Today I am better. Not better like all-better!, but I didn't cry anymore. I woke up a little before my alarm, and I woke up with a clear(er) head, and a stronger sort of mood.
I went to work.
Literally, of course: I had a long shift mopping at the shelter today. But today I also engaged in a way I really could not, yesterday. What that looked like was mostly just reading essays and sharing stuff on social media, but I found a couple of good ones:
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An American Tragedy, from the New Yorker
"Why not leave the country? But despair is no answer. To combat authoritarianism, to call out lies, to struggle honorably and fiercely in the name of American ideals-that is what is left to do. That is all there is to do."
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On 'Woke' White People Advertising Their Shock That Racism Just Won the Presidency, by Courtney Parker West, on Medium
"I get it. It’s awful. It’s terrifying. It’s devastating. But find yourself a white person and complain to them, then get past your feelings because if you really want to be an ally, we don’t need your posts or your shock or even your tearful apologies, but rather your organizing manpower. People of color have always resisted and you can follow us. You can’t be with her anymore, so be with us."
Sounds like a plan.