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    I still remember once when I was visiting the forgotten elderly at a local hospice, there was this elderly lady covered completely in a blanket on her bed except her arm, she was laying crunched up on her side. The volunteer groupI was with, quickly left her room thinking she was asleep but I lingered there and some worker looked in and told me that everyone leaves her alone because she doesn’t speak being in pain all the time. I didn’t know what to do as she gave a moan every so often. So I reached out quietly and held her bony, bruised hand gently in mine. It was all I could do, all I could offer her for comfort as I tried to hold back my tears. I stayed like that for a while and the lady got quiet. I didn’t even know her name. Sadly I had to leave after a few minutes as the head of the volunteer group came in looking for me. She smiled at me because she understood what I was doing and later outside she told me that the lady had also been abused and robbed by a staff member who took her only possession her wedding band. I always remember that day and regret that I couldn’t keep up the volunteer time, my personal life got real busy then, working late hours etc. So when someone I know is sick and in pain and I can’t be with them in person I hold their hand in my heart, besides remembering them in prayer of course.
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    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Quote Posted by DNA (here)
    Are you for real?

    I mean really? Because I'm really efing pissed off.
    Yes, she's for real. I know that Mashika, though she rarely lets it show, is under more personal stress and in the middle of greater and more complex ongoing personal pain and difficulty than almost anyone else reading this anywhere. As always, she diffuses it with humor. But even humor reaches a limit sometimes.


    None of that was directed at Mashika.

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    I'm reading the posts and I would like to comment on anger.
    I think anger is better than sadness and hopelessness.
    Evil is in the process of brutalizing, tricking, killing, raping and starving the population of our planet.

    Anger is better than sadness. Anger is better than hopelessness. Anger means you haven't given up
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    It is often hard to see the truth and harder yet to actually believe the truth especially when your beliefs are deeply rooted. The truth can never be found when and if we are attacking those that hold different beliefs. We must walk away from those that will never come to truth and show extraordinary patience with everyone else. To be an exceptional human we must allow our beliefs to be challenged (always) and change when confronted with a different truth or a different reality.

    But when you do understand it is as if a new world has appeared.


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    Quote Posted by rgray222 (here)
    It is often hard to see the truth and harder yet to actually believe the truth especially when your beliefs are deeply rooted. The truth can never be found when and if we are attacking those that hold different beliefs. We must walk away from those that will never come to truth and show extraordinary patience with everyone else. To be an exceptional human we must allow our beliefs to be challenged (always) and change when confronted with a different truth or a different reality.

    But when you do understand it is as if a new world has appeared.



    Your links or Inbeds are not working, at least for me.

    Truth- in any given situation, there is only one truth. The right truth, rooted in decency and
    Morality - shades of gray are a nuanced influence, but they are just that. When confronted with any important judgement, most will agree that the right choice is the decent choice. For example, the desire to make abortion a political issue, claiming that there are hoards of women aborting fetuses in the ninth month. We instinctively know this probably happens if at all, rarely. However, we can all probably agree that it is reasonable to put a 12 week limit on this procedure. Regardless of circumstances. The opponents of this reasonable position, ironically, almost always advocate for the death penalty. They claim, as in the case of Ben Shapiro, that life begins at conception, and that it should be protected due to its “possibilities”- even if the fetus would be non-viable post partum and then in a massive cognitive dissonant moment, advocate for the murder of that same fetus 30 years after its mother was denied a termination, as she was unable to raise that child, resulting in a societal pirriah, who having been reared without resources, love and affection, becomes the and does the unthinkable, resulting in a sentence of capital punishment. Would it have not been kinder to have ended that life at 12 weeks gestation rather than Subjecting it to 30 odd years of emotional neglect and torture culminating in its ultimate demise via the hand of the state? In Other words, you cannot be pro life and pro death penalty, yet somehow, these polar positions dwell within the hearts of supposed Christians who claim to have the moral authority to dictate personal choice.

    Just one example of there is one truth.

    FWIW- I am conservative- just pointing out the hypocrisy in those who speak truth. One must be consistent in the application of truth. Otherwise it is yet again, another lie upon which this construct depends.
    Quote Posted by rgray222 (here)

    But when you do understand it is as if a new world has appeared.
    Like a great reset world? Or something else?
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    Quote Posted by Open Minded Dude (here)
    I am actually sometimes ANGRY at me being ANGRY.

    Does that make sense?
    Yes it does make sense. Being angry and self-aware is both funny and crap at the same time.

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    Quote Posted by Wookie (here)
    I'm pulling over


    Your anger is not unfounded


    And humor is an important tool in staying sane, so on that note, I saw this the other day, on Babylon Bee. Made me laugh for the rest of the day (not continually of course):
    “The World is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
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    Quote Posted by Anchor (here)
    Quote Posted by Open Minded Dude (here)
    I am actually sometimes ANGRY at me being ANGRY.

