For what seems like FOR EVER we’ve had the political
streaming from every side of the fence now.
There has been tons of material for comedians, there has been so much
BREAKING news and STUNNING new information for so many months I’m completely
uninterested. The click bait has numbed
our senses. I never turn on my TV
(unless NCIS is on) I stopped scrolling on Twitter and I flip the screen on
Facebook so fast I think I missed 6 birthdays and a really cool chicken riding
a Roomba vac.
There has been so much information, misinformation, data
overload that it will make your head spin.
It has quite literally fractured our nation. Everyone is hurting, annoyed, frustrated and
we take it out on others behind a keyboard and a screen. We should be out there being good neighbors,
helping each other and laying down our phones, tablets and laptops and enjoying
what is left of some nice weather before old man winter hits. He can be quite the nasty sometimes. Long
walks and raking leaves should calm our spirits and remind us that simplicity
is good. Honestly I don’t have the time
to write or read some of the dissertations I see in some of the comment
sections on social media. Some of you really
should write a book, there are tons of classes on it on the internet. I’ve subscribed to some and trust me they
will fill your email in box for days……..
I’d like to offer one last perspective on voting and the
election tomorrow. If it is what you
want to do tomorrow – then go vote. One
great option we have here is that we have the choice to go or not to go. No one can make you or stop you from voting
(unless you didn’t register in time and then that’s a whole other thing). If you do go – go be joyful about it. Don’t whine, don’t complain about the
candidates, don’t pry into other people’s business – just go be a nice person
in line and make others feel comfortable that are in line with you. Smile.
Compliment them. If it’s going to
be a long line, take water and a snack and extra for those waiting with you. Listen
to some tunes. Make it enjoyable for you
and others. Help the elderly, be patient
with a Mom, have a funny story in mind you can share to make others laugh (very
inappropriate to share intimate surgery details, got it?) Don’t make calls and have long phone
conversations or spend inordinate amounts of time staring at your phone. Here’s a great opportunity to be neighborly
and gracious. The people you are waiting in line with actually live in your
community.
It’s been a LONG election cycle…. Tomorrow we go vote, wait
for the results and start fresh on Wednesday.
There will be more waves of news media aftermath…but just ignore it…get
on with life, enjoy life and be good to others no matter the outcome. We all need that. Our National Day of Thanksgiving is just
around the corner and we truly have much to be thankful for and most of us will
be with friends and family or maybe we help with a food kitchen or supplies for
others. Celebrate life….it’s way too
short not to. Let’s choose to be a good
nation of people right where we are.
This is a rather simplistic post – but nobody needs a long
read right now… just a little Comfort from the Cottage. Be blessed.
