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E.L. Zeitgeist's avatar

We’ve surfed this before. We can do it again. LFG.

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Skyler Cail's avatar

Been saying this for a whole day now. We got this. 🫶🏻

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Jeff Gill's avatar

True fact: I totally did not plan this post for the day after the election. It's just how it worked out.

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E.L. Zeitgeist's avatar

The metaphor is universally true for so much about life. And like all those hard times, I refuse to drown in this one.

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Jill Reeves's avatar

I don’t feel like I’m surfing right now. I feel like I’m drowning. So do my 25 year old kids and most of my friends who feel the way I do. We are devastated. We are embarrassed by the choice America made. Sorry, I’m not usually political but sometimes I feel like we need to share across the pond what some Americans are thinking. I respect your words though. I just taught a yoga class all about releasing fear and doing backbends to open up so I’m just hot and bothered right now. Give me time and then maybe I’ll get out my surfboard.

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Jeff Gill's avatar

I feel you, Jill! When Trump was elected the first time, my equilibrium was thrown so out of whack that I couldn't to any personal creative work for a year. The inspiration and drive were gone. With Brexit and then Trump, I realised that I had been living in a bubble that cut me off from a lot of reality. It took a long time for me to reorient my understanding to more closely match the world as it actually is. You won't drown, but it will take as long as it takes for you to feel ready to surf again.

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Denelle DeFer's avatar

I surfed across the party line for a first in my life. I see more of what’s needed to do as a woman. It’s ok. I adjusted my belt yesterday. Ready for it!

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Jeff Gill's avatar

I remember crossing a party line the first time. On the one hand, it felt like it was a big change. On the other, I felt like I was in the same place and it was the party line that had moved beneath my feet.

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Denelle DeFer's avatar

Same here😉

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