Comments on: Values

By: Camille

Camille — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:44:00 +0000

Good for you, Matt! I will also stay engaged. My neighbors are all good people, too. We’re all in this together. Division does no one any good.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:32:26 +0000

You’re not alone! National stuff is gonna be a crazy shit show for the next two years at least. I’m trying to remember that much of politics is local. We can’t change what’s happening in Washington but we can stay engaged in our communities. The division is the enemy – my neighbors are most likely voting red but they’re good people. So how to keep engaged to avoid the dehumanization of extreme politics? I’m volunteering for the county waste and recycling board. And talking to my neighbors. Hang in there. No shame in enjoying some comfort.
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By: Camille

Camille — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:30:04 +0000

Thank you, Steph! I won’t feel so guilty about taking pleasure in the mundanities of my entitled life.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:29:54 +0000

I just watch my squirrels and birds and ignore the news as best I can. Me getting angry over things isn’t going to create change in anyone but myself. While we are not the ones in control of the country, we are in control of ourselves, so my advice…do what makes you happy and don’t stress over things you can’t change.

By: Camille

Camille — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:01:49 +0000

I love that story, Kathryn. I guess the world has been this way for a long time, but it feels especially unjust right now.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:23:40 +0000

I remember coming home from college in 1982 wearing a “Bread Not Bombs” pin. My father scoffed and sneered, “Bread Not Bombs,” with a hateful “harumph.” I didn’t know what to make of it then. Now, I suppose his remark was that of an experienced liver of life toward a naive college student awakening to the injustices of the world. I lost that pin decades ago, but I often finding myself longing for it and its simple plea.