The only thing that matters right now

Yep.

It’s the election.

If you’re attempting to ignore the whole thing because it’s too painful, I get it.

If you’re trying to avoid the whole thing because it’s a total circus, I get it.

If you’re aiming to escape from the whole thing because aren’t things hard enough this year, I get it.

Except sweet one, this is one area where I need you to breathe through the discomfort and bring yourself back into the fold.

Steel yourself and walk right towards the hard thing.

It’s too important.

Lives and jobs and families and all of our futures are on the line.

I wish I was being dramatic here.

Can you do a few things and then you can go run and hide again?

Okay great!

So here are my baby step questions for you:

• Have you double-checked to see if you’re registered to vote? You can check (and also register) by going to vote411.org. The registration deadlines by state are listed here.

• Have you made your voting plan? My dear fellow procrastinators, this year is not the year to put off voting until the last minute.

1. If you can vote now, GO VOTE NOW. TODAY.

2. If your polling place opens early, VOTE AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

3. If you’re voting by mail, VOTE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT. Also, make sure you use the secrecy envelope and SIGN it (double-check!), or else your vote will be tossed.

4. If you can drive and drop off your ballot yourself, MAKE THE TRIP.

• Have you called or emailed your Senator to tell them to WAIT to confirm a new Supreme Court nominee? Assigning someone to the highest court in the nation should not be a rushed decision.

• Have you followed Glennon Doyle (@glennondoyle) on Instagram for daily action steps leading up to the election? If not, you can do that here.

WHEW! Great work y'all.

Now—I want you to check in with your body for a moment.

Go right to your power center - where your solar plexus is.

How does it feel?

Tight?

Twisted?

Numb?

Is there no sensation at all?

Do you feel revved up or hollowed out?

So many things that have transpired over the past six months have put individuals in this country into a state of paralysis.

A place of what’s the point? It doesn’t matter anyway...

I'm sure that the majority of you will not do any of the things that I suggested above because of inner resistance sitting right in your solar plexus.

Resistance keeps you from taking action.

Resistance doubles down and makes you believe that you have no power.

That you’re worthless.

That your vote, that your voice, that your action, don’t count for anything.

My love.

You are WORTHY.

You are POWERFUL.

And your vote most definitely matters.

You matter.

Don’t let resistance stop you from taking even a tiny action for yourself (!) and for our democracy today.

Like I said before, lives and jobs and families and all of our futures are on the line.

Sending you big love and strength to act,

Rebecca*

PS: Did you take even one tiny action today? Reply to this email and let me know.