Let the whining begin!

I am excited for the election to be over. I am intensely grateful for the chance we Americans have to participate in our country's selection of leaders, both on a national and a local scale. And I hope that this gratitude makes me work harder for my country, whatever small corner of influence I might have.
When it all comes down to it, I'm not going to let the country's selection of a President, whether it be Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, determine my personal happiness. I hate to see that it makes people become so angry at each other, and that anger makes us closed-minded.
There is a quote that a couple friends posted on facebook that I've posted several times in the last few weeks. I want to remember it often, as it helps me remember that I need to soften my heart.
"John Wesley wrote in his journal Oct. 6, 1774:
I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them, 1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy: 2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against: And, 3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side."Not having read John Wesley's journal myself, I can't claim with 100% surety that this is directly what he wrote. I read it on the internet. But either way, I support this sentiment 100%.
Based on polls that show the two presidential front-runners neck-and-neck as they charge forward to Tuesday's election, it seems like 50% of Americans will feel like they lost this election. And I'm sure most of that 50% will use it as an excuse to whine and complain. And swear they are moving to Canada.

50% of our family will whine and complain after the election is over. But that is because they are toddlers. They whine about everything anyway. The grown-up half of our family has decided that whatever the outcome, we will support that which is good. Constructive criticism and conversations about issues can be productive. Whining and blaming are simply complaining. And that's when we send the kids to their rooms.
Oh, and however the election turns out, I'm moving to Brazil.
So there!