Days of Joy!
On Wednesday, my husband and I stopped at MacDonalds so that he could pick up an iced coffee. The Hispanic woman at the window was smiling broadly. When my husband asked her if she was having a good day, she said she was in such a firm tone that she and I looked at each other and smiled.
It was like a reverse moment to that Liberal commertial about the women meeting eyes at the voting booth.
As we drove away, my husband said, “Do you think she is happy about the election?”
To which I replied, “Of course, her old co-worker just got elected.”
Next, I went to drop off my car at the shop.
“So, how about that election?” asked my mechanic. He looked so happy and so relieved.
People are happy. They are laughing with joy. They are grinning uncontrollably. There is such a sense of relief and of peace.
Because…now they have hope.
:-)
I really, truly did not expect this and I don’t know how to feel. I’m still in shock. I know this is an opportunity but I don’t know what to do, only that I mustn’t waste it. You don’t get a chance like we got in 2016, and you never get it twice, but here we are.
Yes! Initially I just felt an exhausted relief, like “is it even safe to believe this is real?” Three days later, I’m really feeling HOPEFUL!