Moving forward

Dave at Via Negativa has rounded up a variety of blogger reactions in the aftermath of the election: Three Days That Shook The Blogging World. Several of the passages I recognized because I'd already come across them as I searched for solace and community in the past week.

Speaking of community, here's an amusing bit from the Boston Globe this morning (my emphasis):

VOTING WILL get underway shortly in the New England states on whether to secede from the United States of America. The new country would be named Red Sox Nation and would comprise Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and most of Connecticut.

Ah, I remember that short-lived joyous celebration...

I'm finding that humor is sometimes the only way I can get through what would otherwise make me feel powerless or despairing. It offers tension release and a way to look at things from a completely different angle -- upside-down, cross-eyed -- so that I get unstuck and feel re-energized to move forward again. I think regular doses are going to be be needed for the long haul.

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