I'm taking some time off.  I don't feel well.  I am having trouble figuring out how I am going to live in this country.  I can't watch the news.  I have such a feeling of dread that it is hard to breathe.  I've always been a very optimistic person but I've lost that.  I can find no good coming from all of this. I feel like I am watching someone die, and I am.  It's America.

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Linda said…
I do understand! It has knocked the wind out of me. Tommy said after Trump won that "maybe it would have been better if he had died." I was shocked as that is not him at all.
He will try things that the US will have to stop. We will.
November 7, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Debra She Who Seeks said…
Hugs to you, Joyce. I hope you find workable coping strategies and a greater sense of peace. Yes, don't watch the news. Focus on creativity -- new cuisine, making art, expressing the beauty inside you. I hope you come back to blogging some day, my friend.
November 7, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Mary V said…
I have not watched news on tv or checked on computer either. Last night we watched the movie “Ice Age “a cartoon I just needed comfort. I crossstitch samplers and will just hide in my sewing room and stitch. Trying to figure out what life will be,I worry about so many things, poor Ukraine will no longer get needed aid. Israel will obliterate all its enemies.
November 7, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Marcia LaRue said…
The one bright spot (for me) is the fact that those who voted for the Orange Lump will be treated the same as those who did not! He doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone but himself!
The ACLU and someone else (I can't recall who he is) said yesterday they will be in "watchdog mode" and keep a close eye on the Orange Lump and it's cronies!
November 7, 2024 at 6:39 AM
dianne said…
yeah ... me, too.
November 7, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Marcia said…
A common feeling among Harris supporters. But we can't give up. John Lewis said it best: "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year—it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."
November 7, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Leanna said…
Yesterday I came on to post my cats and then went offline all day. I've been trying so hard to figure out what happened and where the US is going to go from there. It's starting to feel like pre Handmaid's Tale right now with the confusion. It's the beginning of a nightmare with no end in sight.
November 7, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Megs said…
I can’t think of one good thing.
November 7, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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