    Does that make sense?
    Yes it does make sense. Being angry and self-aware is both funny and crap at the same time.
    True. It just baffles me that the anger is replaced by another anger. So it's just an internal 'deal'.

    The observer (super-consciousness, Higher Self, whatever) behind my thoughts and emotions of course remains there and is emotionless, just observing, as always.

    Yet the observation of "this ego/person which is me is feeling anger" right now due to the self-awareness 'triggers down' again and replaces the original anger.

    It's also funny though and makes me smile about myself then which helps to evaporate the anger state a bit faster in the end.
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    Continuing in the style templated by Mashika in her OP — I went on a hike today to this beautiful place:


    • No dog
    (Mara is now blind, and our mountaineering adventures together are over)

    And no anger. But this Avalon thread came to mind:
    [broken heart emoji needed]

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    Omg Bill- lump in throat for you. That dog has been your constant and loyal companion when mere humans could not muster the loyalty shown by beautiful Mara. What can be done? Is there a procedure? Can she walk on a leash? I worry that she will become desocialized and develop dementia due to the loss of a sense, albeit in dogs, it is a weaker sense. My livestock dogs bark at my Jeep when I drive into our little farm until they hear my voice or smell me. In no way am I trying to dictate as I have no idea of your circumstances, but if there were a way for you to take her on brief jaunts/hikes as her seeing eye human? That might keep her engaged. Also, how does she fare with other dogs? We’re you to introduce another dog into the household to be of assist to her, would she accept that? I have lived and lost a number of dogs in my 57 years. Still tear up thinking about each lovely soul. Anyhow, sorry to go off topic. Just wanted to butt in and share my unsolicited advice? 🤗
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    thinking about the things i think about
    sometimes nothing at all
    just a vague feeling
    shame

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    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Continuing in the style templated by Mashika in her OP — I went on a hike today to this beautiful place:



    • No dog

    (Mara is now blind, and our mountaineering adventures together are over)

    And no anger. But this Avalon thread came to mind:


    [broken heart emoji needed]
    I think Mara is there with you somehow because you are connected. When you have a broken heart, we have a broken heart, because we have all been there and know just how you feel

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    Politicians being f***g dumb puppets for financial hidden interests (lobbyists) instead of being an ethical support for the people!!
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    Most of the videos posted here show me this

    "Video unavailable
    This video contains content from ViacomCBS, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds
    "

    Welp lol, i understand *why*, but i still feel very unhappy about the situation. Would be optimal if there weren't such a kind of enforced division or censorship going on these days

    Internet was supposed to be "free", but i guess it doesn't go that far lol
    Tired

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    I get a bit of anger release from knowing Trump 're-truthed' this today.

    There doesn't seem to be a way to display truth social posts here, so it's just a link.

    https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...43146905927665

    a (theatrical) video at the link
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    *sigh*....anyone done with all of the passwords and "log-ins"? Geeez!

    But, I will not trade this frustration with facial recognition or a chip in my wrist or anything like that!

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    Uhmm...taxes anyone?

    So they shut down my banking - said I was behind in taxes ( just 2 years behind) and now that I have caught up with them, they owe me about $45 grand (this includes "child tax benefit" that I hadn't received.)

    I wonder how long until I see that go through?

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    Spent the day playing phone tag until the agent said that they were finishing early for the holidays so they can't help me.

    I am sure that I am not the only one that they are doing this to.

    I am so tempted to say more, but I am better than that.

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    • Zelensky at the US Congress.
    • on a [slightly!] lighter note
      Christmas Carols in shopping malls in Ecuador, in English, where there's no snow, no reindeer, no one-horse open sleighs, and where Santa Claus is a commercial European import.
      (arrogant mindless global-north cultural imperialism)
    Again, no anger. Just despair at the unawareness, shallowness, ignorance, manipulation and lack of education which surrounds us on every side.

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    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    • Zelensky at the US Congress.
    • on a [slightly!] lighter note
      Christmas Carols in shopping malls in Ecuador, in English, where there's no snow, no reindeer, no one-horse open sleighs, and where Santa Claus is a commercial European import.
      (arrogant mindless global-north cultural imperialism)
    Again, no anger. Just despair at the unawareness, shallowness, ignorance, manipulation and lack of education which surrounds us on every side.
    Did you see that in the news reporting on this they all compared him to Winston Churchill? Lol!

    Also, a couple members of parliament were called out for "not clapping" for Zelensky. Such surreal times we are living in.

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    Reality became overwhelming
    Tired

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