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(0:02) Before you go out and buy a blue bracelet or several several blue bracelets, I want you to (0:09) remember something. If you like blue bracelets, by all means, wear a blue one. But if you're (0:18) using it as a gimmick to show people that you are a safe person, I encourage you to think a little (0:26) harder for a couple of reasons.
Women have always been prey. That's not new news. That didn't change (0:36) with this election. We have always had the ability to look at each other and communicate (0:48) with our eyes. Are you okay? Yes or no. Women have always had the ability to go into a bathroom and (1:00) trade clothes with a perfect stranger because that's just what we do. We have the ability to (1:08) not even know somebody's first name before we jump in and help them with something else. (1:16) But because we are prey in this society, we also have other skills. We have the ability (1:23) to go to the farmer's market and see who at the farmer's market is an ally, (1:33) is someone we can trust. You can pretty much pick out who's the local witch, right? (1:41) Not because you went and checked their wrist to see if they were wearing a bracelet. (1:48) You can tell who is a girl's girl and who is really just there to get the key to put you or (1:57) someone else down. We know these things because we live with this every single day in our society.(2:06) And it's not because we go and check each other's wrists that we know the energy of another person. (2:15) We don't go check somebody's wrist before we go, okay, I need to not be by myself right now. (2:23) I'm looking around. I need an ally. I'm choosing her. If you are so concerned that people are going (2:34) to look at you and say, oh my God, what if she's a shitty person? I encourage you to instead (2:43) do two things. Number one, work on yourself. What is it about you that makes you think that that's (2:55) the energy you give off? Work on you. Whether it's just working on your self-esteem or whether (3:02) it's working on something bigger. And number two, if you really want to make a difference, (3:09) get your hands dirty. Pick a non-profit that is doing work that you believe in (3:19) and see how you can help. Learn. Be part of a solution. (3:33) Good news, you do not need a blue bracelet for either of those things either.
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(0:00) Good morning. (0:03) I want to make sure everyone has two resources (0:06) and that they know that they can use them and how to use them.
(0:11) 9-1-1, if you or someone is in danger of hurting themself (0:19) or someone else, if it is an emergency, (0:24) if someone is in danger of hurting themself (0:27) or hurting someone else, even if you're not sure, (0:31) you just have that itchy feeling, you're concerned, (0:36) you're worried, 9-1-1 is a perfectly acceptable phone call.(0:43) Let a professional help you assess the situation. (0:46) You could save your life or someone else's. (0:52) The second resource is 9-8-8.(0:56) That is a suicide crisis lifeline. (0:59) And that is available for phone, texting, or calling 24 hours (1:05) a day, seven days a week. (1:07) It is confidential and it is free.(1:11) If you are feeling overwhelmed, if you are feeling in crisis, (1:17) if you've been having some suicidal thoughts (1:21) or even considered making a plan or you (1:25) know someone else who has, 9-8-8 is an excellent resource (1:32) to help you talk through what are the next steps, what (1:37) are the tools that are available. (1:40) Please stay safe and healthy. (1:45) Do what you need to do for you this election season.(1:50) And I wish, too, that we had answers immediately, (1:55) but that doesn't happen. (1:58) So turn off the news, take care of yourself, have a good meal, (2:03) have a shower, drink your water. ( 2:06) But importantly, reach out if you need help.(2:10) Know the difference of 9-1-1 and 9-8-8. (2:13) But most importantly, remember those tools are there for you. (2:21) For you.(2:22) It's perfectly acceptable for you to call and use them. (2:28) Thank you. (0:00) Today's the day. Deep breaths. (0:06) All day. And for the next few days are going to be so important. Important to know today, (0:13) though, if you have not yet voted, vote.
And remember, stay in line. Here are the rules, (0:23) the election rules. You have to be in line before the polls close. You do not have to have voted (0:30) before the polls close. You have to get in line before the polls close. And then stay. Stay in (0:39) line. You will get to vote. So if you're running late, remember, you just have to get in line (0:47) before the polls close. Then vote. Then go home and create your healthy bubble to wait. (0:58) What do I mean by a healthy bubble? We're not going to know the answers today. We're not going (1:03) to know the answers if you stay up all night. We probably won't even know final numbers tomorrow, (1:10) Wednesday. So get your healthy bubble in place. Plan a healthy dinner. Plan a healthy, maybe a (1:19) movie, instead of watching numbers that over and over tell you, we don't know yet. I have an (1:25) opinion. Me too. I have an opinion. But we don't know yet. You don't have to watch every minute.(1:32) Shut it off. Watch a movie. Play a game. Do something fun. Read a book. Have a long shower.(1:40) Do something healthy. I understand the idea that you want to stop at the liquor store after you (1:48) vote on the way home. Numbing yourself out, dehydrating your body, drinking too much isn't (1:57) going to help you. And when you wake up in the morning with the hangover, it's not going to help (2:02) you. And here's the thing, you're going to wake up with a hangover and probably still not even know (2:08) the answer of who has won the election. Make healthy choices for you and your family. Create a (2:16) bubble, a sanctuary, a happy, healthy place to wait. Safe and sound. Once we know, then we go (2:24) to the next step. Right? Please take care of you. Please vote. Stay in line. You just have to be in (2:32) line before the polls close. (0:00) This week, the election in the United States will wrap up when the polls close on Tuesday, (0:08) but we're not going to know right away who the winner is. And the stress that most people have (0:13) been feeling is in many ways going to be much harder to endure because there's nothing left (0:19) to do but wait. So a couple of tips to work on today, Sunday, to prepare for this week.(0:30)
Make sure you have healthy snacks in your home. Make sure that you have a plan that can include (0:37) things that are healthy for you. That might be figuring out what movies you're going to watch (0:43) instead of the minute by minute we still don't know yet. Find something enjoyable to do as a (0:52) family, perhaps a board game night or two. A plan to walk, to get out, to breathe fresh air, (1:00) even if it's in the dark, even if it's just your neighborhood up and down. (1:06) Comfort food that is good for you, mind, body, and soul. Make a plan now for the waiting. (1:16) We all know waiting is hard, but first make sure you vote. Then drop all the woulda coulda shoulda (1:25) and move into comfort and creating that bubble of safety for yourself as you wait.  I did my civic duty and I voted early and by mail. I voted for democracy and for the smooth transition of power. Having been in politics since a very young age, and active since I was 14, I believe this is the defining election of our time. It's urgent that we vote to give women back the rights to their own bodies, so they can make decisions between themselves and their doctors. And it's important that we vote knowing that no one is above the law. We need a lot of reform in our country, because we do not have an equal justice system. And part of that is in our elected officials knowing they are not above the law, and are held to higher standards and accountability. And the ideas in project 25, no one writes that and then doesn't plan to use it. Rolling back protections for the environment, for health, for schools - all of it is unacceptable. Personally I live next to an environmental disaster area, and we are sick and we can't get help fast enough with the laws we have now. Without protections, it's unthinkable. I truly worry that if we don't all come together and vote, and make our voices heard that democracy may not hold. |
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