Ep. 56 - Donald Trump + The Future

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But what I will say is that I'm not necessarily in the camp who thinks this is the worst, horrible, most terrible thing in the world, granted, I speak on this from the very privileged position of being a white male who does not have to deal with the realities of someone who is gay, a woman, is a minority, racially, religiously, I don't have to deal with that. I'm on a regular basis, so my physical reality out there is a little bit different than what, if you are one of those people have to deal with, so I recognize that, but there are a few things that I've been trying to reflect on that I think have given me some solace and some optimism for the future.

One of these things is this is it goes without saying that there is a large percentage of this country who felt underrepresented and fearful and upset about the way the world had been going. And I think a lot of people maybe weren't happy or thrilled with everything the way everything had been going, but there clearly is a large percentage of people who felt disaffected who Donald Trump spoke to. Now, some of those people may be racist, bigots, just deplorable people as Hillary Clinton put it, right? Yes, there's a percentage of people who that's what they're tapping into. There's also, I think as Van Jones astutely pointed out, this idea of white lash, this white nationalism populism that is kind of surging across the world, whereas these, whereas white people, as a race, I guess, if you want to call that, are diminishing and people who identify strongly with their skin color and their identity are having to deal with a world that's rapidly changing around them.

And that can get very scary for a lot of people, especially if you identify very much, you know, one of the four noble troops, if you're identifying with things, you're going to start opening the gateway to suffering. So that's going on, but there is also just a large group of people who don't know what's happening. Their jobs aren't rebounding in the same way as maybe people who are doing, you know, college educated and get jobs and, you know, the tech sector or figure out how to start their own business or make a world, make it a living as a creative. And Donald Trump was speaking to those people. So, let's talk about how, if you're feeling sad, depressed, scared, afraid, and shocked, let's talk about kind of, hey, let me say I mentioned this in the intro to the last podcast.

That's okay. Like, that's a totally perfectly okay notion and idea and way to feel. This is a shocking thing. I don't think anything is shifted as much as we may think that it has. I think we're just kind of uncovering something that existed already. And this is an opportunity for us to face that individually and collectively. The second thing is, is when you wake up every day, the government, although it has, you know, inroads into how many things are determined and function in this country, not everything is determined by the government. Some things are determined by the state and many things are determined by us as individuals, what we focus on, what we choose to do with our time.

Just because Donald Trump and Mike Pence are vice president and there's some unsavory characters like Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Chris Christie coming into the fold doesn't mean we can't do meaningful and impactful things in our lives for the people around us, for our family, friends, for starting a business that is helpful, a charitable endeavor. There's so many things we can still do. So that's also important to focus on. The other thing is, and I just, this came out of the conversation I just had, and I think this is important, you know, 50% of the country was going to be unhappy with the result.

And in some ways, I'm grateful that the 50% who's really unhappy now tend to be compassionate and open-hearted people. Because we now have the opportunity to look at this in a way that is not made up of violent rhetoric and anger and frustration only, but this is an opportunity to engage in a dialogue with other people who maybe don't share our views or coming fat from a different perspective than we are. And I'd much rather it be us than 50% who really love guns and are predisposed to nationalism and can, you know, maybe put aside some of the things that Donald Trump has done in the past and elect him.

So just think of it like that. And I know it's kind of shitty. I know it's pretty awful for a lot of people, but I do think this is an opportunity to potentially open up a dialogue with people who view the world differently than we do. It gives us a chance to be compassionate. It gives us a chance to use this opportunity as a catalyst for transformation in our own lives nationally too. But really in our own lives, like we still, like I said, the protocol is the same. You wake up every day, you remember your intention, and you work towards that as best you can. So I know like people are freaking out right now and hopefully in the future when people are looking back on this and be like people are freaking out. Oh, and I don't think Donald Trump is going to be as bad or as good depending on where you fall on the spectrum of what a lot of people are thinking right now.

This is just kind of an uncertain time. And I think that's freaking people out as much as anything else. And then the other thing is, you can do something. If you don't like the results about this, try to figure out creative solutions. Maybe now is in the time, if it's fresh, if this is just happening when you're listening to this. But maybe in the future, figure out some other ways to potentially have a positive impact in the world, to shift things either politically or creatively or culturally. You know, think about those things. This can be a real opportunity. Some of the best art and comedy comes out of these types of periods, which seemingly are dark, but we don't really know what's going to happen.

So those are my, listen, you know, my stance on this. I do not consider myself a teacher. I do not consider myself someone who is really qualified to impart any type of wisdom, but I have noticed the way I've been perceiving this particular event. I'm not seemingly as affected as a lot of my peers and other people, and I don't think I'm being delusional or not looking at the problem right in the face. I think because I am doing that and leaning into some of those feelings, I've been able to kind of cultivate this mindset. That being said, as always, if you think I'm going through every single day, every single moment, feeling exactly how I'm describing now, I'm not, I made a vow to myself to not check the news because I don't want to read about this stuff and I'm checking it pretty obsessively.

So I'm still in the same oscillations that everyone else is, but I will say on the whole, I'm feeling okay. It's not feeling like the world is going to end. And maybe it will. Who knows, but we also need to have that possibility in our head because, you know, who knows what's going on? Who knows what's happening after all of this stuff? So this is my genuine attempt to try to, if you're really freaking out and upset, just remember that there are things we can do to kind of buffer ourselves or investigate those feelings that ultimately can be very liberating. So we're not living in a state of anxiety or fear or hopelessness. So bonus episode of Synchronicity. Maybe I'll play a little music right now, and I will see you in less than a week.

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Oh man, that is one of my all-time favorites, Stevie Wonder Songs. Heaven is 10 zillion light years away from my favorite Stevie Wonder album, Fulfillingness, First Finale. I really like that song. It's really good. As a reminder, there is now a synchronicity Facebook community. This bonus episode is a good chance, good idea. Yeah, good idea now. It's a good chance to talk about this because we're talking about kind of this political stuff and a lot of things are going on in the community. If you want to join the community, find me on Facebook, Noah Lampart. It's also called the synchronicity community.

It's a closed group, but if you ask to be... I will approve you if you ask to be in. We're talking about a lot of stuff. There's book suggestions. People are posting their own thoughts. Feel free to come say hi. And that's officially the end of Synchronicity. in the city. Bye bye.