tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post285611006435601954..comments2024-03-28T07:27:17.868-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Keeping our heads and hearts in the worst of timesJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73567313714016197312017-10-11T16:43:28.380-04:002017-10-11T16:43:28.380-04:00I don't let the news get me down, never have; ...I don't let the news get me down, never have; only the stuff that personally affects me (bus fare increase or reduction in library services/hours). We need a new furnace. The old one was shut off because of the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning. I started a Go Fund Me account for a new furnace but no one's contributed! Maybe you can spread the word:<br />https://www.facebook.com/michelle.fidler.3/posts/1698564823518469?pnref=story<br />My dad's 91 years old and we can't afford a furnace. Earlier this year it got really cold in the house, down to about 50. We had to use space heaters.<br />Michelle Fidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101298208664066185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12382785350851085582017-10-09T18:09:47.333-04:002017-10-09T18:09:47.333-04:00Ha ha yes we are a bit far away but you are all we...Ha ha yes we are a bit far away but you are all welcome anytime. I can't pretend that we don't have our problems but nothing that equates with Donald Trump, firearms, Brexit etc etc.OneEnglishLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747109933032515147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47445603704780531112017-10-09T17:54:11.297-04:002017-10-09T17:54:11.297-04:00One of the Bernstein Bears series I think. I reme...One of the Bernstein Bears series I think. I remember those too my boys loved them and in fact they are still all downstairs waiting for the next generation to love and enjoy them.OneEnglishLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747109933032515147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18710041204993791132017-10-09T08:58:11.985-04:002017-10-09T08:58:11.985-04:00It's a good thing Australia is 15+ hours away....It's a good thing Australia is 15+ hours away... or you'd be experiencing a HUGE influx of Americans in despair and fleeing the insanity.Thank you for posting. Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70044688018101268562017-10-09T05:25:00.997-04:002017-10-09T05:25:00.997-04:00Thank you for this ..... I live in Australia and w...Thank you for this ..... I live in Australia and watch with despair the events around the world, it seems we are living a charmed life here. I saw the shots of P. Trump throwing kitchen towels to the people who were looking to him for help and immediately donated to the best charity I could find that will help these people. The saddest thing to me is that my father is 97, he fought against these people...gave up his youth to do so....I can't imagine what he is thinking and I don't ask...what would I say.... sorry we've forgotten already!<br />OneEnglishLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747109933032515147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1325704190339491282017-10-07T15:37:25.835-04:002017-10-07T15:37:25.835-04:00Thank you. I often read the Carolyn Hax column. ...Thank you. I often read the Carolyn Hax column. My grandmother used to play bridge. She died before I had a chance to learn how to play bridge. I'm the youngest grandchild. Once in a while I do read my horoscope.<br />Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61414541912764794052017-10-07T09:19:18.924-04:002017-10-07T09:19:18.924-04:00Triss, take care... xxTriss, take care... xxHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19599959049492949532017-10-06T22:17:54.384-04:002017-10-06T22:17:54.384-04:00Well said by all, and thank you.It's been a to...Well said by all, and thank you.It's been a tough couple of months for me (health issues) which in some ways shuts down the outside noise.I have to focus for now on what is right in front of me. But also, I sign the petitions. Send the contributions. Know it's not enough but know it's not nothing, either. And personal sanity? Kids and grandkids. Try to write. Read entertaining books.Watch silly tv. Cook. Cherish my husband, friends, siblings. We all do need to focus on what nourishes us.Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49346016684370142842017-10-06T19:30:00.523-04:002017-10-06T19:30:00.523-04:00I wish I could still hide under my bed until it al...I wish I could still hide under my bed until it all goes away.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858803059045559569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37561194312014749012017-10-06T16:44:13.431-04:002017-10-06T16:44:13.431-04:00I don’t have a lot of time today for a response bu...I don’t have a lot of time today for a response but wanted you all to know that I experience JRW as a place where my faith in humanity is often restored.