Can we all just stop the BS?
WE all want the same things- safety, rights, freedom, prosperity, peace, health, and growth. We fight for these things as a culture and in our relationships. No matter who you vote for today remember your intention. Go in that voting booth knowing that you have the best intentions for not only yourself but others.
Couples can get along when they are of different parties if they are mindful of the overall collective ideas mentioned above as well as knowing that who one votes for is not the defining factor of personhood.
I think as a culture as well as in relationships we need to learn HOW to respect differences. Not only with race, sexual orientation and identity, religion etc but differences in thought and perception. The fact is we are all different (and that’s ok). And, while we are different we all have similarities because we are human. It’s that “humanity” that we need to come together on (and not just in a crisis).
So if you are partnered, I invite you to have a calm conversation about intention with your partner. Open the door to connection in a time of disconnection. Understand them in a deeper way (this is a two way street). What are their hopes, dreams, fears? And, Why? This is how we get to connection and if we all did this we would be on the path to a “collective conscience” with the “right” to be an individual.
As always do your research and critically think not only about your candidate but also about your reason for being. No matter what, self-awareness is your biggest asset in your relationship and in your life.
Cheers to the best candidate and the prosperity of human beings.