You're not losing your mind. What I think is happening is that this is what foreign potentates want, i.e., a civil war in the US, after which they can divide up the spoils. It's no coincidence that these are all white, male, americans doing the shooting. They feel they have been disenfranchised for so long that now they are entitled to take back what they think is theirs through violent expression of their butt hurt feelings. They are mesmerized by Faux News and literally cannot see the forest for the trees.
Here's a video that really cheered me up today, from Turtle's public appearance in his home state KY this weekend: Moscow Mitch at Fancy Farm tagging @YogaGirl - in case you hadn't seen the full one! He basically got drowned out by protestors booing him and chanting "Moscow Mitch". Really gives one hope.
@pacosurfer, you've got your eyes wide opened. A percentage of people are in such denial. I believe that's why it's so maddening and hurts so much. Remember that you're not alone; there are more of us than those who support this insanity.
You can't reason with them, so I don't even try. They hear the inflammatory rhetoric. They'd never find it acceptable if it were Obama doing it. In his manifesto, wasn’t the El Paso shooter railing against the threat of a “Hispanic invasion”? Where have we heard that before?
No, T. did not pull the trigger, but he’s given license for this kind of hatred to fester. These groups look for a leader, and they believe they’ve found it in T. As president, T**** sets the tone – either one of inclusiveness and unity, or divisiveness. Obama was a unifier, not a divider.
I don't believe that MM's shoulder accident was a coincidence; what I mean is, I sense he's feeling the stress of what's happening around him, lost his bearings and fell. I'd also like to believe that he's feeling some responsibility and guilt, but I'm not holding my breath.
Also, there's no law that you have to log in to FB every day. Take a vacation. No need to deactivate (although I did and I'm so much happier), just don't log in. And turn off all notifications. Start with 1 day and work your way up to a week at a time. Very refreshing.
I feel much the same way, but I have now since summer of 2016. When he started to win all those primaries.
Ron Wyden is one of our senators in Oregon where I live. I went to his town hall nearby today. He took questions. One woman said she wakes up sad. She watches MSNBC and she’s sad. She goes to bed sad. I related so much that I forgot the answer. Someone else asked if there is another way to stop McConnell. Wyden said that there are elections and we need to vote. That’s sad because we can’t trust our
election results, definitely in Kentucky.
Watching our country get further down this rabbit hole is so discouraging. It’s as if trump has all these cousin Eddies, like the one from the National Lampoon movies.
Dimwitted, but he wants to do what Clark wants someone to do. Now these
white supremacists are the new terrorists.
Land if somehow trump doesn’t win in 2020, trump will call it rigged and can you imagine the violence then from people who believe they are patriots? This guy needs to be kicked out sooner than later. But will the republicans impeach him? Not likely.
That’s pretty depressing. If masses of good people don’t rise to a level never before
seen in this country, I fear we are going to lose it.
Anita
Hi everybody,
It has been a while since the last time I visited the site. I am going through a very complex and extremely traumatic period of my life. I do not feel comfortable to explain everything here but you can assume that every facet - but really, every facet - of my life is being challenged and tested very strongly right now. Please send me your insights, energy, readings whatever you can, I'll be very grateful.
Love
Dear Ernie and all of the others reading this now,
It is so very nice to hear from you, Ernie again especially now when you need the love and support of those of us who will understand.
For all others expressing now with so many similar energies, welcome!
We may not specifically understand where this life's journey has brought you or why you are being challenged and filled with such a sense of overwhelming emotional energies right now but we can still share in our empathic love,caring and support.
We are here for you. We can feel your pains as if they are our own. In many ways they are our own almost of us have or are experiencing many bone deep shaking ups in our own lives. We have felt fear and worry and anxiety while still having strong understandings that we will get through anything and everything the universe throws our way.
You are connected to each and everyone here no matter how well we may know you or have ever read anything you have posted here. We know You as we know and recognize each other.
Bless you for having the strength to recognize your need of support and a kind of support that comes from those who know loss, who know suffering, who known what facing an unknown future feels like.
There is so very,very much happening to all of us now and the energies of change and transformation (in whatever sense) to us both individually collectively as we swirl around day to day can be very intense.
And most of all know that whether anyone or only a few can truly relate to what we are individually going through, we all know how we would feel and what we would need.
We reach out to you, hands outstretched, arms circling around you, hearts open and loving and filled with the radiant light of compassion, and love and faith in each individual within each and every place and state of being has an innate strength to be strong enough, deserving enough, and worthy in all ways to be filled with hope, grace, and mercy with the love af all that is universally divine and blessed and we love and bless you.
Each of us, each individual,each family, each town,city, country or nation is on a path that while we may not understand it physically, mentally or spiritually is still understood by small still voices within us, it is sense of peace we long for and that is what we each must seek each day. Find the time and place to reach out to the universe and feel peace in any form it comes. Light a candle, say a prayer, reach out to another. Right now there are so many in the same or similar places you are. You are not alone.
Today and everyday you are with is. Now and forever we are family. You can get through this. We are here with you and so many, many more are lifting you up, holding and surrounding you with light and grace.
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Hold on to what is good
even if it is
a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe
even if it is
a tree which stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do
even if it is
a long way from here.
Hold on to life
even when it is easier letting go.
Hold on to my hand
even when I have gone away from you.Hopi Prayer
Ernie,
Thank you for reaching out to us. As Michele so beautifully stated, we are family, and we are here for you. I'm sending you all of the love, support, and healing that your heart can hold.