I’m struggling too
It’s been a week and the sting isn’t fading, is it? For those of us who understand the stakes, it’s perhaps the most bitter loss in American history. In some ways it’s the bitter loss of America. I keep hearing from those of you who want to keep fighting but are struggling emotionally and even physically with what’s happened. I just want to say that it’s okay to feel that way – because I’m struggling too.
I am the guy who will never stop fighting. I’m always up for fighting the good fight. Win or lose one battle, bring on the next. But I’m also human. And this is a loss. Along with the rest of you, I’ve gone through quite a bit of grieving this past week. There’s been the shock, the anger, the concern, the disbelief, and finally the realization that this country and its people are not who I always hoped they were.
This week has hit me all kinds of wrong, just as it’s hit you all kinds of wrong. I’m still processing it. That said, now more than ever there’s a good fight that needs to be fought, and so I’m here. I can’t ask you to keep fighting if I can’t rally myself to keep fighting. So like I said, I’m not going anywhere. I’m here at my desk, doing what I do, because it needs to be done.
We’re going to keep fighting and we’re going to keep this country in one piece if we can. We do this because we’re the ones who care. We do this because if not us, who else would? We do this because it’s who we are. But along the way it’s okay to acknowledge that we’re human beings.