<br /><br />Edith, I’m so glad your son is safe! A close friend at church has relatives in Puerto Rico; when I asked how they are, he said they’re all fine. They live in the city and are grateful that all they’ve had to deal with is loss of electricity. Their friends who live elsewhere are having a hard time.<br /><br />Last week I made the decision not to read/listen to the news indefinitely, as it was just upsetting me, and keeping me from getting to bed on time. (I don’t have TV but check out the news on my cell phone and on the radio.) The next day Las Vegas happened, which I found out from people at work. (I’m assuming that if anything horrible happens, someone will tell me about it.)<br /><br />Every day I give thanks for my blessings, from the things I might otherwise be tempted to take for granted, to the bigger things. A couple of weeks ago I had carpal tunnel surgery, and a busy retired friend took time out from her schedule to take me to and from the surgery (in another town), and to stay with me the first night. Just one of the many heroes in my life.<br /><br />As for donations, I’ve decided to add the local non-profit mental health center to the organizations that I contribute to, in the hopes that they can reach as many suffering people as possible, to keep them from despair.<br /><br /> <br /><br />DebRo<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76204268807986412752017-10-06T15:59:34.804-04:002017-10-06T15:59:34.804-04:00Julia, so happy to see you back on JR. Profoundly ...Julia, so happy to see you back on JR. Profoundly sorry for your loss. We have had two deaths in the family in the last 3 years. Both elderly, so not quite the same as yours, but still hard. I did a lot of research on grief, and read that it takes a year to begin to recover. I believe it. My beloved was not himself for a year after his mother died - now the person I love is gradually returning. Give yourself time, and try not to make any huge changes in the first year since your judgment may be impaired.<br /><br />As to the topic today - the only comfort I can find is to tell myself "It's always darkest before the dawn". I hope young people will start voting in huge numbers, and I hope all the people who voted for the extremists in Congress will wake up and realize those Congressmen are trying to destroy Medicare and vote them out.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797564711320719250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39711418582479666152017-10-06T15:46:58.531-04:002017-10-06T15:46:58.531-04:00Love. Yes! Thank you, Rhys. I think it's alway...Love. Yes! Thank you, Rhys. I think it's always the answer.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80742566824586071112017-10-06T14:35:29.942-04:002017-10-06T14:35:29.942-04:00Ann, I tried to watch Cult, but it was the brainwa...Ann, I tried to watch Cult, but it was the brainwashing of the boy that I couldn't take. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84321948937898150792017-10-06T14:33:02.736-04:002017-10-06T14:33:02.736-04:00And, I should have added that one of my daily plea...And, I should have added that one of my daily pleasures is coming to Jungle Reds every day, with few exceptions, and spending time with all of you wonderful authors and readers.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4799937463633398582017-10-06T14:32:05.842-04:002017-10-06T14:32:05.842-04:00I'm another one who doesn't watch the news...I'm another one who doesn't watch the news much anymore. I get plenty of it without even trying. I have watched the reports about the Las Vegas shooting, but what I was looking for was those people that Fred Rogers' mother told him to look for whenever anything bad happened, the helpers, the ones who defied disaster and helped to save lives and give comfort. <br /><br />I don't think it's at all disrespectful or uncaring to find joy in these times of tragedy in the world. It keeps me sane to have dinner or do things with friends, to go to activities that my granddaughters participate in, and to read good books and do my reading blog. We cannot let the evil in the world destroy all joy. That would be giving up, and I won't do that. <br /><br /> <br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48727139288280906032017-10-06T14:20:04.436-04:002017-10-06T14:20:04.436-04:00It's a beautiful day at JRW and we sure are gr...It's a beautiful day at JRW and we sure are grateful for all of you!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55473501841777918232017-10-06T14:06:41.700-04:002017-10-06T14:06:41.700-04:00What loving affirmations of the best of humanity i...What loving affirmations of the best of humanity in today's posts! Thank you for hope!ReaderKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140734035814769252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21177210358743586252017-10-06T13:59:29.824-04:002017-10-06T13:59:29.824-04:00I don't watch the news, but today I saw a bit ...I don't watch the news, but today I saw a bit while I was on the stationary bike, P.T. It gave me hope that all the therapists were as appalled as I was at the latest (insert expletive here) coming out of the (inset stronger expletive here) mouth of (insert expletive here.)