Yesterday afternoon, I woke up discouraged and with a heavy heart. I felt sad for my friends and family who are now feeling vulnerable because of the results of the election. It’s the same way my church friends felt in 2012 and 2020 when the republican nominee lost. My mother told me that “It will all be OK.” As hard as it is to accept, I’m taking those words to heart.
I reached out to a few of my friends from my old job who were deeply affected by the election results. I promised to keep in touch with them and they told me to never stop being who I am and to be safe. I posted a selfie while I was having dinner at Chick-Fil-A (Westmoreland Mall location) before my meeting. I also posted it in my stories and it got some good views. I was spread some joy on this very sad day for our country (depending on how you look at it). I’m pretty neutral as I have friends on both sides, but I still feel deeply affected. My parents are disappointed in the results, but they’re resigned to what has happened and accepting defeat.
How did I celebrate The Day After? I watched Annabelle play her guitar which had just come in the mail. The girl is musically talented, also playing saxophone in the school band and singing in the school choir. I’m excited to see what her plans are for the guitar. Maybe she’ll rock it like some of our favorite country music icons.
The weather yesterday really told the story about how most of us felt after the election. To most others, it was Morning in America (taking that from Reagan after his landslide victory in 1984). I know that it can’t always be 80 degrees and that any rain that we get this year is welcome. It could have been 30 degrees with six inches of snow, so there’s worse things in the world. I had a day of little sleep because of anxiety, and most of Wednesday was lamenting in the election loss. However, my mood began to shift on Thursday as I began to take mom’s advice to heart.
I went to my Toastmasters meeting last night. We had a small turnout but the atmosphere was nice. We had a guest in attendance as well and she even participated in Table Topics. Our club president spoke about headaches and the different ones that we can experience, as well as the remedies to getting rid of them. Our table topics focused on change and the questions as well as the answers to them couldn’t have been more diverse. We talked about the upcoming TLI/Club Officer Training and we ended with me planning our next meeting on November 20.
Finally, I’m in the midst of my two days off, fun times await this month, and I’m not letting the results of the election dim my light and squash my joy. On the agenda for tomorrow, I’ll be continuing my Turkey Sandwich tour at Mad Mex and having a Gobblerito. I’ll be looking at Christmas merchandise as well as Michaels and a few other stores. Plus, I’ll think about making a trip to the bookstore and look at some books that are catching my eye.
Stylish 🍒 