An Incomplete Thought - Post Election Day 2024

The day after the election was a heavy day for many of us. I sat down to write and could barely organize my thoughts in my own head, let alone on a page. But I thought I’d share the few things I did manage to get down. For everyone out there feeling similar things, know you’re not alone and we’ll get through this TOGETHER.

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It's funny how the only people who have made eye contact with me all morning have been women. Or is it?

It's hard to believe that I've experienced abuse, death, illness, break ups, and still today is one of the most painful days I've ever lived through. Or is it?

I'm completely numb.

All I hear is static. All I can think about it pain.

My pain, their pain, her pain.

And today isn't even going to be the worst of it; it's only the beginning.

I'm not here to debate why or how this happened. It happened and now we all have to brace for impact.

I've seen so many posts this morning expressing sentiments of "it's all going to be okay," but those have almost exclusively been from men. And that's the point, isn't it?

It's not going to be okay.

Last night told us so much as a nation; chief among those messages is that things will always be okay for men.

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Maybe someday I’ll finish this thought, but for now, I’ll leave you with this gentle reminder:

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope”

— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love you all,

xoxox Jami