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I found myself in line the other day with a "nurse educator" and absolutely unprompted she started talking about how great the vaccine is. Went to lunch with a friend and all she could talk about was Covid Covid Covid....and I live in a pretty conservative town.
I am exhausted by humanity, I really am. I've reached the point where I can't stand being around anyone and am thinking about becoming a hermit (I'm retired so this is an actual option).
I saw a handwritten essay by some grade-schooler on FB yesterday. Thinking of joining her! "When I turn 100 years old I will be tired of everything and everyone. So I will tell everyone I'm going to Canada but accuatally go to the Bahamas I'll live in a tiny hut with my tiny dog. I will order fish tacos when I'm hungry and live my best life with no crap."
Not just today. About 40 years ago I went to the Bible study of an older gentleman who said he would love to just live out his life under a rock but he said he knew that wasn't what we are called to do. I couldn't really understand his desire but now that I'm his age then I get it! Like him, I know that's not what I'm called to do. Stay strong and carry the light!
I'm not quite sure about NOT living the quiet life--remember that old hymn of the Christian faith, "Brighten the CORNER Where You Are".....a CORNER is pretty small--but because it IS small--your "light" even though old and feeble, will SHINE BRIGHTLY!!
I think Joseph means that the fact that a *child* is already cynical enough to declare that she'll be "tired of everyone and everything" is a sad reflection on life today, Dr Linda. I agree with him.
Jeff, I am so glad to read this morning that you, too, see revival beginning! I have said for at least four years now that we are on the cusp of a third great awakening in this country. I now believe it will be worldwide! This is how awakenings/ revivals begin: a few brave souls speaking out, standing their ground for truth against all odds. (eg. Alabama Supreme Court). First it is just a trickle, but I am sure the flood is coming! Our church too saw a significant increase in contributions last year! Just this month more truth has been spoken about our government publicly than in years. I believe the floodgates are about to burst! The truth about what has been happening will drive people into God ‘s arms, realizing our great need to embrace the power and authority He has given us over evil! I encourage everyone to have faith and pray for our country.
Now faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. Hebrews 11:1
and you can include the world waking up the ridiculous climate scare which is a complete hoax as are most things coming from leftists - as it turns out more CO2 is actually good for the planet and its inhabitants,
Look no further than God Behind Bars to see what is happening in maximum security prisons throughout the US and beyond. Prisoners are coming to faith, asking to be baptized and living their new found faith as prisoners for the Lord! They've escaped the chains of sin that held them fast. They now serve the Lord by leading others there to the salvation that comes through Jesus! It's a new dawning! All for the glory of God!
Back in the time of The Jesus Revolution, my dad was involved in Prison Ministries or Fellowship...with Chuck Colson. He would see hardened criminals weep as he led them to the Lord. It was a great time to be a child of God and come to Him at age 5...♥ Proclaiming in all His glory that another Jesus Revolution is present and at work right under our feet NOW.
Amen!! I just see such incredible things happening in our prisons that we hear nothing about on MSM... Loved Chuck Colson! He brought so much Jesus to prisoners! Thankful that there are so many coming to Jesus!
Remember Chuck Colson's and his wonderful and effective prison ministry? He was one of the "Watergate defendants" who was on staff for Nixon and he served his prison time and found faith in the Lord Jesus Christ while incarcerated. He vowed to spend the rest of his life sharing the TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL with prisoners who were incarcerate all over the planet. I wonder if his ministry is still "alive and well", since Chuck entered the "eternal world" many years ago! I'll have to check on that!
Yes, it is a thriving ministry! He was a brillant speaker for the Lord! He said going to jail was the very best thing that ever happened to him, because it was there that he met Jesus and found his true purpose in life. Bringing the hopeless in prison the good news of the gospel! He wrote some extremely great books, too!
I too am seeing pockets of revival. Those seeking Truth.
But at the same time, I do believe that we are in the Great Apostasy. The ‘falling away will be great……but those who seek Him with their whole heart WILL find HIM.
I can see where we maybe in the Great Aposty. One very recent example is the "HE gets us" campaign. this is from their official website. I can't say I've gone over the whole site, but what I did there was no Scripture cited at all. I would urge anyone to look Ito it yourselves and see what they are about. He Gets Us is a diverse group of Jesus followers with a wide variety of faith journeys and lived experiences. Our work represents the input from Christians who believe that Jesus is the son of God as well as many others who, though not Christians, share a deep admiration for the man that Jesus was, and we are deeply inspired and curious to explore his story. We look at the biography of Jesus through a modern lens to find new relevance in often overlooked moments and themes from his life. If you’d like to join us, you’re invited. Below you’ll find several resources to explore the story of Jesus for yourself.
You made me think of the scriptures that talk about the false messiah. Matthew 24:4-5 - "Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many." He also speaks about the path of destruction being very wide and the gate to heaven being very narrow. The "He Gets Us" campaign is leading people down the wide path but not through the narrow gate. They are a part of the "Everyone Gets A Trophy" mentality.
