@april You are not alone. I feel it and I know so many others who do, too. It's akin to the pressure of a gathering storm.
@april, I understand how you feel. I've felt that way a lot lately. That's when I have to remind myself, It is okay if you're exhausted. That exhaustion comes when you care deeply about a world that's topsy turvy. And it is more than okay to give yourself a break -- turn off the news, walk among the trees, laugh, dance, sing -- do whatever gives you joy and recalibrates your body, mind and spirit. Accept what is, but remain hopeful. It ain’t over.
@dannyboy said something in a recent post that I love: allow me (us) to carry you through this time as you have carried us. We are kindred spirits, in service to one another – sharing our joys and sorrows, drawing on each other’s strengths when needed, and walking this mysterious journey of life together.
As for me … I’m a senior gal who has decided to ride the wave, live my remaining life as honorably as I can, and do whatever I can to spread the good stuff.
@april I feel it right now but not as strongly as I did pre-indictment. We're building toward something again and I'm just grateful I have the next 5 weeks to finish off the school year - I'm so busy right now winding this year down and prepping the next that I haven't been able to let myself feel it as hard as I did the last bout. Hang in there! We're all with you!
I’ve been feeling the intensity and want to reassure everyone that we were in the midst of unexpectedly intense solar flares the last 48 hours, we’re in the middle of Mercury Retrograde, and we are approaching a Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio (whew!) on Friday. Hang in there and try to find the magic in the fact that we are all connected to each other and feeling these influences!
I wasn't sure where to put this but I think I need prayers and positive energy more than anything right now. My husband is running for a local office in a small town and he is the endorsed Democratic candidate. His opponent was quite upset he was endosed and not her so she is using a scorched earth tactic to try to destroy him. I mean its a small town, not a national election. ....its insane the amount of vitriol she is using. She creating scandal out of thin air, truly we are good people. She is even dragging kids into it. Call me naive but I thought kids were off limits. The next thing I am hearing is she going to release a commercial slandering him. in a small town. a commercial? Imagine how much money that will cost! I feel like we are fighting for the soul of this town. How did politics get like this? And we are all supposedly democrats.
What does this mean for the national elections if it is like this at the local level. If the democrats are turning on each other and using Maga tactics to win? At this point I don't even care if we win, I just want my life to go back to normal and not have to deal with this stress of having our characters constantly attacked to the extreme. Please send prayers and advice.....it's been hard.
@theredone I wouldn' t worry too much. People do get carried away by ambition. But sooner or later the universe rebalances itself. And all the harm done is repaid in good deeds.
Frequently, toxic people get entangled so much by their own webs of meanness and lies that they trip and fall all by themselves.
If that lady wants to nail you and your family to a cross, it is demeaning to her, not to you.
Look at what she did, in her greed she placed you and your family in the higher moral ground. And you can take it if you wish to. When she hits you, you don't run away. You stand your ground. And you turn the other cheek. Treat her with kindness and empathy. You will disarm her with your smile. It is tough to get beaten and not hit back. Just take it one minute at the time. The more you try it, the easier it gets. You can make it if you try.
Everything will turn out all right. I will hold you and your family in prayer.
@theredone Yes, these Trumpian tactics have entered local politics. Not just in your town, sadly. I agree it is best to take the high road, while correcting any lies. You and your husband will feel better if you stay clean but do find a way to correct the record.
I don't know what to say to lessen your burden except to say I am wishing your husband protection. And strength to get through a tricky patch. It is disappointing our politics have been usurped by grown brat babies. This too shall pass.
You have both my deepest sympathy and support. When I was a teenager, my family was in a similar position when my father was superintendent of a school system in the south which he was asked to racially integrate. We faced intense vitriol and death threats over a period of months and finally moved away, leaving a house we had just renovated but never got to live in. My parents even feared for my life.
My father was lied about, denounced on the radio and in the newspaper so I know full well that it is hard to stay philosophical about that sort of ill will and misrepresentation. You all have to do what is best for your family, but your husband is badly needed so if you can find the inner resources, I hope you all will see it through. One hopes post-election, the sailing will get smoother.
It takes courage and fortitude especially for one who is sensitive to what is around her. Blessings ❤️
Thank you all for your support. I have felt better since I read all your comments. I knew it was going to be a time a of karmic energy because about a week before he annonced, a few weird things happened. One night, randomly in the week hours of the morning, my alarm clock went off with an alarm i had never heard before. A few nights after that, my husbands alarm clock went off randomly in the wee hours (I can't remember the time). THEN, a few nights after that, I had a lucid dream where there were shadowy things in my room, but I looked up and there was a bright spot light shining down on us in the bed..it was really bright and lit up my whole room and the shadowy creatures scampered because they couldn`t hide with all the light shining down. So I took this to mean that we were in the spotlight and the negative couldn't last for long in that amount of light.