This past year the American people have been in a tough place – divided, silent, out-spoken, overly passionate, and downright scared of the unknown even while hopeful that the people who make up this nation would do the right thing – whatever that may be – come election day.    We heard the media, streamed twitter, and watched friend go against friend, family against family, people threatening anyone who is even thinking about going against voting for their choice of candidate – all of it pre-election. It’s been very difficult for me to stomach to say the least and certainly unable to tap into my creative side and maintain a blog based around all things happy and positive.

Since the election and the outcome, I am so sad to see how the very folk hating everything the newly elected president stands for, behaving as such on social media, and everywhere else across America. Bullying, name calling, threatening, ‘de-friending’, accusing, denouncing anyone that has gone against what they stand for and believe in. What makes any of us any better. This is beyond freedom of speech.

My heart is broken as I watch this nation on the verge of self-destruction, without as much as taking a few steps back to process  and rationalize and understand that we as a united nation have the capability to soar from the ashes even during the worst of times.  All I ask of my countrymen is to be patient for now, more tolerant, become seriously versed in politics, and very observant, in order to understand how the world  works and why things happen the way that they do.

As for how to explain this course in history to your children some of you have asked so vocally across the social media. My suggestion for now is to put your cell phones down and spend the time really paying attention to your children and that in itself is explanation enough. And who knows, you might end up learning a few things from them in the process – that all a child ever wants –  is attention, unconditional love and quality family time…

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