Reconnecting

@Tinywhisper11 Oh no, I’m sorry you had a bad experience with someone here. I would feel nervous too and about getting a random message from them. There are some names here that are similar to each other and I get them mixed up too. ❤️

@mytwistedsoul gives you a giant tiny hug ❤❤ I'm always here for you ❤❤ 

And my humour is never wicked or childish... This message was wrote to you from inside tinys pillow fort😁

@Helgafy I should use a different word. You are right, I do feel love from my kids. I think what I had searched for is comfort or nurturing from others. Like a parent or friend to talk to, support me, give me loving advice. I get very confused about what’s right and wrong that happens to me. I wish for someone to clear it all up for me so I can stop being tormented constantly by my own thoughts. I read my Bible, and sometimes it helps my confusion, but other times I feel more confused on what I’m supposed to do to help myself.

How have you been feeling lately? How is your health?

@Helgafy Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ It means so much that you would spend time looking this up for me. It really does help.

Most of the time I feel comforted knowing Jesus’s words of forgiveness. I feel very sorrowful for my mistakes and have asked Him to forgive me, and I believe He already has. Every once in a while I worry that I have forgotten something or that I’m ignorant of some things I do. So I try to ask forgiveness for my oversights also. So whenever I have that fear I remember His promises. 

Even with God’s forgiveness, there are still real ramifications on Earth that I get upset thinking about. This makes it a challenge for me to forgive myself, even knowing God does. But if I think of other people having similar thoughts as me, I feel sad and want them to feel better. I try to think the same for myself. I want to learn from these things but not be stuck in a prison of my mind the rest of my life.

Thank you for being a spiritual friend for me, Helga. 

@Helgafy Oh, I’m so sorry you lost contact with your friend. 😔 My heart goes out to you. I have heard a lot about politics ripping apart families and friendships. I have seen this as well. When I sense that someone is very passionate on one side or the other, I will typically stay quiet, listen, and then maybe offer some gentle neutral comments. I’ve found that most people already feel strongly about what they believe, and I’m not going to sway anyone. The ones who are independent are fiercely independent by choice and also don’t want my opinion. 😁 We feel a duty to help in good intentions, but people will feel their beliefs and way of life are being attacked. 

We live in an era where there is little calm, logical cooperation. People don’t respect each other like they used to. People will talk about it and say that’s what we need, but they will immediately point to the other side and say it’s their job to back down first. No one will be the first anymore to genuinely step toward the middle, other than fake displays and empty words to appease their followers. There’s no meeting in the middle where everyone wins a little. There was at one time, but I think people started to realize in more recent history that when they thought they were working together, there were some players sneaking in their agenda anyway. It got to a point where some bad policies can never be fixed without revolt or another depression. The country is very different than it used to be. Presidents make all kinds of executive orders now, bypassing our congress who should be handling those things. And people accept it because it’s become normalized now, they don’t realize it wasn’t always that way. Checks & balances were designed into America for that reason. It became a slippery slope, where an inch was given but a mile was taken slowly through loopholes. America was a republic, but it is now an emotional mob form of democracy. When one side wins, the other side feels it loses everything. And so everyone becomes extremely distressed and fearful. I don’t know how we’re going to fix that, because politicians and our news media propagate it. Be very careful watching the news, because it is rife with tone and little comments inserted. I would always consult multiple sources, and even then read between the lines. If we can see the politicians talk to each other as if they honor each other’s humanity, recognize that they both have good ideas, and work together to pass simple policies that transparently include both sides, then I think eventually the public will come back together as well. As it is, the ruling class here benefits too much from the drama. They know people can be manipulated by fear. They both do it. I do not like career politicians. I have more trust for those that worked in some other field before entering Washington. And I think after serving a couple terms they should go back to their civilian lives.