November 9, 2024

I must calm down.

I am not sleeping well.

I am stress eating.

I am on edge waiting for the next shoe to drop.

I am walking, working, exercising, talking with family and friends.

Playing with my sweet dog.

All of these help to pass the time and keep me centered.

But nothing gives me a sense of well-being and optimism.

7 thoughts on “November 9, 2024”

  1. That last line should be the GOP’s motto…
    I wish I had something helpful to say, but…there’s just nothing. This is incomprehensible.
    The only certainty I have is that the Dems will start blaming Harris for the loss. But I know it wasn’t her. It was decades of GOP gerrymandering and underfunding public schools – to create ill-prepared voters – that created this nightmare.
    Just write it out.
    And pray there’s not another pandemic.

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  4. It takes time to go through many things, especially experiencing those hard ones. But it is in that process that we feel an appreciation of just those very things. But in the meantime I felt a greater handling capacity if I cared for myself by meditation, walks, friends and even daring to look beyond it all. Checking out art, crafts and many others, looking to find something that dared to make me smile and enjoy something again. I can remember the first time I laughed again after so much pain. I used muscles in my face, my heart, and even cried because I laughed…it seemed such an odd thing that I hadn’t done for so long…but…it made me finally realize ‘I’m ok’. A little tattered and torn, but I’m ok. Good luck Lori, in that future is a gift as you find your love again 🤗❤️🙏

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