I could absolutely use some support. As you saw in my letter earlier, I’m dealing with so much over in advance energy and I am hoping I have the space to evolve. I need a reminder that my fiber work can be radical and comfortable at the same time
You are holding so much right now, and being in DC, you are truly in the center of it I hope moments of calm and respite find their way to you. 💙 I love how you put this: fiber work that is radical and comfortable at the same time.
Thank you, Anne! Your essay had lots of food for thought. I'd love to have another retreat. I think the inauguration will bring sad/mad feelings, so I will not be watching it. We need to take care of ourselves in whichever way works for us. Enjoy your time off!
Even though the poll was anonymous, I'm going to broadcast that I am a hard YES. I'm not going to watch the inauguration and I'm going to try to ignore most of it, but having support from this community would be so helpful. The November retreat was something I really enjoyed, and knowing that there may be a January retreat is something to look forward to. Anne, I hope you have an extra cookie and a nap today. Thanks for your post.
Thanks, Brenda. I feel myself reaching for this community as well and am pretty sure the January one is going to happen. And I *will for sure* have a cookie and a nap today! I hope you do, too!
In response to the poll: I have watched every Presidential inauguration since JFK. Didn’t matter which party- I love my country and am a passionate student of civics. This time, however, I just can’t. I am heartsick for my country; weepy at the drop of a hat; and crushed that we appear to no longer cultivate good citizenship. The selfishness I witness at every economic level is repulsive: this country has had a long record of equating $$ with success, honor, wisdom - if you have money you must be accomplished, moral, smart. We are now experiencing the mirage of such beliefs - there is nothing behind the curtain. I pray for all of us.
My dad reminded me last night that HE has seen every inauguration since Eisenhower and that *I* have seen every one since Carter (not Reagan). “I know because I was there,” he said. 😂
Oh, Carol Ann, this brings me to tears. I also have watched every inauguration since Ronald Reagan (in 1980, when I was 13). But I also will not be watching this one. And ditto to everything you shared.
I could absolutely use some support. As you saw in my letter earlier, I’m dealing with so much over in advance energy and I am hoping I have the space to evolve. I need a reminder that my fiber work can be radical and comfortable at the same time
You are holding so much right now, and being in DC, you are truly in the center of it I hope moments of calm and respite find their way to you. 💙 I love how you put this: fiber work that is radical and comfortable at the same time.
Thanks for being one of the folks I’m not talking to in my last post! And my goodness, your yarn is spectacular!
I am so glad you are enjoying it!!!
*obey
Thank you, Anne! Your essay had lots of food for thought. I'd love to have another retreat. I think the inauguration will bring sad/mad feelings, so I will not be watching it. We need to take care of ourselves in whichever way works for us. Enjoy your time off!
This post was so perfect for me. I feel seen without being vocal about it. Thank you for this.
I needed that this morning! I always appreciate your wise words.
Even though the poll was anonymous, I'm going to broadcast that I am a hard YES. I'm not going to watch the inauguration and I'm going to try to ignore most of it, but having support from this community would be so helpful. The November retreat was something I really enjoyed, and knowing that there may be a January retreat is something to look forward to. Anne, I hope you have an extra cookie and a nap today. Thanks for your post.
Thanks, Brenda. I feel myself reaching for this community as well and am pretty sure the January one is going to happen. And I *will for sure* have a cookie and a nap today! I hope you do, too!
In response to the poll: I have watched every Presidential inauguration since JFK. Didn’t matter which party- I love my country and am a passionate student of civics. This time, however, I just can’t. I am heartsick for my country; weepy at the drop of a hat; and crushed that we appear to no longer cultivate good citizenship. The selfishness I witness at every economic level is repulsive: this country has had a long record of equating $$ with success, honor, wisdom - if you have money you must be accomplished, moral, smart. We are now experiencing the mirage of such beliefs - there is nothing behind the curtain. I pray for all of us.
My dad reminded me last night that HE has seen every inauguration since Eisenhower and that *I* have seen every one since Carter (not Reagan). “I know because I was there,” he said. 😂
Oh, Carol Ann, this brings me to tears. I also have watched every inauguration since Ronald Reagan (in 1980, when I was 13). But I also will not be watching this one. And ditto to everything you shared.
So beautifully and wisely composed, Anne! Thank you. And may you and your loved ones enjoy the holidays in the best ways for you!
Hugs, Ruth!!!