This is a snapshot my youngest, immediately after he got tossed around by a frothy wave this summer during the maiden voyage of his brand new boogie board. When he finally resurfaced and blew the water out of his nose, he put his hand to his head and broke out in a flurry of giggles…thrilled with his wild ride, even though it wasn’t what he or his brother would consider “successful”.

But, he made it to shore without losing his board and figured that a little sand in your shorts isn’t the worst thing.

He’s good about that…looking at the bright side.

And that’s what roughly half of us will have to do after all of the votes have been counted tomorrow…we’re going to have to look at the bright side. Having voted in 5 presidential elections, I’ve experienced both the joy of victory and the devastation of loss and if you’re passionate about your candidate and the issues, a loss can be very difficult to take.

So, not knowing how I’ll feel tomorrow, I went ahead and wrote this today. For those of you who find yourself in the dumps after the election, keep your chin up…it’s never as bad as it seems. There will always be another chance to make a difference and I find that it helps to look inward and focus on things close to home.

And this song is PERFECT for such a day. After all, if a bunch of guys can be nailed to crucifixes, yet still muster the optimism to whistle and sing about looking on the bright side of life…so can we!

(If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out a clip of Monty Python’s Life of Brian here.)

xoxo
tcb

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