Taking some control over Something I can't control

In my last blog I mentioned that I was depressed and didn't really know why. I thought it was stress related which it is. I believe that the American election is making me depressed. Two of the most disliked candidates in American history. On one hand you have the pompous, narcissistic, misogynist windbag Donald Trump and on the other hand you have a career public servant who is not seen as trustworthy by a large swath of the American public Hillary Clinton.

I think initially this was a media dream matchup created by the media. However, with less than 3 weeks before the election and November 8th can't come soon enough, many Americans are saying is this the best we have to offer.

The three Presidential debates although have been great for comic relief and late night fodder, they lacked the substance of real debates discussing real issues affecting people's lives. All they did was degenerate into pissing matches with each side trading insults against each other.

Trump trying to defend his life and repeating his same old tired message of make America Great Again by building a wall, taking great pride in his endorsement form the NRA, calling his opponent crooked Hillary and that nasty women.

Hillary who has some substance and not much credibility baited him at every opportunity. She gave him the rope and he put the noose around his neck.

America is in bad shape for the next 4 years. I wish we could have another 4 years of Obama. There has got to be better people to step up to the plate in 4 years time. Joe Biden yes, Ted Cruz no (thank god he denounced his Canadian citizenship, we don't want him)

Trump is a bully and with bullies they enjoy putting other people down and when the tables are turned like Alec Baldwin satirising him on SNL they suddenly don't want to play the game. You can't have it both ways, and if the heat is too hot, get out of the kitchen.

We all have people in our life, who are bullies and push our buttons. Bullies lack something that they feel they need to put you down in order  to feel good about themselves.

The election is totally out of my control.   It is going forward regardless.   That's often what life offers us and we get depressed.   But, in every situation, there is a way, somehow to take control of some part of the issues that makes us depressed.  Even researching online, but doing something that helps you take control.

How, I have dealt with my depression the last few weeks is listening and watching people like John Oliver, Samantha Bee (great Canadian), Bill Maher, Steven Colbert, Trevor Noah rip the candidates and the process to shreds. They truly say laughter is the best medicine and these 2 blowhards have been great comic relief not so great for America going forward. Lets all pray for America they will need it