Description: Peace of Mind in Turbulent Times In the wake of the 2016 U.S. elections, my leading emotion has been fear. Maybe even terror. For every area I might think about - the environment, education, women's rights, democracy itself and on and on - catastrophe seems like a real possibility. Day after day, hourly even, I'm torn…
In the wake of the 2016 U.S. elections, my leading emotion has been fear. Maybe even terror. For every area I might think about – the environment, education, women’s rights, democracy itself and on and on – catastrophe seems like a real possibility. Day after day, hourly even, I’m torn between the activist impulse and an impulse to hole up and hide. Between a news and Facebook addiction, an urge to hoard cash and water, and a tearful appreciation of the many like-minded souls out there, well beyond my c
It’s nauseating emotional turbulence.
As much as a real part of me fears the worst, another part knows something utterly different to be true. People have been shaken awake . They are electrified and engaged in a way we haven’t seen for decades. Hatreds have been brought to light, so that they may be openly contended with. Democracy is alive . Good people are reaching out to help strangers. Even as political parties are more riven than ever, I also see countless heartening bonds growing stronger all the time.