Volunteer amateur systems administrator for Beehaw. Stay-at-home dad. Outdoor enthusiast.
I wish my daughter could meet her and know her, to have an understanding of what it means to be a true force of good in this world.
I’ve been thinking about this more and more over the past ten years. And I don’t mean to diminish the importance this person had in your life and the life of others.
I believe most of us look up to people like her and Jimmy Carter for example. The mistake I believe most of us tend to make is we do not view ourselves as a positive force. To put it another way, we believe that we could never live up to all the good things these people have done. Basically, we beat ourselves up for not being like these people.
Generally speaking, we all can be a positive force in this world. It’s just all the little things that we can do, in an entire lifetime, that adds up to a great deal of good. For example, when I’m out at the local grocery store I smile and say hello to random people. I engage in friendly conversation with the cashier. And then I say goodbye and have a great day.
I’m sure that we all can think of hundreds of other examples that seem small. However, when you do all of these little things over a period of many years it adds up to a lot of goodness and positivity.
Freezing my ass off and anticipating spring in rural Maine.
Confronted with information that could shake their worldviews, people can now search for confirming evidence and mainline conspiracist feeds or decontextualized videos. They can ask AI and their favorite influencers to tell them why they are right. They can build tailored feeds and watch as algorithms deliver what they’re looking for. And they will be overwhelmed with data.
This is, precisely, what morons do. How do you fix stupid?
My family is barely middle class…
Same for us. That’s why we moved to inland (away from the coast) Maine. It’s fairly rural but within 45-60 minute drive to medium-sized cities. Most everyone living in our area commutes this for work. However, at home our money goes a long way.
While you are trying to immigrate out of the US you could consider moving to a more Democratic state such as California or Maine.
There is a ton of news coverage on this. Here’s an Axios article with a decent summary.
I’m sorry that you’ve had to deal with loneliness…I hate that feeling so much. Hopefully, it’s only temporary and things turn around for you.
Same to you! 🎉
Is there anything at all left…
For now, there is National Public Radio and the Associated Press.
There was a three day delay between when I created an account and when I received the email.
In my opinion, yes. That’s just how he likes to play.
I am having a wonderful day and thank you for asking!
I hope you find many more days of enjoyment here at Beehaw.
Take care.
As a stopgap, I have been relying mostly on National Public Radio and Associated Press.
This dropped today:
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I’m very happy for you.
I’ve read all of your comments in this post. I’m deeply sorry that you’ve had to endure so much hardship. I hope you continue to find more and more wholeness in your life.
I’ve had several experiences that I would label ‘mystical’ or ‘otherworldly’. Those experiences changed me and continue to do so. I, also, learn a great deal from others that have had similar experiences. For example, the following from neurosurgeon Eben Alexander:
Those memories began in a primitive, coarse, unresponsive realm (the “Earthworm’s Eye View” or EEV) from which I was rescued by a slowly spinning clear white light associated with a musical melody, that served as a portal up into rich and ultrareal realms. The Gateway Valley was filled with many earth-like and spiritual features: vibrant and dynamic plant life, with flowers and buds blossoming richly and no signs of death or decay, waterfalls into sparkling crystal pools, thousands of beings dancing below with great joy and festivity, all fueled by swooping golden orbs in the sky above, angelic choirs emanating chants and anthems that thundered through my awareness, and a lovely girl on a butterfly wing who proved months later to be central to my understanding of the reality of the experience (as reported in detail towards the end of my book Proof of Heaven). The chants and hymns thundering down from those angelic choirs provided yet another portal to higher realms, eventually ushering my awareness into the Core, an unending inky blackness filled to overflowing with the infinite healing power of the all-loving deity at the source, whom many might label as God (or Allah, Vishnu, Jehovah, Yahweh – the names get in the way, and the conflicting details of orthodox religions obscure the reality of such an infinitely loving and creative source).
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