some sanity.
We are facing a long hard slog through who knows what kind of times. We should be able to reflect and try to enjoy one meal, one gathering, one day in our lives to just shut down for a reboot. We need to do this for the coming days. We still have children, families, and not all of the dust is settled. Turn off the TV’s and may I suggest some posting that is not all about arguing and discontent. One day. Just one day.
May you eat well, rest some and just be grateful for the day at hand. One man should not be causing this much misery and only you can prevent him from stealing your turkey day. I know how you feel. It takes strength and courage. I have a very close friend, who I love as a sister on this site, who had a great idea.
She suggested that our little girl hang a sign ” No political discussion” ( to keep the peace).
I was brought up in a house of arguing and loud discussion at my grandparent’s, every four years. My grandfather was a staunch republican and my grandmother was a die hard democrat. The Aunts and Uncles were divided. The discussion at the big table was loud. Trust me, it is not good for the digestion. They were opinionated and loud...Every four years….somehow we managed to get through the ham and turkey and desserts but I felt I was lucky because I was a kid and did not have to engage nor was my opinion asked. We even had discussions over the Kennedy Assassination. I remember. As I reflect back over the years, I wish we all had more time with our grandparents and Aunts and Uncles in discussion not so loud, not so contentious, and memorable in ways that just did not happen.
I have to admit that I am sure being around political folks made me aware of many things maybe other kids did not get exposed to as a kid but it also made me more nervous, I think. I just want one day for folks to just put their political lives aside and try to care about one another. Just one day.
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