For me, after the intense grief of the election last year, my biggest down period was this summer. The constant repeal attempts of the ACA were incredibly disheartening, and I felt really helpless about it.
The high point, honestly, was last night and today with the election results showing that we can push back and succeed against the attitudes that got 45 elected. That's what gives my hope.
What I've been able to sustain is contributing money to a couple causes: journalism and my local food bank. I've donate in limps to other orgs like Southern Poverty Law Center.
I'm phone shy so I find it hard to call my reps, and my reps are deep blue anyway. I know I should keep telling them that I appreciate what they're doing but it's hard to motivate to do that.
What scares me the most right now is the damage being done to gov't agencies by the Administration. EPA and State are in trouble that will take years if not decades to recover from. They haven't hit my agency yet, but 45 only just started nominating people for posts, so we'll see what next year brings.
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The high point, honestly, was last night and today with the election results showing that we can push back and succeed against the attitudes that got 45 elected. That's what gives my hope.
What I've been able to sustain is contributing money to a couple causes: journalism and my local food bank. I've donate in limps to other orgs like Southern Poverty Law Center.
I'm phone shy so I find it hard to call my reps, and my reps are deep blue anyway. I know I should keep telling them that I appreciate what they're doing but it's hard to motivate to do that.
What scares me the most right now is the damage being done to gov't agencies by the Administration. EPA and State are in trouble that will take years if not decades to recover from. They haven't hit my agency yet, but 45 only just started nominating people for posts, so we'll see what next year brings.