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mondays bite I don’t trust much of anything lately. Terrible thing to say because I was always sort of a Pollyanna. The one who said, you can do it, it’ll get better, tomorrow’s another day, hang in there. But it seems like my rainbow glow is wearing thin of late. I wonder when a fighter knows he’s lost the fight. Is it a certain punch, or a general overall feeling of enough? Is it a moment or a cumulative malaise? Once, when I was about 35, I was walking to the bus to go to work and I stopped short in the middle of the street. It was about 5:30 in the morning. I had an epiphany. This was my life, the life I would be living and the ideas that I’d had for my life, the dreams that I thought were going to be part of my life, well they were not real. I sat down on the curb and cried. Then I got up and went to work and lived my life. And I’ve done good stuff. I’ve known passion and deep abiding love; work that was good work and gave my life meaning and substance. I’m not sad about my life or the people I’ve loved and continue to love but I just don’t trust much of the world anymore. I think now, that if I were to walk the same mean streets I walked even a year ago, I might not survive. Something in me that believed I was safe has disappeared. I don’t believe it’s age. That’s what Weezer says it is but then she’s a pessimist of the first order and always has been…on a cloudless day, she’ll carry an umbrella. Maybe it’s the collapse of America. The fact that so many people don’t seem bothered by this bloody election. Or that anyone can say anything they want in social media and true or not…..damage another human beyond repair. It is nearly impossible to fight a lie; I read a paper on it……..it’s better to just ignore it because by fighting a lie you simply expand its credibility….even if you prove it’s a lie….i find that mind boggling. Well, enough of this shit……….y’all have a nice day. Snork. You cannot conceive the many without the one. |
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Holding you close in my heart. Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. Other women cloy The appetites they feed, but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies. For vilest things Become themselves in her, that the holy priests Bless her when she is riggish. ~~ from Antony & Cleopatra
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I agree, the election is pretty depressing. Hang in there, maybe we'll have reason to feel better by November. Hugs.  
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I'm not sure which one of us sounds more pathetic these days. A virtual tie? I completely understand what you're saying about social media, lies becoming someone's perception which is entirely divorced from reality--especially when you've lived the reality. It's not just cognitive dissonance--it's "through the looking-glass" craziness. You want the desert, I'm opting for the ocean but unfortunately for us, there are predators in both places who take advantage of good souls who worked for the greater good rather than the selfish desires of a few. It's a jungle out there! Never ignore those who care for you you will have lost diamonds while you were collecting stones
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We do what; we want to, told to or have to. Usually on the path of least resistance. This election proves how little we pay attention to what is real.
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I get it. I have moments where fear overwhelms me. Istanbul today. Orlando. Cancer. The list goes on. And in those moments all I know to do is acknowledge the feelings, feel them, breathe and let go. I am determined that the fear won't win. Somehow. Someway. It feels like a losing battle some days. Hugs. Come to Denver...we can quick some ass and take back the night!!! Xoxo Always tell the truth Use kind words Keep your promises Giggle and laugh Be positive Love one another Always be grateful Forgiveness is mandatory Try new things Say please and thank you Say your prayers Smile ~Author unknown
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It worries me too, but you gotta keep plugging. If you keep silent the asshats win. That's how they win. I don't want to spend my days bitching about them either. I want to cruise through my old age without a care in the world. But it just don't work that way. With some people you'll never be able to defend against a lie so don't try. That doesn't mean you can't fight back. You can call them out, and be better than they are. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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