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Is everyone okay??
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The peanut butter situation affects us all. I know the back thing! Sciatica, stenosis and the like are debilitating when they flare up. As for the dropping a tool on your foot thing? What were you thinking??
Me personally, I am better than ever and there is a dark, sad, and maybe ultimately hopeful set of complex threads packed into that.
The last few years have shown a lot of people a profoundly unempathetic side of people and a surprising lack of centeredness of many in objectively verifiable reality.
I was not one of those people. None of this was a surprise to me.
Spending most of my adult life as part of an interracial relationship in the U.S. south and working as an advocate for underserved people has left me with few surprises as to human nature.
Every person surprised by things in the last years, is a person I now feel less isolated from.
There is a pain in knowing, but there is also hope in understanding. It leads to the possibility of solutions.
The last few years have shown a lot of people a profoundly unempathetic side of people and a surprising lack of centeredness of many in objectively verifiable reality.
I was not one of those people. None of this was a surprise to me.
Spending most of my adult life as part of an interracial relationship in the U.S. south and working as an advocate for underserved people has left me with few surprises as to human nature.
Every person surprised by things in the last years, is a person I now feel less isolated from.
There is a pain in knowing, but there is also hope in understanding. It leads to the possibility of solutions.
I can say as a teacher that no, people are not okay. Everybody is burnt out and not enjoying things like they used to. I'm sure there's different reasons for everybody, but it's year 3 of death around the corner for everybody and that takes a real toll on the nerves.
I've felt the short fuse on this forum too. It's made not want to make new posts, sadly, because usually there's a negative comment that really doesn't have much to do with the original post. It's a shame, cause there's lots of wisdom on here, but I'm finding myself doing my own research now.
I've felt the short fuse on this forum too. It's made not want to make new posts, sadly, because usually there's a negative comment that really doesn't have much to do with the original post. It's a shame, cause there's lots of wisdom on here, but I'm finding myself doing my own research now.
Beautifully said, and 100% correct. It's important that people know. All the nitty gritty details.
I can't even begin to imagine the sides of humanity that you have seen, Scott. I've seen more than my fair share, that much is true.
I am still sober today. And my fingers still mostly work
So I'm more than good.
I've always been moody and always will be. I just don't subject other people to it anymore.
People are in pain. Give them a little pass once in a while.
So I'm more than good.
I've always been moody and always will be. I just don't subject other people to it anymore.
People are in pain. Give them a little pass once in a while.
Yeah, I feel that pinch. This is why the majority of my recent stuff is lighthearted. Sure, I love when TB is a learning tree. But it's okay to have some fun too. And some of us know how to have it. I've had more laughs here than I thought I would.
My eyebrow truly raised when I noticed annoyance among all the fun being had. Too much. Too often. I had to call it.
My man. In order to treat others with kindness although you're hurting is truly an admirable trait. I'm guilty of being a basshole when I am not doing so great. Trying to do better with that, but it's hard..
No. Burnt out. Constant pain. Lots of anxiety. High BP. Frankly, I'm a wreck. But I mask it well so I don't worry my family. Thank goodness for the band. Rehearsals are very therapeutic. Shame our next gig isn't for a month, but I wrote a song for it. The hotel is haunted and I wrote a tune about the ghost. This is the only song I've written. We worked it up last week at rehearsal. Still needs a bit of work. Hope you like it. And no, I can't resist the urge to share it.
Hey, Joel.
First of all, I sticky bookmarked that so I can listen to it when I'm on my lunch break. But I must return to work now. Heh. Yeah, I'm a stooge..
Seriously though, I want to leave you with this. Do what you must do to relieve anxiety, and the burnout. Distraction and mindfulness are great tools to give yourself space to process the emotions. Anxiety is dastardly, but there's always something we can do. Burnout is only curable by rest from the activity in some capacity and positive reinforcement.
Thanks for being comfortable enough to share with all of us, man.
I think he wants that swift kick in the dingding..
Bedtime and I’ve managed to stay away from one drink for one day yet again…in a word GRATEFUL. 
And to paraphrase my friends “with the program”: I’m not okay, you’re not ok — but that’s ok.
And to paraphrase my friends “with the program”: I’m not okay, you’re not ok — but that’s ok.
Hope you enjoy the tune. It came out pretty well I thought. The other tunes on my YouTube are rehearsal video for the band. It's all original. The singer/guitarist wrote the material. Please let me know what you think. It really will mean something.
There's so much crap going on. Music is a great escape. Thanks for letting me vent. I could go on quite a bit, but won't bore ya'll.
Fighting in Europe (I'm being as non-political as I can!); Pandemic; Climate Change. And bombardment with propaganda on all three, from all sides. There is nowhere to look for reassurance. There is no one to trust. Is it any wonder we're all distracted and weird?
Gotta learn to deal with these things. I mean I could bet that it's always been this way, but now we all have access to social media and global media in general so problems appear to be closer and worse than ever.
And ofcourse there's people to trust. Just gotta stop trying to find people that have the same ideology than you. Instead find people that enjoy the same music as you do. Afterall that's our all uniting hobby here, isn't it?