<br /><br />I came home to find my Puerto Rican housekeeper tell me she'd just been diagnosed with not one but two aneurysms on her brain, more to follow on this one.<br /><br />And then I turned on Classical 91.5 and the Faure Requiem came forth. Like Karen, I am Catholic. Like Deb, I love choral music. Like Hallie, I often need to take God out of the equation. Like Julia, I understand unspeakable loss. Like everyone here today, I am angry about something or other for months now.<br /><br />Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11390445410265535122017-10-06T13:48:54.972-04:002017-10-06T13:48:54.972-04:00I'm listening to one of the most beautiful pie...I'm listening to one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. No matter your faith or spiritual bent or religion or philosophy, I give this to you today, hoping it will give comfort. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnilUPXmipMAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62189641399662975582017-10-06T13:41:43.306-04:002017-10-06T13:41:43.306-04:00Periodically it hits me that a year ago, the elect...Periodically it hits me that a year ago, the election still hadn't happened.<br />A year ago, we lived in a completely different world that we took for granted would remain stable.<br />As a writer, i force myself to grapple with my present sense of unreality. Because the people i write about in past eras and past crises must have felt a similar sense of shock at inexplicable change. Hindsight dulls our awareness of that.<br /><br />I keep reading political and security experts who know their worlds. They haven't disappeared in this know-nothimg environment. They will be back and the clocks will run forward again. Stephanie Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231632672832682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34450081579984672542017-10-06T13:13:03.061-04:002017-10-06T13:13:03.061-04:00Responding to hate with hatred or anger just adds ...Responding to hate with hatred or anger just adds to the hate in the world. Respond with love. It is the most active thing that you can do. Imagine, if need be, that what you are seeing is an illness. An illness of hate. Would you send hate and abuse toward someone who is ill? Send them waves of love and healing. That energy is extremely powerful. There is a study, that I can't find now of course, that one person's energy can affect 15,000 people. Have you ever felt that? That if people concentrate on sending positive vibes it can raise the temperature in a room? Send white lights of love and healing. <br /><br />Also as mentioned, help also by turning your attention to the good -- what you look at or think becomes reality. When tragedy happens, find the positive stories. I have found a lot of them with the Las Vegas tragedy and I've posted them on my FB page. <br /><br />And lastly, my friend Danielle Egnew has a wonderful blog post to help out: https://calltolight.org/2017/10/02/three-steps-to-heal-las-vegas-and-the-world/PK the Bookeemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478996122841311684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15369510482516342382017-10-06T13:05:54.467-04:002017-10-06T13:05:54.467-04:00Diana, laughed when I saw your comment on how you ...Diana, laughed when I saw your comment on how you read the paper. For me it's #1 bridge column #2 horoscope #2 comics #4 Ask Amy... <br /><br />Your godmother's philosophy sounds like a good one to emulate.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51089240248101416192017-10-06T13:04:19.699-04:002017-10-06T13:04:19.699-04:00It's the whole crew - us as well as YOU--that ...It's the whole crew - us as well as YOU--that makes it so.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57726231613867130922017-10-06T12:41:40.144-04:002017-10-06T12:41:40.144-04:00Jenn, I've loved hearing about your boys and t...Jenn, I've loved hearing about your boys and the kittens. And Edith, so glad your son is okay!!!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67490871862802365402017-10-06T12:23:20.642-04:002017-10-06T12:23:20.642-04:00Where we put our focus gets stronger in our life.
...Where we put our focus gets stronger in our life.<br />The more we allow ourselves to sink in the muck of the things that are happening, the more of that sort of thing we will see.<br />I do not mean to pretend everything is peachy keen.<br />Anything that you can help, do so.<br />Anything you cannot help or change, acknowledge it, wish it well, and move on. (As best you can)<br />Libby DoddUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.com