I write and schedule my blog posts in advance, it takes the pressure off. Sometimes I'm a day or two ahead, other times a week or more. As I type now it's Tuesday morning, November 5th—Election Day here in the United States. This post will go live on Wednesday morning, the day after. What to write that will be appropriate? I'm getting teary thinking about the future me and what I will be feeling. Will we even know? After all, they're warning us the results make take days.
I was up in Vancouver, BC, Canada, last weekend—I'll share more about that soon—where I saw this bench in front of a home, along the public sidewalk. An inviting spot for people passing by to slow down, take a load off, pause, and enjoy the garden. A kindness, offered to neighbors and strangers alike. Pause.
Pause: (verb) interrupt action or speech briefly | (noun) a temporary stop in action or speech.
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It's now 7:30 Wednesday morning. I've already cried. WTF America? WTF.