How’s Your Week Been?

Last Saturday morning, Melissa and I were sitting outside of our favorite bagel shop having breakfast when a woman at a nearby table suddenly throws her hands up in the air and lets out a loud “Woo hoo!” She says something to her table mate and they both begin clapping.

Melissa and I look at each other puzzled and then it hits me.

“Did they call the election?!” I asked as I grabbed my phone.

For some reason, I didn’t have a cell signal but just a moment later, a flurry of texts came in.

“It’s done!”

“They finally called it!”

“Joe Biden is our new president!”

I showed my phone to Melissa and we started our own table dance and celebration.

Then I got home and cried. Certainly not what I was expecting, but the tears fell.

“What’s wrong?” Melissa asked. “Are you just so relieved?”

“Yes… and tired,” I said.

I sat there crying while also feeling hopeful again.

Then I put the song “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers on repeat.

Remember last week when I wrote about feeling your feelings instead of numbing, thinking, or running from them? Well, feel them I did, whether I wanted to or not.