I started writing this blog on the morning after the election. I am in a stillness, shrouded by a deep sadness, wondering how we mend the wounds of our country. How we will care for all of those who have been targeted. Wondering how do we co-exist as people continue to dehumanize other human beings. The thing that has been unspeakable or unimaginable has happened. I am conscious that when i wake in the morning, I have to tend to the spinning anxiety within my heart and soul. My mind is somehow playing back, remembering the first time, and now this. I have made a conscious effort to watch the sunrise, I seem to not be able to sleep in like I did last week. I can sense the hyper-alert already kicking in and I can feel the mood swings and the little bit of snarkiness which is seeping out through my pores. I have glimpses of being stopped cold during my day. The amazing green of the parsley that is still growing in their big pots on my porch. The guy who had his very modern p