@yogagirl, so funny you mentioned Amy McGrath (I had to look up her last name). I wanted to ask you about her. I saw Amy last night on someone's show, and again this morning. I really like her -- very solid. I want to contribute to her campaign. She's politically smart too -- since so many people in KY voted for T., she wasn't badmouthing him. In the interview I saw last night, Amy reframed it by saying that T**** promised you all of these things, but they're not happening because Turtle is getting in the way. Which is actually true, although we all know that T. lies and doesn't give a damn about anyone. When asked whether she would vote for T., Amy calmly responded "no", and then explained why, from a thoughtful, national security perspective. Given her history as a Marine veteran, she's very believable. And I love Amy's slogan: Ditch Mitch!
Hi- new poster here, but I wanted to add on to this as I found it really resonated with me. The question of my higher self vs “what I really want to say” is a constant place I go back to. I am quite lost on this myself.
I was in grad school for therapy during the 2016 election, and was in a place where I was learning how to empathize- even with the people who my “more human side” hated the most. I remember thinking, how the in the hell would i be able to provide therapy to a trump supporter- how can I help my clients deal with the political climate when I myself and completely lost? I hated that I hated half the country, basically.
I come from a pretty politically divided state and that reflects clearly within my own family. A few days after the election, feeling so much anger, I realized that a lot of it wasn’t just for trump, it was for all he represented and forced me to see was visible in the people around me. attitudes of sexism racism and bigotry, ways of thinking or speaking, prevalent in my own family- not just because they supported him, but in some ways because they *were* him.
In a larger sense, it was about my experiences and struggles in just being a woman in our society, and the oppressive misogyny and ways of thinking I hadn’t before wanted to fully, emotionally confront in people in my own family and social life.
It brought up so much anger inside me- anger at people who had abused or taken advantage of me, people who judged or even limited me based on my gender. To be frank, In a lot of ways it was like seeing my rapist become president.
A lot of that anger had been internalized and turned, very deep down, into anger towards myself for either not recognizing the BS in people around me, ignoring it for the sake of “peace” , or purely blaming myself for harm that was done to me, that i had no control over. I was tired of being taken advantage of, tired of seeing the man who assaulted me win- and this attitude of his being reflected in some of the people I loved- my own father!
I tried to empathize with “the other side”. I tried to feel what they were feeling- which, like you said, seemed to be a lack of security- emotionally financially or otherwise, fear, wanting to feel heard, wanting a sense of control etc- something I believe all of us in this country have felt and still feel today. It seems that is the only thing we have in common- sadly- its those common feelings all of us human being share, and I believe what we feel on a nation wide level.
Not that I ever allowed this to justify their actions or choices, but like I said- i was learning to empathize.
What im trying to say is, do not be upset with yourself for thinking your more human side of us vs them, and your more spiritual side are at odds. Dont be angry at yourself for being angry. To me, you could not have one without the other- its the anger and resentment we feel that we are being forced to look at that allows us to connect spiritually and raise our consciousness.
Anger is GOOD. We are being taught that feeling anger and expressing it can be a good thing when done constructively- do not hide from it or shame it- explore it, process it, figure out whats behind it. It might be the only way for our spiritual side, or us empaths in general, to survive in a time like this.
For a long time prior to this political polarization, we were not ‘allowed’ to express our anger, and told that it is bad, disruptive, and unladylike- we told *ourselves* this. Now us empaths are in a time where we have no choice but to feel angry- if you are “connected”- its impossible not to be! and we are going to feel that anger and use it to connect to our higher selves.
Lastly- it’s important to note that being angry or saying things like “i just wish trump were dead” (hello! Me!) do not make you less ‘evolved’ or bad- and being empathetic, sensitive, and deeply understanding does not mean you are obligated to feel okay about, or accept things- other peoples behavior, that are clearly NOT okay. Its not okay what is happening, period!
Hope that made some sense, just some stuff I am working through and trying to grapple with myself... any further thoughts or building on this is appreciated.
@triciact, It's actually liberating, isn't it? To not care what others think? I do care and would want to know if I hurt someone, and I do believe in healthy shame. But beyond that? Nope. I think the "too sensitive" label generally means things like "not facing reality, naive, too weak, too fragile, etc." I bought into that for a while, trying to be somebody else, and I paid a price. And this too sensitive/fragile/naive thing? Not true. We empaths are tough cookies.
I'm really glad you're here in this community!
But seriously, what is it w this administration and kids? Exactly how many "pizza joints" do they operate? This is getting to be ridiculous
Ridiculous, but yet the millionth indicator that whatever lie they create about someone else in reality refers to something they have done/are doing/will do.
Re: Amy McGrath
Hubby and I have decided that in lieu of sending any money to any primary candidate (because it really doesn't matter til we know who the nominee is), we're going to send a little money to McGrath. My brother lives right over the KY border in Cincinnati, but for a while lived in Ft. Thomas, KY. I digress, but bottom line I think that it's more important to flip the Senate than it is to worry about who the Dem prez candidate will be. Getting Turtle the f* out of government is crucial.
Whether or not Goebbels actually said, "accuse the other side of that which you are guilty," it is exactly what the Republicans do. It's effective. And deplorables eat it up.
I will be donating to her also. She is amazing. McConnell needs to go. He is evil and a traitor to the US.
T comments. He has advanced dementia. Our country needs to wake up. It's obvious: "You've worked so hard on the kidney. Very special -- the kidney has a very special place in the heart. It's an incredible thing."
I so hope McGarth can win over the turtle. He is unpopular, but he has a powerful (money) chinese wife behind him.