As so often happens, your thoughts and feelings mirror mine. Everything you express here, I have experienced. Down to the loss of a friend who cannot move beyond, But Israel has a right to defend itself. I’m not doing well trying to strike a work/genocide balance. I see my grandsons’ faces in all the posts on Gaza. I cry a lot, at everything and anything. Doing something practical helped me -- buying data/airtime for someone in Gaza -- easy to do. I’m sending link to the account wizard who developed this, just find his post on it, and follow instructions. Sending love to you
Maybe it feels embarrassing to write about how the horror makes you feel, but it seems as though most of us in other parts of the world can’t do much right now besides feel and read and write. Writing about how upsetting things are maybe can’t help Palestinians, but it is a comfort to everyone who feels helpless and upset and useless about what’s going on
Yes. Maybe that's right. I weirdly do find it comforting to read that people not directly affected are feeling difficult things. It's better than NOT feeling. As long, I suppose, as we are also doing things, aligned with our values, that support seemingly hopeless situations, and not just sitting around rending our clothes.
Thank you. This is exactly right. During Trump's time in the White House (I can't call it a Presidency), I lost several friends. I grieve for those lost friendships but I cannot see a way to regain them. We're becoming more and more divided.
As so often happens, your thoughts and feelings mirror mine. Everything you express here, I have experienced. Down to the loss of a friend who cannot move beyond, But Israel has a right to defend itself. I’m not doing well trying to strike a work/genocide balance. I see my grandsons’ faces in all the posts on Gaza. I cry a lot, at everything and anything. Doing something practical helped me -- buying data/airtime for someone in Gaza -- easy to do. I’m sending link to the account wizard who developed this, just find his post on it, and follow instructions. Sending love to you
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Maybe it feels embarrassing to write about how the horror makes you feel, but it seems as though most of us in other parts of the world can’t do much right now besides feel and read and write. Writing about how upsetting things are maybe can’t help Palestinians, but it is a comfort to everyone who feels helpless and upset and useless about what’s going on
Yes. Maybe that's right. I weirdly do find it comforting to read that people not directly affected are feeling difficult things. It's better than NOT feeling. As long, I suppose, as we are also doing things, aligned with our values, that support seemingly hopeless situations, and not just sitting around rending our clothes.
This: "Nothing matters. Everything is wrong."
Maybe that's where we start. By acknowledging this.
Thank you. This is exactly right. During Trump's time in the White House (I can't call it a Presidency), I lost several friends. I grieve for those lost friendships but I cannot see a way to regain them. We're becoming more and more divided.
I am sorry you have experienced this. It's so disturbing when this happens with people you thought shared the same values.