Welcome back and I have missed your posts .
Glad to hear you are well


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what was to come.

I’m still not sure I can handle it but I just returned. I can’t let them succeed.

Welcome back!

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GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK

Same age…we are dragging our life-ravaged old bods out to scream at injustice…again.

See ya in spirit

That's the advice a lifelong friend gave me. He votes Democratic, keeps up on news, serves as a poll worker at his local precinct on election day.

He cares, but does not let despair or anger impact his quality of life. He has somehow managed to build a wall between the shitstorm and his emotional well being.

We're both 67, and I am in full agreement that we need to enjoy life as best we can in the time we have left.

I have not been as successful as my friend in building an internal emotional wall. Some can, most probably can't.

Even harder to do is isolate oneself from the shitstorm going on all around us. Even if you don't spend hours on the internet, you can't help but have some awareness of the storm.

It's part of life all around us. A feeling of helplessness can certainly lead to despair. One remedy for that is to add oneself to the growing numbers of people who are standing up to protest what is being done to us and to others by our government which acts in our name.

There is strength in numbers.

But each person has their own story, their own life to deal with. Whatever path you must take to find value and meaning in the time you have left, is the best course.

Peace be unto you,
Martin

Am heading downtown too, MN State Capitol.

Can't protest today, at least not in the marching way, but we Mustards do our part as well.

and glad you're going to a protest.

We can't give up. Even a little spark can start a fire.

but I can make an explosion".

Missed you every day since.

Tending to our spirits is vital. So, I find, is defying the dreadful rot.
Good to hear from you. Cheers!

We will be by your side! We can do this! 💗💗💗🥰

A warm welcome back!

so a knit hat would be a good idea.

Take care and know you are loved.

Turns out I kept having a habit of watching political thrillers (i.e. Parallax View) or political satires (i.e. Wag the Dog, Mr. Freedom, etc). After which I then tuned into SiriusXM Progress.

But we've all have got to do something, otherwise it will get worse!

BTW, don't change horses in midstream!

Well done you! Now go out there and make some good trouble!

And I thought I was just missing your posts!!

Glad you came back into the daylight (at least whatever it is we are trying to create here).

❤️ 🫂 ❤️

for just a few minutes at a time. I have to fight off panic attacks when I read about the hellish mess that US politics have become. I haven't even been able to post.

Sorry. I've been taking the whole situation badly.

I've been thinking about you and looking for you, but was kind of afraid to ask. So HAPPY you are alive and well (as can be expected given this clusterfuck we're embroiled in).
Don't be a stranger!!!

I hope you are interested in rejoining us, it would be so good to have you back.

Pull up a chair. Here, I have a blanket to cover your feet and stay a while..

Good to see you

How's it going in San Diego.. Protest wise?

and a joy to be with like-minded people. I have to admit that I have buried my head in the sand since November. The politics in this country is SO toxic. I consider myself quite lucky to live in a state that is a bit more progressive.

peace,
kp

it for 5 months the first time this happened..

What a day you came back!

Hadn't planned to hit the local rally, but it wasn't raining TOO hard and feel cheered at the 200 (rough guess) in my red suburb of Columbus.
You know you're in Buckeye country whe the cha t starts "hey hey, ho ho..." and by the third rep it's become "O-H, I-O! Trump and Mysk have got to go!"

so flipping happy to see/hear you're good. I hadn't been around for a while, and you weren't here when I lurked back in. The world just straightened out a bit. Humans are amazing.

Give ''em hell at the protest.

We need you

Glad to hear that you're OK and back in the fray!

I always loved your posts and have missed them! Please stay strong and know we're with you!

Edit to add: ...and we NEED you!

brings a smile to my face

We just got back from a two-hour peaceful protest elsewhere in the county. VERY nice, VERY invigorating, and VERY peaceful!

Mighty glad you’ve stepped back in! Missed you! A LOT.

Same here!

A ton of people said they had never been to a protest before but they were going to this one. Others were like you who had not protested is a loooooong time but they were ready to join us and STAND UP, FIGHT BACK!

Be well and carry on!

I am old as well and don't have any answers to the mess.

great to see you. Don't give up. We endure. aloha sis. Or brother!