I know I am one of many millions who have experienced shock, disbelief, grief and anger since the election of Trump. I could be angry at the media and the pollsters for misleading us or at the voters who chose radical change over continuity or at the crazy system which allowed Clinton to receive the popular vote but lose the election. But anger leads to more hatred.
I know that I must detach from the news, from the emotional upset that comes each time I revisit the election results. For me, the path has to be contemplative.
It was only when I turned off the TV news and absorbed the beauty of the moment, feeling a unity between myself and nature (specifically a tree outside the window), that I felt at peace, absorbed for a while in the now. Later, I used music with the same effect.
My wise wife, Lynn, reminded me that "God writes straight with crooked lines," her way of saying that eventually some good will come out of the new order. It's up to us to work in our own garden to make that happen.
As I pray for Trump and the country, I pray that each of us can find an inner peace that moves us forward.
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