I awake every morning full of angst and trepidation. Like so many other Americans, the upcoming election is a source of worry and fear. I cannot recall another campaign in recent history where the claim, “the stakes are too high,” was so real and profoundly resonated. What’s happening now harkens back to the ad Lyndon Johnson ran in his 1964 race against Barry Goldwater where the campaign mantra was “the stakes are too high to stay home.”
I am trying my best to avoid drilling down on polls and closely monitoring the speculations of political pundits. The fact is that none of this information predicts who will win. The bottom line: We may not know the outcome of the election until days after all ballots have been cast.
As a friend reminds me, we must let go of things we cannot control. We will deal with the election outcome when it occurs. But stressing over what we can’t control won’t change the results and can only adversely impact our health.
Let’s all agree that, whoever wins, there will be no violence and our democracy will be preserved.
