The English language has many meanings, especially colloquial interpretations, for the word ‘trump’. However, until a few days ago I never thought that one of those meanings would be President Elect of the United States of America. I get what people are saying when they say it was the ‘anti establishment’ vote; I, however, just saw it as a vote for madness. I stand by that being my opinion knowing that it is only one of many. Suffice to say, we are in a huge period of change and many people think that it might not be one for the better. Regardless of what your personal feelings are any type of change is stressful, especially when a person is unsure of the outcome.
There are many things that help with the stress that change can bring, mindfulness, meditation, being able to spend time with friends and the one thing that I have not mentioned before, which is the release that laughter can bring.
So back to President Elect Trump, I was watching the early morning news preparing my grand-children for school when one of them states “What horrible parents!” I didn't understand what she meant so of course I asked what do you mean and her answer was “how mean to call your child Trump…” after a hearty laugh I explained that it was his surname and not his given name that they were referring to. No prizes for guessing the meaning that she was attributing to the word.
So I suppose the simple message is – no matter how stressed we find ourselves, or in what circumstances if we can only find one reason to laugh - it can help.
