FALLATHON

I realize this is the latest that I’ve posted a weekly update for fall vibes, and as I’m sure you all understand, this is the hardest weekly update I’ve had to write so far, and it’s certainly not the message I wanted to write. I’m fairly sure that out of all the people who have submitted points for fall vibes, everyone who was eligible to do so voted. Many of you were on the phones or at people’s doors or talking to friends about voting, you went to rallies, big and small, you did your part, whatever that ended up looking like. Unfortunately, things didn’t go our way, and I’m sure that no one who is reading this right now wants or needs me to get into the weeds about what that means or how we got here.

What I do want to say to all of you, is thank you.

Thank you for voting, for caring, for PERSEVERING, thank you for whatever work you did and whatever work you’re yet to do. Nothing about this is or will be easy but it is because of each other that getting through it is possible. as we face the bleak and scary unknown, we must take care of ourselves and each other as best we can. As we prepare for whatever fights lie ahead of us, we must remember to bring our joy with us, to continue to smile, laugh, dance, and sing. Our fatigue, our dispare, our cynicism, our division, are the greatest weapons of those who want us to fail. They are counting on it. Let’s not give them that satisfaction.

This isn’t to say we can’t grieve or be sad at all, part of taking good care of yourself is to feel and process your feelings the way you need to. This is to say don’t ever give up and that we are stronger together than divided. We have so much strength and resilience, now we need to bring that to everything we do to protect the vulnerable and prevent the worst from happening.

I’d like to also say a big thank you and congratulations to Lisa, Teresa, and nathan for all completing the 10 tuesdays CHALLENGE. at 15 election related actions, Nathan won the challenge, and will recive a prize for this at the close of the competition. All three of them got an additional 10 points on top of their activities and vibes points for these actions.

I hope we can still enjoy the end of fall together, so without further ado, here is the current leader board:

1. Jesse, nathan
2. Teresa
3. June
4. Andy
5. Lisa
6. Sofie
7. Dave, beth, shannon, rosie
8. peter
9. Grandma
10. Kiana
11. Grandpa
12. felina
13. Hugh
14. Josh, tyler

SOme of these rankings are only separated by a point or two so there is still plenty of time to move up in the ranks. Also, there are lot’s of honorable mention prizes for people who put in great effort but miss out on the top 3.

Here are your ACTIVITIES from the week:

Take care everyone, Three more weeks of fall vibes!