never stop loving

My heart is so heavy today. I feel defeated and dejected. How many hours have I spent crying? How many tears have I shed for the people that I love? For the country that I love?

If you know me, you know that I am (yes, still am) a huge Hillary supporter. I have been #WithHer since the day she launched her campaign and my faith in this incredible, smart, and strong woman has not wavered. I did the research and I could talk for days about why I supported her, why I still support her, why I am so proud and thankful for all she has done.
To top it all off, her opponent was Donald Trump: a bigot, a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a demagogue, and a bully. This only strengthened how I felt about Hillary.
From that first day, I never imagined that she would lose. Never once did the thought cross my mind that Donald Trump could be president. Yet, here we are .

And I’m sad and I’m scared and I’m hurt and I’m mad.
I feel for myself… as a woman in a country where the president has no respect for women. Where he legitimizes acts of sexual assault as something we can accept. Where he believes that a woman’s worth is in the way she looks.
I feel for my loved ones…  the lady bosses in my life, my friends of color, my immigrant friends, my friends that identify with LGBTQ+ community… all of whom are devastated by the rhetoric of his campaign and the hatred in this country.
I feel for a planet that is suffering every day due to climate change.
I feel for the children… the children who could not vote in this election, the children who knew him for what he was, and still he is their president.

But sadness and fear are not what confetti kindness stands for. Today, yes, I will cry. I will give hugs and send a million heart emojis. I will drink tea and wear a warm sweater.
Tomorrow… tomorrow I will spread sunshine. I will fight with courage for equality. I will throw kindness like confetti. The world does not need more hate. The world needs love. And love is so much stronger than hate.

“Never stop believing that fighting for what is right, is worth it.” 

Today the sun rose + tomorrow it will rise again.