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I made myself go for a run this morning. My eyes didn’t quite want to open and they still feel a bit swollen even though I haven’t yet shed any tears. I got to the park and didn’t want to run but made myself keep going. We need to grieve but we can’t despair; our kids need us to continue working toward a different future. I look at the Indigenous people resisting the pipeline in North Dakota and I know that we’re going to be okay. It hurts but we will heal, we will survive, we will endure even this…

Yesterday was the “book birthday” of Melena’s Jubilee. I certainly didn’t feel like celebrating amidst the election insanity, but I know I will find many moments to focus on the message in that book: we can always start over. What’s been broken can be repaired. We can change our habits and move forward together along a new path.

This is a good time to read with your kids. Hold them close and make sure they feel safe even though the world can be a scary place sometimes…