Categories: PETS

My Election Anxiety Solution Comes Via Cesar Millan


Next, I choose to be happy-go-lucky in the face of whatever news reports happen before, during and after the election. Like a dog, I’m not going to be spending my present reflecting on the past, such as social unrest in our nation’s capital. Nor will I be anticipating any possible futures, including but not limited to a potentially nondemocratic transition of power to the winning candidate. I’m going to stay focused on a useful and productive present. (Also, I’m going to educate myself about my ballot choices and vote, which is where this metaphor breaks down because dogs don’t vote, and with neither leading candidate having a pet companion, no self-respecting pet would enter this fight in 2024.)

A purposeful, alert and non-anxiety-addled citizen (in Millan’s world, the pack leader) is going to be of more use to everyone around them.

And finally, I am confident that even if my friends, family and I don't get the election results we want, I can live a productive and joyful life. This last is an act of faith in myself and my abilities and is perhaps based on nothing more than force of will, but that’s the choice I’m making for the good of said friends and family. And, if I can put aside my Gen X irony for a moment, it’s a choice I’m making for the good of the country. A purposeful, alert and non-anxiety-addled citizen (in Millan’s world, the pack leader) is going to be of more use to everyone around them.



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