Standing separate instead of connecting is not the answer. It’s never the answer. But when things go wrong, the first thing I do is separate in shame. I go silent. No longer responding to texts or phone calls. It feels good to take that time out, but eventually I need to find someone stable and neutral to talk to about how I’m feeling.
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It’s hard for me to relate to Allison’s character, “Chloe”, being sweet and innocent, knowing that in real life, she did evil things to women, enslaving them and makng them call her “Master”.
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At a base level, I have to trust people. I have to feel connected to something. I need to trust the organizations that serve us. But my trust is broken.
Cruelty continues. It all started because the $20 bill George Floyd presented was perceived to be fake by the cashier.
The coffee shop owners had their Mother’s day fun, but were soundly defeated on Monday.
Blame, shame, disapproval and abandonment. A not-so-delicious cocktail of emotions designed to take me out of the game.
Personal Doomsday clocks became a reality. Feeling afraid of standing too close to another person, of breathing on people, worrying about financial structures and the constant shortage of toilet paper makes your Doomsday clock tick faster.
When your plan to cause trouble for others backfires on you. Doing the wrong thing, making the wrong move and getting caught.
When the Clock Maker is ready to reveal the truth, I hope you’re ready. Losing, when it looks like everyone else is being successful, makes your Doomsday Clock tick faster and out of order.