Millions just like her

Trumpism is a movement which helps the stupid and evil feel better about themselves. You have a mean idiot as your leader who personifies your worst instincts and validates them. No wonder he is popular with them. 

An older white woman recently walks her dog in a quiet US suburb when a homeowner politely asked if the animal had done their business on her lawn. The woman was so insulted that she threatened to call ICE on a family that turned out to be native American and whose ancestry went much further back than the flustered dog owner. 

She had seen the skin color and thought what a great idea for revenge when Trump is conveniently her president.

A young neighbor walking by had witnessed all and used choice language to chastise the woman who eventually gave up but not before having called ICE and perhaps gotten entangled with an automated message. 

There are millions just like her with not enough therapists to go around.

Leaving the past

Everyone has things to deal with from their past. We learned much from our parents but their attachment style and issues they themselves carried risked being transferred to us via osmosis. Freeing ourselves from our lived history becomes an part of the full awakening of who we are as individuals. 

I have analyzed my past and understand the parenting I received. In so doing I let go of any frustrations regarding mistakes they may have made. My parents loved me but were human and flawed like everyone else. 

Once we let go of history we relax into the present. We judge others less because we learn to be kinder with ourselves. We drop the need for performance and perfection and slowly but surely become the best version of who we are.