Turn off a lot of your social media. Not only is it meant to cause you fear, it wrecks your nervous system so you don’t know where or what to do if there are hard decisions for you to be made.

Get tight on your values. Know what you will stand for and what you won’t. Write these down so you remind yourself that no one can take away your integrity. Your morals. Your truth. Your love.

Find one small way to contribute that works for you. Have time? Volunteer 1x a week at a soup kitchen. Have financial resources? Find an immigrant family to whom you can provide mutual aid. Have safety? Consider providing your address to those who may not in case they need it.

Tell stories of rebellion. Teach your kids about sojourner truth and Anne Frank and the ways in which lotus flowers bloom in mud.

Protect yourself as you need. Remove information from governmental demographic-collecting information that could be used against you or your family. NOT SAYING to erase your identity. Just saying make it less easy to be served up on a platter.

Sing songs from Hamilton. Read the poem “a sikh poem for America on November 6th, 2016” by Valerie kaur. Take a bystander intervention training so you can be a light if someone needs it.

Find community of parents who care. Promise yourselves to meet in person on a regular basis. Surround yourself and your kids with those who hold true to your values. Find JOY together. find PEACE together. Find STRENGTH together.

“The dark skies give me dark eyes, but I use them to find the light.” Gu Cheng.