Hope during the current political climate
I've forgotten how much blogging helps me let go of my negative thoughts. After my last post, the things I had been feeling anxious about got better without me even thinking about it. With that, I wrote this post a couple weeks after Trump was elected president but I never posted it. After the events at Charlottesville this past weekend, I think a lot of anxieties have been brought up again so I thought it was a relevant post. ------------------------------------------ Like many others, the election last week triggered a strong emotional response in me ranging from disbelief to anger to heartache and depression. I worry about what a Trump presidency means for scientific progress and my career. I worry about what it means for civil and women's rights. I worry about what it means for international relations and if we're on the brink of a nuclear world war (or a civil one). But despite all that.... I still have faith and hope that things will