My very first rating is a good one!

@northernbassist Heinlein is good at that.

@piquant00 and it shows! ^_^

@piquant00 Thank you for being the light you are!

Good morning groovy souls.

Feeling better today, overall. I've been hitting the grass a bit to hard, not to mention the snacks, but there is at least a feeling of equilibrium this morning.

"As much as I wish things were different, this is where I am right now"

It's time to take a deep breath, acknowledge the stress, and take the next steps, no matter how big or small they are.

Prognostications of the next 4 years fly, but I think its important to remember that we are always the X factor.

@Rfooshy It's great to have you here. Welcome! ^_^

@CherNohio @stueytheround It gives me joy that there is joy to be found even on days like today. Thank you for sharing and congratulations Stuey!

@holon42 @cassandra17lina Some of us are stressed about today too. ^_^

I'll look at bringing it on live in December, giving me a chance to have a few articles ahead.

I started a substack a while back and haven't known what to do with it.

I'm going to start writing about the shape my life is about to take. I am serious and have plans to leave the country in January. In the next one to two years, we are hoping to sell the house and start over.

My husband is planning on wrapping things up here, while I do my wander for a while out of an abundance of caution.

So why not write about it? From these early days of prep to the experience itself?

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I've said before that I felt like an American without a country. That feels especially prescient today.

@sfleetucker Red lantern corps avatar... You doing alright?

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I am having a hard time focusing. I feel rather bewildered.

@janallmac Everything feels surreal. My Husband and I though had this talked out and settled well before the election. There are to many warnings for us to remain here, when we have the ability, even if its going to be really tough, to leave.

But there's the idea of that, and then the reality. And it doesn't seem real to be looking at it right now.

Good morning groovy souls.

I feel overwhelmed by recent events this morning. The sheer magnitude of all that has happened in the last 24 hours is so far beyond me it's almost comical.

In the face of such outsized truths, the next steps seem obvious, however it feels impossible and monumental to eve begin at this point.

I should be exiting the country at the end of January and in the mean time I'm going to be getting the house as ready as I can...

Just wow... it's time.

@Redskye572

Hey buddies.

It's going to be ok.

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