Ten Ways To Stay Sane And Energized While Fighting The Good Fight

We marched, we went to airports, we wrote endless letters and postcards, made phone calls to our representatives in Washington, and were active on social media. Yet some people who we see as unqualified or who want to tear down the government safety net are getting positions of power. On the one hand this is to be expected. In our system the party in power gets to choose its advisors. On the other hand it’s discouraging, when all the rules and regulations that we worked so hard for are soon to be dismantled. It is particularly discouraging when we do not have faith in the abilities and understandings of those in power. It is easy to lose hope and energy.

One of the lessons we have learned is that voting does not make democracy. We saw this in the Arab spring and now see it at home. We make democracy. It is our vigilance and participation which ensures that the power of our leaders and those they appoint is curtailed.