Brother, I signed up for an account here just so I could comment on your post. I
was in your exact shoes in 2015-16. The country I loved was under siege, Iran was flaunting videos of captured US Navy sailors crying like babies, ISIS was an unstoppable cancer that was humiliating us and making the whole world live in fear, China was churning out stealth fighter jets... and it seemed like all we could do as a country was sit back and watch it all happen. I kept thinking, man, there is absolutely no point. What do I have to look forward to? What are my future kids going to be taught in school? Is this country even going to be recognizable by then? Do I even want to stick around and watch everything I love wither away?
Needless to say, that cloud faded away - seriously evaporated away like morning mist. Nowadays when I try to think back and remember my mindset back then, I can still vividly remember specific thoughts I had, BUT IT'S ALL LAUGHABLE NOW LOOKING BACK ON IT. Today I can't even fathom that I would ever think those things I did. I beat those feelings. I won. I'm stronger and wiser than I was then, and it feels great!
And you know what the craziest part was? In the end, it wasn't even Trump's victory that pulled me out of the rut (sure, it was definitely a catalyst...). It was the realization that I wasn't alone. Not only that, but it turned out I never really was alone. You're NOT alone now and you will NOT be alone, in the coming days, weeks, months or years. Well over 100 million of your fellow Americans are just as pissed and resentful as you are. We will all power through this together, and will come out on the other side stronger than before, more resilient and more ready than ever to take on the challenges of the future.
Brother, I signed up for an account here just so I could comment on your post. I was in your exact shoes in 2015-16. The country I loved was under siege, Iran was flaunting videos of captured US Navy sailors crying like babies, ISIS was an unstoppable cancer that was humiliating us and making the whole world live in fear, China was churning out stealth fighter jets... and it seemed like all we could do as a country was sit back and watch it all happen. I kept thinking, man, there is absolutely no point. What do I have to look forward to? What are my future kids going to be taught in school? Is this country even going to be recognizable by then? Do I even want to stick around and watch everything I love wither away?
Needless to say, that cloud faded away - seriously evaporated away like morning mist. Nowadays when I try to think back and remember my mindset back then, I can still vividly remember specific thoughts I had, BUT IT'S ALL LAUGHABLE NOW LOOKING BACK ON IT. Today I can't even fathom that I would ever think those things I did. I beat those feelings. I won. I'm stronger and wiser than I was then, and it feels great!
And you know what the craziest part was? In the end, it wasn't even Trump's victory that pulled me out of the rut (sure, it was definitely a catalyst...). It was the realization that I wasn't alone. Not only that, but it turned out I never really was alone. You're NOT alone now and you will NOT be alone, in the coming days, weeks, months or years. Well over 100 million of your fellow Americans are just as pissed and resentful as you are. We will all power through this together, and will come out on the other side stronger than before, more resilient and more ready than ever to take on the challenges of the future.
PS - Pray! And print this out and hang it on your wall: https://www.glennbeck.com/2015/04/15/who-will-you-be/