I usually write my Wednesday Reading Meme out ahead, as I finish things, but I didn't this week and after the election results I don't have the heart for it; it seems rather pointless
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Thank you for those thoughts from A Circle of Quiet; I agree--and I speak as someone who's sometimes suffered from self-absorption.
As for the rest, it's awful. I just try to keep in mind that while there's life there's always hope, that people still want to do, and are doing, good things, and that it's still within my power to help in those endeavors. But my eyes and heart are sore.
Spending time with a friend, eating strawberry-rhubarb preserves, and sugar cookies are all good things.
Occasional self-absorption is probably a universal part of the human condition. I think one of the most difficult things we ever learn is that we are not the center of the universe, and we have to keep learning it again and again.
Yeah, I haven't made up my mind to do a reading post or not - it's certainly not like I'm getting much work done, so it might be a distraction, if nothing else.
I think that in the wake of disaster, it's important to keep doing things, even if they're things that don't seem to address the disaster at all. Just keep going and hope the momentum carries us back up.
It still doesn't feel real somehow. I keep realizing all over again that Trump won the election and it hurts and surprises me every time. How can this be real?
I had to go to work, so staying in bed wasn't an option, and I'm going to try to get at least a few hundred words on my NaNo. It's a bit "Keep calm and carry on," I guess? Inasmuch as we can continue with our everyday lives, it's a victory.
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As for the rest, it's awful. I just try to keep in mind that while there's life there's always hope, that people still want to do, and are doing, good things, and that it's still within my power to help in those endeavors. But my eyes and heart are sore.
Spending time with a friend, eating strawberry-rhubarb preserves, and sugar cookies are all good things.
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Scones and preserves sound very good.
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I had to go to work, so staying in bed wasn't an option, and I'm going to try to get at least a few hundred words on my NaNo. It's a bit "Keep calm and carry on," I guess? Inasmuch as we can continue with our everyday lives, it's a victory.
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