It has been interesting watching the election returns. I’ve had moments of anxiety and moments where I am more relaxed. It could be a long night. Back when I lived in California, three hours behind when the polls closed in the East it was a whole lot easier to stay up and watch the elections than it will be here in the East. It is a school night after all. I am sitting drinking a cup of tea trying to turn down the volume on the television so I can write this blog with some semblance of concentration on my theme of gratitude.
I am grateful to see that some of the political candidates who represent some of the things that I believe in are winning. It is 11:30 here and the Presidential election has been decided. Now we really need to be about creating an environment where healing needs to happen in so many places at so many levels. I don’t know how to bring this about, but I am committed to stepping forward and offering my head, my heart, and my hands to work with others to seek and create common ground in our country. As the song says, “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.”
