YOURSELF – Ramblings of a Sane but Angry Mind

As we have settled in over the past 5 ½ weeks since the election, we have all probably gone through the stages of grief and hopefully are emerging on the other side.  We’ve thought and cussed and discussed what we need to do as the new regime take over and very possibly, destroys everything we have grown to know.

We are still holding out hope for 12/19/16.  That the Electors will save us ALL from the Screaming Orange Manchild!  Our fingers are crossed, we’ve prayed to whomever and whatever we believe in, we’ve burned incense and bonfires and sage and anything else we could think of to bring them wisdom and the country some good luck!  While I too am holding out every bastion of hope I can muster, the pragmatist in me is also preparing to be gut-punched once the results are in.  At least it won’t be as much of a surprise as the election results but I think I will be harder because of the loss of hope.   This is where this piece really starts.

This past week, I took time off just for ME.  I perused the news and FB and just saved the posts, etc. that I wanted to read, for later.  I have made the conscious decision, that on my days off, on my ME TIME days, I’m going to try my best to keep the SOM crap out of my house and my head.  Does this mean I’ve given up altogether? Absolutely not!  It doesn’t mean I’ve given up at all.  It means that I have realized that I have to get back to who I was before the election.  The person who didn’t obsess over stupid people trolling on FB.  The person who could actually think about something other than politics.  The person who took time to be with friends and laugh and smile and NOT talk about the SOM.  The person who just watched mindless TV shows, and ENJOYED IT!  The person who wasn’t really angry ALL the time.

I feel that we all need to put forth conscious effort to go back and find ourselves.  I will be the first to say that this election was a pivotal moment in my life.  There have been 4 for me, in 53 years.  I will embrace this one just like I did the other 3 and it too, will change my life.  But I will have to always remember ME.  The other 3 pivotal moments are what got me to be the ME I am today!  I like ME!  I like the not-angry all the time ME!

I want to task you with this….. Take time for yourself.  Be selfish with yourself.  Protect yourself.  Honor yourself.  Embrace everything that makes you the smart, delightful, caring, funny, [insert your personal adjective] person that you are.  The person that YOU love.  The person that YOU are, that others love.  I preach often about being nice to others.  Today, I preach to BE NICE TO YOURSELF!