@tgraf66 I joined for three days and left. Only brought tension amd unease which we need a lot less of!
@earthangel Given the association of and funding by several American oligarchs and the proximity to the direct and indirect influence of people like Steve Bannon, I am choosing to let it pass me by. It will, in my opinion, inevitably become the new Twitter/X for disinformation.
If you send out dark, you reap dark. As Spirit has said over and over and over, DO NOT MATCH HATE FOR HATE.
This bears emphasis and repetition. Ever since I adopted this policy in my mind, life (for me) has been more positive.
Hahaha! He at least was open to listening. I have to give him credit for that.
Bernice King is so very wise. This truly is the best thing I have read post election.
Every. Single. Word.
There isn't anything I would add or change. I am so happy she included supporting the arts too.
I think I need to keep this on my fridge.
In terms of finding the way forward for myself, I could hardly function for several days after the election. It felt like a punch in the gut. I'm old enough (octogenarian here), to know what to do so I started praying for help to get to a place where I could move forward. I read and reread numerous posts (John Pavolitz, Maya Angelou, Phillip Gulley, et.al.) all offering wise and comforting advice, but I finally realized that as long as I grieved, I would get nowhere--so I allowed myself to grieve.
Still grieving, but finally the dawn began to break. That's when I prayed/meditated and picked up the cards again. The obvious theme embedded in the instructions I received through the cards and my intuition, was RELEASE! But, it was not confined to releasing the political crap which I expected. I didn't expect to hear PERSONAL, but there it was: RELEASE anything personal that still needs to be released--past and present. Old memories emerged as I began to get insights that showed me I still have lessons to learn and patterns to note. That's now a focus that I'm activating with a great deal of inner peace and smiles. (Have had a lot of practice over my 80 plus years LOL).
Second, RELEASE all things political. I have a degree in political science and have read political books on elections every election since 1960 (11th grade). Later, for decades, I taught election workshops at the middle school to university levels. I've read all books on Watergate, etc., 2 biographies on T and several books on his administration-just to show you how much politics was a part of me. I briefly wondered what I would be thinking about if I RELEASED all of this, but I began anyway: I attacked my DVR and canceled all news programs (ALL) except Lawrence O. and Rachel. Even when listening to them, I fast forwarded or cut them off the second I felt the "toxic" waste of all things T begin to fill my body. To "drug" myself with something else, I watched a lot of Hallmark movies! There are some good ones.
THIRD, In order to sleep without telling off various politicians, I used a CD on healing so that my thoughts as I fell asleep wouldn't "go there." That had a very positive effect. (Acoustic Research Series HEALING MUSIC "Points of Light" by Boris Mourashkin being my favorite.)
FOURTH, but not least, I talked/texted with trusted spirit sisters and friends who also shared their journeys to find peace and understanding again.
Our journeys may be individual and creative. However, we get there, sharing ideas in our ever growing community here and elsewhere helps. I thank you all!
“ I’m convinced that if the world survives these dangerous times it will be tens of millions of small things that do it. Keep on! -Old Pete-“ Pete Seeger
That takes me back to the 70s! Perhaps, though, more realistically thought out in this instance then back in those hippie days I lived through. I knew many folks in "communes" but I am not sure the foundation in those groups was grounded, let alone as realistic, as "co-housing." We (most of us!) grew up and faced responsibilities individually and as families - extended families especially. Back then, the impetus was "freedom" 🤣 not "economics" as it is for many now, and is in process sadly, for many in the near future. Cycles repeat and yet, when we learn from them, the cycles become upward spirals. There is generational karma and learning points but because we are living them we often do not see the cycle. And then there is the darkness that slitheres its way in, but that is a whole 'nuther facet of this so I am stopping here!
Thanks for the link!