I'm skipping 'bargaining' because I don't know that that stage applies as much now. I did bargain a lot when the results were coming in, but not afterwards. I don't know what to bargain with now.
I'm trying not to let depression sink in. I'm trying to not allow myself to be paralyzed. Not all the time. Moments of it. I am allowing myself to cry, to sleep in and lay there a little while before getting up, weighted down by my two warm fuzzy furballs (cats). I feel blessed that I make my own schedule, so I can allow myself to do that. I'm trying to read, though it's hard to focus. I'm trying to find ways to engage: loving people and reaching out to them (I've told my friends I love them so often these last few days); trying to have real conversations with people I disagree with; figuring out how I'm going to save money for Winter Lent and where I can donate to those most at risk.
But this video was what I needed. I needed this last night more than I knew, and it captured the sadness so perfectly, while ending on a note of hope. Bless you, Kate McKinnon, for knowing what we all (and you as well) needed to hear.
It's okay to be scared and sad. We're going to "lick our wounds" and then move forward from there. We need to kick ass in 2018, and find ways to make sure that all who are vulnerable are protected in the meantime.
+Athena
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