Okay. I usually save all my political thoughts for a face-to-face debate with people, and I've learned never to talk politics with people I care about, but I just have to make one thing clear: this is not the end of the world.

Yes, we have an openly brash and bigoted person as president. But a corrupt flip-flopper lost. People who think Trump being the worse thing to ever happen need to look at it from a logical and subjective standpoint.

Though republicans have a hold of all three branches, it's going to be hard for Trump to enact any policies he has promised. Well known republicans in both the house and senate have openly not endorsed him. He's going to need a total of 269 people to agree with him. His ideas are so far out there that it's going to be very difficult for people to agree with him.

He also has his advisors, who will have an idea of how the political system works. When he puts forth some kind of motion to get a policy started that's way out there, his advisor's jobs are to put him in place and let him know that he can't do half the stuff he wants to.

Also, how is anyone surprised? As a country, we have a history of bouncing between a Republican and Democratic presidents. Since Bush senior, we've alternated between the parties. After 8 years of living under a Democratic president, it was predicted early on that we would elect a Republican president.

It's not the end of the world. We're not heading into a nuclear war. Yes, hate crimes may rise. Yes, more people are going to be openly racist, sexist and homophobic. And sadly, that's something we'll have to deal with for the next four years.

The best way to combat this is to spread peace and love on a local level.

Don't get into a fight over something that isn't worth losing friends over. The election happened. We can't change it. But you can respect others, and have a conversation about it.

Don't assume that everyone that voted for her is as corrupt as she is. Don't assume that everyone that voted for him is as bigoted as he is. And don't look down upon, or get angry with third-party or write-in voters.

Mutual respect is how we have a conversation. Name calling, yelling, contention and heated arguments is how we have a war.

Now have a great freaking day.