I think, first: Chill. Keep a cool-head.
If you are like me, you are sensitive to everything. It's easy to get overwhelmed with emotion. Let it flow. In and out. Don't hold it in, don't let it animate you.
Ride the waves. Head to the calm shore.
It is easy to give in to anger, fear, sadness, despair. Try another way. Breathe. I recommend meditation. It can be as simple as sitting quietly in a chair, closing your eyes, concentrating on your breathing. One breath: deep inhale, deep exhale. And again. Try it. Remember you are more than your emotions, more than your thoughts.
Lean to the light and to clear-seeing.
Ignore the madness swirling around. Put your faith in: Common sense. Gravity. Honesty. Truth. Responsibility. Rule of Law. Accountability. Common decency.
There is hard work ahead. Hang with the people who still live in reality. Conspiracy-thinking is crazy! I mean it is a form of mental illness, a psychological malady.
Some of this is really, really simple: Violent Insurrection & mob rule? BAD! Impeachment #2, invoking the 25th & 14 Amendments? GOOD.
The a.m. soundtrack - D'Angelo's "Black Messiah" (2014) - Slinky, sexy, groovy, slippery. Hard to get a handle on it. It's like liquid mercury. Just fabulous. Some kind of soul/funk/groove masterpiece. Nothing quite like it. Gorgeous. Mysterious. Inspiring.
