Some of you are genuinely surprised & dismayed by the incoming election results & while I'm not, I'm touched by the tenderness present in that.

You genuinely believe that people can show up at the polls & vote in ways that reflect care & freedom for others should be priorities.

Your hope is beautiful. Your hearts are in the right place & it's OK to feel grief over what early projections reflect: some people do not hold the same values that you do.

They do not believe in freedom for all. They do not weep over the pain & loss so many feel.

It is time for you to learn how to hold onto hope while working to disentangle yourself from US American myths.

This country's foundation is rotten. Genocide, exploitation, disenfranchisement, & enslavement were & still are priorities for people - they've just changed forms.

Many people - including those you love & live alongside - are invested in white supremacy, xenophobia, cisheterosexism, & so many other systems/forces that stand in opposition to liberation for us all.

While this is a thing to grieve, it is also something that can motivate.

Let the anger, betrayal, sadness, fury, lament, & other complex emotions you feel push you to release the false notion of people being better than who they choose to be. Then you might find capacity to more effectively consider how your energy and power need to be exercised.

May your embrace of hard truth clarify your commitments. May you be inspired to more fully and intentionally embody love and justice. May you find ways to embrace wisdom that helps you nurture and sustain hope for a tomorrow that looks different from today.