Hoping for the Best

as many of you know, i have never registered to vote. well, until a few months ago. i generally avoid the topics of politics and religion in polite company because they are subjects that anger and incense people - and i have found that, no matter what their beliefs and views, people (for the most part anyway) rarely have a good or compelling argument to back themselves up. then people end up arguing and yelling at each other, talking at instead of to, and resorting to ugly and ignorant phrases because they run out of valid things to say. i have a very low stupidity threshold.

my registration avoidance did not stem from being apathetic, nor was i was boycotting our bizarre electoral process; it was simply because i had never found anyone worth voting for. or against, for that matter. when faced with candidates, presidential and otherwise, i always found them pretty similar. oh, i know they all have different views and different beliefs, but in the end it always seems like the pro lists and the con lists were pretty even (though the items listed might be different). but this year was different. the state of our country - and much more importantly, the world - is pretty precarious right now; we could tip over into progress and healing, or we could continue on our downward spiral.

part of this comes from being an empath; i feel and know what choice would eventually cause the greatest good. part of it is just common sense. and a large chunk of it is about keeping power-hungry and/or easily manipulated people out of important positions. and there was an amendment or two that needed my vote as well. i can only hope that positivity comes from this, and that the positive energy will trickle down into everyone's daily lives - because we as a collective of societies, as a world, have a lot of issues and they're only going to get solved if everyone's willing to pitch in and help. here's hoping...