Sorry struggling to function. Spent the entire morning barely watching news unable to deal with everything. Decided to instead do what I enjoy. I took one of my computers apart to check it, and did a clean on both. I wish I could explain. Hugs.
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I feel, blood. This week’s news cycle is testing me. My life is simple compared to many. I have security and comfort. I can only imagine how deeply the week must be testing people. May grace and peace find and hold you, my friend. Cheers and hugs, M
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there’s times for all of us when it gets worse, and then it stops, and slowly it gets better. Sometimes. Been there, been back. You will too.
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Scottie, I hear the weight in your words, and I honour it. You’ve carried so much—through hostility, through health, through the slow erosion of civic decency—and still you choose care, curiosity, and connection. That choice matters. It’s a quiet act of resistance, and it shines.
I won’t pretend hope is easy right now. But even in the thick of it, there are beacons—people, places, principles—that still hold fast to the equity and empathy you live by. They may flicker, but they don’t go out. You are one of them.
So take your time. Tinker with your machines. Let your joy be a signal, not a detour. And know that across the ocean, in a land that’s imperfect but still more hospitable, someone is holding space for you—with deep respect and quiet solidarity.
Kia kaha 💪💖👥🤝🌈✨
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Great work choosing self care. That your care of choice is beneficial to some of your other interests gives you extra self care points. Yay, you! Keep it up. It has been a very tough week, indeed. Keep your own control of your time; that will help.
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