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Is Positivity Possible in The Face of This?
Non-toxic positivity is always possible, but…
I’m not going to lie. Writing about positivity, in the face of the US election results, feels disingenuous. How this is where we’re at is surreal, scary, and thoroughly disheartening.
The degree of uncertainty resulting from this is staggering. Trump made a lot of threats and promises of retribution, dismantling necessary agencies, and further disempowering women, the LGBTQA+ community, POC, immigrants, and pretty much everyone who is not white, cis-male, and wealthy. Worse, the uncertainty is coupled with fear, terror, distress, and tons of other negative emotions and ideas.
Positivity in the face of this feels impossible. Yet, the truth is, without positivity — genuine, non-toxic positivity — they win. These terrible people and their horrid plans win if we allow the negativity of this to overwhelm us.
I am not telling you not to feel scared, bad, uncertain, or otherwise negative. I feel it. Your feelings are utterly valid in the face of this clusterfuck. Yet if all you and I do is let the utter horror and negativity of this situation be the end, the final answer and result, then they win.
Because as much as this sucks, so long as you and I are still here, still striving to live life as best…
