Good morning all. I thought I would come on and add my 2 pennies to the discussion. @Baba you are not alone. I have felt exausted for the last month. I'm not an astrologer but I figure there is a good reason for this tiredness in the stars. I love your "spirit" and yeah for it's sense of humor. Allyn posted on the prediction page that we were in theDark times, Iagree but I feel that we are entering the upside and moving toward the light again. Slowly but surely. Light those candles! As for the "occupier" (I like that term!) althought the news of the investigation is encouraging we can all bet it will be slow going. The great orange one and all his minions will do everything they can to obstruct but we all know this and are not taken in by it. I believe the House committees are also. After Corey whatshisname and his snarly replys I believe the committees are fed up, at least i hope they are. These charges are too important not to act on. Schiff and Nadler are both furious and hopefully ready to act. I would love to see moron and billybarr answer to Maxine. As for the Reps just rememeber MoscowMItchs philosophy is wait and see which way the wind is blowing than stand where you will be hit with the least amount of poop! MM is polling very low in his old Ky home right now. I truly believe all this drama by the orange one has worn everyone out. If the Rep can't see the writing on the wall then they are blind. I expect this investigation to drag on at least until the end of the year. After that-who knows?
Baba: YES to your question about the feeling of exhaustion. Not only that, but ever since this Orange nightmare has been POTUS my back and neck pain and tiredness has increased. Now it could be (and probably is medical too) but stress causes medical issues in us and I have truly never felt this stressed in my life and nor did I take any real political interest on a daily basis. Before Agent Orange, the stress in life was around job, finances, health, family etc. Now my husband comes home and asks me: "so what did the a&&h0$$ do today?"....I believe I used to go for days or a week without checking the news at times. Those days are gone...for now.
The victories lately are usually coupled with something else that makes you sad about another (and another) thing but I hold on to the hope of these victories and that there is "light at the end of the tunnel".
ps: Thank you for your predictions!
Thanks for the feedback and support! Good to know that I’m not the only one affected physically by all of the goings on during this trying time.
I cleared my head and pulled one card each for T., his minion Rudy G., and Pelosi with the Democrats and asked where they will be at the end of the inquiry. They are from the Rider Waite deck.
For T., I drew the Hanged Man reversed. I understood this to mean that no matter what happens, he is unable to change. His egotism and impulsivity will continue (and cost him dearly).
For his minion, I drew the Ace of Wands reversed. I understand this to mean that things will not go the way he expects and he will be disappointed. He will probably be having some problems due to his role in what has been going on.
For Pelosi and the D’s, I drew the Page of Cups. I understand this to mean that there will be positive news and things will go in their direction. As it is a card dealing with youth, maybe it indicates that the young members will be key to getting this done.
@baba, sometimes the exhaustion I feel from the past 3 years is overwhelming. The way I can measure it is by the state of my physical being before T. got into office. I had been on disability since 2012 and was recovering not only from my illness, but from the fact that I was running on pure adrenaline before my body finally crapped out. I was able to take care of myself and slowly recover to a point where, although I'm always fatigued, I had some recovery and was managing my life well, eventually leading me into retirement. Then T. ran for office and to the nation's horror, won. Now, in some ways, my body is back to where it was in 2012.
Like you, these physical responses can even happen for me when something positive occurs. For example, after I felt the relief and joy from Pelosi's announcement yesterday, by bedtime I was feeling really sick, lightheaded, and exhausted. It came, seemingly out of the blue. Since I am already quite depleted, I believe any strong emotional response, whether positive or negative, can affect me physically. I'm sure being an empath has contributed to how I'm reacting to everything now (and why I became ill to begin with).
The only thing that helps me is to take it a day at a time and do a LOT more self-care: adequate sleep, exercise when I am able, fresh air, walks in nature, meditation, reading or listening to inspirational messages, turning off the news, writing, music, spending time with people who don't drain me (and creating coping mechanisms for myself with people who do drain me) and ... laughter. Laughter is a big thing for me. It got me through some tough times in my earlier years, and can still help. There are some people in this community who can really make me laugh with their irreverence, which often uplifts me. Sometimes I've spent weekends watching funny movies. We also have lots of dogs in my neighborhood, and it tickles me to watch them play.
What's important for me is to get out of my head. That is what often leads me down the crazytown path. As if my "what if's" or any worrying can change the course of things! Let's face it -- things are speeding up and changing every day. All I can change is how I respond to things. If I'm too much in my head, I do one of the above things to pull myself out, and just BE. I'm not always successful, but I do what I can. It's a day at a time process. And as an empath, the only way I can help others is to first help myself.
The NYT article about Nancy Pelosi finally going for Impeachment Inquiry had many good comments. I especially liked this one by one reader:
"Because McConnell and company violate normal procedures all the time, the Democrats in the House should refuse to send the impeachment to the Senate. They should announce that the Senate is entirely biased and cannot render a decent judgement unless they get assurances (which won't be coming) that a fair hearing would be held. Thus, Trump would go into the election having been impeached without a final verdict being made.
It is past time for the Democrats to grab themselves by the seats of their pants and use some of the same tactics back at the Republicans. Impeach but do not allow a trail.
If Trump were to be re-elected, the new Congress, if the Democrats hold the House, should impeach him again waiting for the time when a trial could be conducted in the Senate.
This is not an empty exercise. It would allow the nation to fully see and understand the evidence against Trump and to decide, with their votes, if he belongs in the White House."
I agree with the above sentiment and I also think I was stunned that Corey Lewandowski didn't get sent to jail for contempt the other day. Time for the dems to play hardball. Agent Orange and McTurtle/GOPs have been playing their own version of the rules for a long time. AND there is NO mention in the Constitution or law saying a sitting POTUS can't be indicted. That was just a memo from some lawyer during Cheney's time in Washington. I hope someone can tell me why this supposed law is being followed?
@triciact, Thanks for quoting that NYT article. I hadn't read it before, and totally agree. I also agree with you that Lewandowski's butt should have been thrown into the pokey! That's why Congress has a Sargeant at Arms.
That quote was someone who read the article's opinion (comment section ) of today's NYT article about Nancy and the impeachment. I agreed with their sentiment and "liked" it. :)
Regarding the exhaustion people can feel at times like this, I don't know if it is relevant to everyone who feels this way, but I find this Tara Brach talk helpful on not feeding the hungry ghost within that wants to focus on the painful negative stuff of our lives that we may unconsciously do. . https://insighttimer.com/tarabrach/guided-meditations/healing-addiction-de-conditioning-the-hungry-ghosts
Exhaustion may also be simply from the empathic connection most of us have to the whole collective going through this drama. But again, I find Brach's talk helpful here.
Right now in present day, the idea of a President not being to be indicted while in office seems like a horrible idea, however, I actually agree with the rule. Yes, it allows for someone to wreak more havoc like Trump has, but its much worse if you flip the script. Say Warren gets elected and the GOP keeps the senate. Now she will only get an AG confirmed if Turtle signs off on it. Turtle ultimately gets someone he approves of in the JD and false i dictments start coming for Warren. That leaves her crippled and unable to do her job because she has to fight false criminal charges. The GOP doesnt play fair and anything used to protect the country from them will be weaponized in the future.
Here is the transcript of the call with highlighted areas showing the treason. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/25/rough-transcript-trumps-call-with-ukraines-president-annotated/?wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
Clear and simple. And interestingly it implicates Guiliani and Barr. We have predictions about those two unraveling from this same incident. I am going to post them as possible hits however it remains to be seen how Moscow Mitch and his friends will spin it.