The post election isolation

That.  Was.  Exhausting.

On all fronts, this election season has been completely exhausting.  There is so much to process.  Personal feelings.  The feelings of others.  Trying to wrap our heads around the present and the future.

It's been a while since I've blogged and a lot (and nothing at all) has happened.

But today, post election, I have found myself in a really weird spot as I am sure others of you are too.

Wanting to stay in and hide and wanting to get out and just be.

I can't help but think of all of my friends, family, and acquaintances who are feeling a gamut of emotions.  From relief to anxiety, loss to hope, and all of the emotions in between.  We all have our own lives, our own stories, victories, drama and fear.  And all of the 'normal' of life has been amplified today by the processing of the election.

I want to sit.  I want to cry.  Not because my candidate lost or won but because I know I am not the only one feeling this way.  I'm not the only one wanting to sit in the house and not go out in the world.  I am not the only one overwhelmed by all of the comments on social media.  And yet, all I want to do is to be with my friends and family.

I want to process together.

I want to talk with the countless men and women who are very different from me and we still love each other.  I want everyone to come over.  To have a space open to understanding.  To figuring out how we continue to show that our friendship is not based on political agreement (because in a lot of cases it is not).  Our love and like for each other is based on a connection. Work, parenting, marriage, hobby, like mindedness, faith, confusion, understanding and a host of other things.

We didn't come to this place of love because we agree on everything.

So during your processing of all things life and politics, please know that you are loved and missed.  You are friends and family of so many who are right here with you processing it alongside you.  People who just want to sit with their friends, a cup of coffee, and the common ground that puts you together.