Vote!
After 4 years of being traumatized by a raging bully the nation is coming out of a trance. I'm coming out of a trance. Some people want to think that the election is not over, but it is and soon we'll have a more decent, productive, rational and helpful executive branch in Washington, DC. Thus spaketh the Albert :)
Leading up to the election I did a wide variety of things to try to sway things, but I also maintained focus on the projects I've been working on in the past couple of years - keeping trees standing and eliminating gas-powered leaf blowers. That gave me somethings to focus on where I knew I could make a difference vs. having a sense that pouring myself into national electoral politics would make less of an obvious result. That said, I'm so grateful to everyone who made an effort in this last election. Thank you for every last little thing you did - hosting yard signs/writing postcards/writing songs/talking to your friends, family and neighbors and VOTING! - I keep thinking we dodged a major bullet by not having a tyrant running things for another 4 years. I expect that the world will be healing from this wound for years. I've been spending this time doing more co-counseling than I usually do, as well. That's helped keep me sane as I continue doing activist work all these years.
If you haven't watched Senator and now VP Elect Kamala Harris's acceptance speech yet, check it out below. That, more than President Elect Joe Biden's speech spoke to me. I also picture that Kamala Harris will likely become president eventually, so this was a great introduction to her potential in that role.
