The Day After

Today is November 6, 2024.? America has spoken.? Are you elated or depressed?? Why or why not?? Did a world order shift occur upon sunrise today?? How do we move forward together as a nation and?a?world, or is today the day unity died?? There are surely more questions than answers, some of which belie gravity.

I watched our November 5th election returns until 2:30am eastern time.? By then, the outcome was relatively?clear.? I woke up at 6:30 to the news that either uplifted a huge segment of this nation or shook it to its core.? I am no political analyst, well, at best, an armchair analyst.? However, many friends and family seem to appreciate my thoughts and opinions?on political things, and this time was no different.??

I received a flood?of texts and calls throughout?the day.? In most instances, I pastored friends and relatives through their grief.? In some cases, I listened to calls of unabated joy.? In most cases, the caller assumed I felt likewise.??

This election split friends and families to the core.? Although I usually vote Democrat, I am an American first.? Those who called me know this.? I have two very close family members and a handful of friends who see politics very differently than I do.? Regardless, I became their official test barometer, internalizing their fears, their joy, their grief and pain.

I thought I'd write about a democratic post mortem, supporting a capitalist theme above all else, relying on my past experience as a former Chamber of Commerce CEO.? That post can wait for another day.? Today is a day to reflect just where we are and who we are as a nation.? America has spoken.? How do we now move forward?? There are surely more questions than answers.? Please feel free to chime in with your?comments and to share this article.