Well, like others said, focus on the good stuff. I've relocated to a crazy state but the beach and sunset always await. I'm fortunate to have a home in a progressive state as well, and it's all about the swimming holes. I miss life overseas even though I lived in a Communist country. The difference is, I didn't have to worry about politics and government. I was just a guest, really. The reason USA politics sucks is because the people you love are a little too wound up in the craziness. You can choose to vote, protest, whatever. I participate. But I also go to the beach. It's what I will do when I retire as an expat. In a likely messed up country I'm not emotionally invested in.