Let’s talk about the elephant in the room for just a minute.

The 2016 Election.

By now we all know the outcome, and we have either reluctantly come to accept it, actively protested against it, or this was your desired outcome in the first place.

This Election season has come to an end, finally. After what seems like an eternity of campaign ads, lawn signs, and obnoxious Facebook feuds, this is the end.

So why on Earth are people already gearing up for election 2020?!

It’s great fun to hope that Michelle might run. And it’s great fun to pray that Bernie might run.

But what if these people don’t even want to run? What if something happens in the next 4 years that makes them unable to run?

Michelle barely even wanted to be a First Lady, why on earth would she want to take on the responsibility of the entire United States of America?

I want a female president as much as the next girl, but I want the right one. One who wants to be there and I kind of want one who has never been married to the White House for 4-8 years.

Is that so wrong? I’m ready for a fresh face for 2020.

I want to take a moment to realize that so many things happen in 4 years. And not all of them can be attributed to whoever is elected president.
Love.
Birth.
Death.
Education.
Graduation.
Moving.
Marriage.
Illness.
Birthdays.
Anniversaries.
Sports teams winning championships for the first time in over a hundred years.
New scientific findings.
Career change.
Divorce.
And so many other events.

I walked into Obama’s second term as president as a freshman at the local community college with roughly all my family members still intact, and recently out of a relationship.

And since then, I’m walking into Trump’s term, having attained an associate’s degree, transferred to a college 3.5 hours away from home, had my heart broken a few more times, in a loving relationship, and having lost two crucial family members in my life and unfortunately witnessed several additional saddening deaths.

Life is unpredictable.

People are unpredictable.

Some events are completely uncontrollable.

The future is ever changing. Even when you think that you know exactly what is about to happen.

By no means was this what I was hoping for when I thought about the outcome of the second presidential election I was able to vote in.

I never thought I would be fearing for my life, my friends’ lives, and my family members’ lives. I never believed that this country was still so full of so much hatred.

On Election night, I was reminded that even though this is the outcome we were left with, that even though we may not like the decisions this country made, we all must stick together, and that we all still must stay positive in such a negative light.

Wishing negativity onto negativity only breeds hostility.

It took a long time for that concept to sink in for me.

And as I sit here, writing this, I am still working hard to take those words in my mind

My wish for everyone who feels threatened is that you can stay safe in these trying times. My wish for everyone who feels that they cannot be their true self anymore is that you feel safe with the people who matter most to you.

I wish everyone in this country positive vibes, peace, and loving light. Because that is what we need right now.