No Matter Who Wins

For a few more hours, each of us can hold out hope that our candidate might win. It's a scary time. As one media person described it, people everywhere are feeling "nauseously optimistic." 

Today at the local polling place where I worked the early morning shift, there was no talk of politics. It was the first time in months that I didn't hear the word "Trump". Of course those were the rules we poll workers had pledged to follow: No political talk, keep an upbeat attitude, smile at everyone and report any suspicious activity.

Despite trying, I found it harder and harder to smile at everyone as the day wore on. Seeing hundreds and hundreds of members of the public parading by, stopping at my station to check if they were registered to vote, I saw clearly that the average American is really fat and unhealthy-looking. Even the young people looked old and gray. By the time I got home I was very disheartened, and not because of politics.

Moral of the story: No matter who wins the election, we all can and should strive to be our best selves. This means lose the fat, eat healthier, stop smoking, exercise often, and hug a Republican daily.