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Prepare yourself for grief. Tidal waves of visualization—nourishes self-awareness. despair are headed our way no matter Over time, we develop the ability to who wins the 2020 presidential election. notice when anger sparks and can calm The pandemic has already triggered ourselves before acting out. A meditation a sense of powerlessness, fear, anger practice can also inspire us to walk away and aggression. The election results will when we begin to express our anger and further ignite emotional pain because each to use anger skillfully when a bully taunts vote either supports the continued abuse us. In the latter situation, a meditation of power, or advances a system in which practice prepares us to speak strongly, power is harnessed to benefit inclusivity, without cursing or threat, to remind that diversity and equality. We need tools to individual she has crossed a boundary notice, process and express pain in a and must stop. Post-election, verbal selfhealthy manner. The followdefense is key. ing can help. Protect your self-worth: Soothe post-elecThe outcome of the election tion emotional pain: is not a personal rejection The outcome Motion transforms of the values you of the election is not emotions. Stop cherish. It’s a the downward recognition that a personal rejection of spiral of sadness other values have the values you cherish. and anger by taken root. Keep your It’s a recognition that moving your self-worth strong body. Pop on a set by cleaving to your other values have of headphones and humane beliefs. taken root. dance in your living Remember to whom room. Go for a walk, you belong: Political a bike ride or scrub your tribalism driven by an floors. Distract yourself us-against-them mentality has from taking a downward spiral by harmed us all. A more courageous truth channeling excess energy through your is that we all belong to the earth and to body in a way that does not harm others. each other. Some of us believe we also Give what you’ve got: You may need belong to God. It’s a spiritual undertaking to withdraw briefly to tend to despair, but to respect the personhood of someone please, set a timer on it. Give yourself who does not offer the same to us. And four hours or a day. Then get on with the yet, that grace may be what saves us. business of creating joy. At the No matter presidential election’s beginning of the pandemic, I sent outcome, we each possess personal handwritten greeting cards to businesses power to soothe emotional pain, reduce and medical professionals just for the aggression and protect our self-worth. sheer pleasure of it. I cleared closets to We, the people, are the leaders we’ve find goodies to give away and contributed been waiting for. The creation of an to an international nonprofit. We must all empowered and enlightened country is be, or become, good global citizens still within our reach. Ω working toward a future that benefits everyone. Reduce anger and aggression: Anger tells us we’ve suppressed our personal power and need to practice better selfcare. It also boosts our risk of stroke, Email Joey at askjoey@newsreview. weakens immune systems, increases risk com. Give your name, telephone number (for verification purposes of heart disease and worsens depression only) and question—all correspondence will be kept and anxiety. Traditional meditation—the strictly confidential type free of apps, music or guided