“Good morning - how are you today?” ... I almost immediately defaulted to the usual answer as I started “I’m fi...” and then stopped and said, “You know, I’m not ok today.” ...
I woke at 11 last night and it's been downhill from there. I did blackout on my avatar and cover picture on FB and what originally started as a quick note became a rant.Edward, it feels like every.single.thing I have ever fought for from the ERA 50 years ago through Oberfell and the ADA just got pulled out from under me. And at 68, a disabled lesbian elder abuse survivor that's a heck of a lot. Between Project 2025,a stacked Supreme Court and a Republican lead Senate, the next 4 years are an ever loving cr*pshoot and most of the other seniors in this place don't understand what that could mean to us. RFK Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services? JD Vance as VP? A blantent attempt at dissolving the Dept of Education? Bible requirements instead of health education? Dissolving Social Security and Medicare? All I can say is I'm praying for social service people including ministers like both of us because it's going to be a rough 4 years. G-d bless you and Scout and all of us
I'm sorry, Ed. I had to laugh at the difference between what you saw in the tree's leaves and what I saw. At first glance, I noticed a clump of brown hanging from a limb. I kept looking and could have sworn that I saw a pair of boxing gloves that were tied together hanging from that limb. What I saw is what The Spirit has been saying to me: stop fighting. Trust that God is protecting you. Hahahahaha. I know the political loss is overwhelming and at this point we can't see our way out of it. I'm all for getting involved in Braver Angels. I'm looking forward to meeting some new people who are willing to discuss politics.
I understand exactly how you feel. I worry about the direction of the country and how it will be for my trans niece, my gays friends, my eleyschool aged family members. I am very fortunate that I am visiting close friends who have the same feelings so we can talk about this situation.
I woke at 11 last night and it's been downhill from there. I did blackout on my avatar and cover picture on FB and what originally started as a quick note became a rant.Edward, it feels like every.single.thing I have ever fought for from the ERA 50 years ago through Oberfell and the ADA just got pulled out from under me. And at 68, a disabled lesbian elder abuse survivor that's a heck of a lot. Between Project 2025,a stacked Supreme Court and a Republican lead Senate, the next 4 years are an ever loving cr*pshoot and most of the other seniors in this place don't understand what that could mean to us. RFK Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services? JD Vance as VP? A blantent attempt at dissolving the Dept of Education? Bible requirements instead of health education? Dissolving Social Security and Medicare? All I can say is I'm praying for social service people including ministers like both of us because it's going to be a rough 4 years. G-d bless you and Scout and all of us
You are so right about the terrible things that could be coming.
Praying for you as well in the witness and the setting where you serve. In this together.
I'm sorry, Ed. I had to laugh at the difference between what you saw in the tree's leaves and what I saw. At first glance, I noticed a clump of brown hanging from a limb. I kept looking and could have sworn that I saw a pair of boxing gloves that were tied together hanging from that limb. What I saw is what The Spirit has been saying to me: stop fighting. Trust that God is protecting you. Hahahahaha. I know the political loss is overwhelming and at this point we can't see our way out of it. I'm all for getting involved in Braver Angels. I'm looking forward to meeting some new people who are willing to discuss politics.
We all see different things and that is the beauty of art when we put it out into the world. We all see different and new things.
Thank you for this post. I too resonated with your photo of a delicate tree branch.
Thank you, Ed. This will be an “interesting” journey… but we are in it together
Yes we are. Yes we are.
🙏💞 love to all
I understand exactly how you feel. I worry about the direction of the country and how it will be for my trans niece, my gays friends, my eleyschool aged family members. I am very fortunate that I am visiting close friends who have the same feelings so we can talk about this situation.
Blessings to your family.
Thank you for this. Wow. Yes.