IMO the prophesied Great Apostasy began back in the early centuries of the Church, but as always history tends to repeat. It would be no surprise to me if events once again start to filter the believers into those who are really serious followers, vs those who prefer to make a christ in their own image.
Haha. Everyone has their own boundaries! At least she didn't say fish tacos and a Kalik... which all the other hermits who escape to the Bahamas would be including.
Raptor, did you ever read Fatu Hiva by Thor Heyerdahl? He and his wife try to live naturally on a Pacific island, and they do, resulting in widespread chronic fungal skin infections, etc., which eventually drive them to go back home to civilization.
No, but I laughed reading your description. Life on a deserted island is only awesome if you have a stellar air conditioned bungalow, unlimited delicious food magically prepared for you (and dishes that magically disappear), a nice, fueled up boat to putter around in and serious pest control. For the hermit plus one: a terrifically, sweet, happy, fun and like minded person to enjoy it with. Otherwise - meh. I know from experience that these things are requirements. Ima look for that book. Commiseration.
PTSD I presume. In the Bahamas you can be on your boat going at a nice clip and the white monster flies will be able to attack STILL! Escape only possible completely submerged. I don't know why they don't have them in the Keys. But they make up for it with the noseeums. After they stopped spraying with the big yellow DC3 nature retook us.
If you’re talking fish tacos, and beachy Bahamas setting, there would have to be margaritas as well (“that frozen concoction that helps me hang on”). Or at least some cold cervesas. Add in a liquor distributor please
If enough people took up hermitage, I'm sure an enterprising capitalist would start a "we deliver your fish tacos without ever speaking to you or looking at you funny" company.
Isn't it sad that a grade schooler is anticipating being tired of life and wanting to escape? I can't imagine thinking that when I was a kid. I was excited about life. I feel so sad about today's young people.
My neighborhood has a growing influx of Asian people- Chinese and Indian. The elderly are all walking outside with masks on, hoods and sunglasses. They look like zombies. I cannot relate or talk to them (most don’t speak English). My liberal “friends” all still watch cnn and take their boosters. I am retired too and spend time at home with my immediate family and on occasion see my like minded tribe who I met online in a health group that refused the jabs. I only have two extended family members that are unjabbed. I hate walking into the shoppes around here as many employees are masked and gender neutral:/
So I volunteer on occasion for the animal rescue, exercise and read books and can’t wait for the weather to turn warm so I can garden and grow tea leaves. Humanity needs an overhaul, it’s so disheartening:(
"My neighborhood has a growing influx of Asian people- Chinese and Indian. The elderly are all walking outside with masks on, hoods and sunglasses."
Sounds like my former Detroit suburb in Michigan. There's no point attempting to reason or talking with people. It's a deeply ingrained belief system at this point. It's like every episode of the Twilight Zone.
Also have my masked older immigrant neighbors shuffle past my house like zombies. Been wondering what would happen if I put a Trump 2024 sign in my yard. I live in Wokesville (Berkeley) and you have to understand that when I’ve put up my US flag 🇺🇸 on national holidays like July 4th or Memorial Day even that has felt like a hostile act.
I have a First Navy Jack I fly as an alternate to the US flag…the red & white stripes with the snake? Flown on all our ships during “The War on Terror” that I sadly now view as “We Are The Terror Now”…kinda sad how this Daughter of the American Revolution cannot repeat the organization’s Opening Ritual without adding sotto voce denials about supporting my gubmint. 💔🇺🇸💔 Now, I’d rather fly the flag flown at the Battle of Gonzales: the cannon with the phrase “COME & TAKE IT”.
I live in Berkeley too. I still see perfectly healthy-looking young and middle-aged adults wearing masks outdoors. At least I'm not seeing as many BLM and "In this house" signs as a few years ago.
My neighborhood too. I think having different ethnicities is great, but it’s disheartening when you’re out walking and pass them on the sidewalk and they don’t meet your eyes, much less smile or say hello.
I’m from Michigan and still have family there. Michigan is lost and I wonder if it’ll ever return to its former glory. I loved growing up there but am so glad I’ve lived in the south for the past 30 years.
I spent most of my life there. We moved south to get our sons away from the madness-infected schools. I grew up in the Tri-County area and, although objectively it always was and will be a mix between great and a sh*thole, I also had good times. Michigan is still very close to my heart but I see it as a lost cause. The MI GOP is worthless and it is now a one-party state and all that goes with it.
Works! I escape to the local conservation district which is incredibly beautiful and uplifting in every season. It is supplying more peace, tranquility and sense of Gods presence than the woke church I was attending. Much more. The 2 goose pairs have returned to the pond as they always have to nest and produce goslings. One year I watched 12 get flying lessons from their parents who encouraged them with honks and such. My eyes are tearing up relating this. I want my ashes scattered there. My family knows that. Bless you all today. You all have saved me from deep despair.
I ruminate with all types of large and small ruminants. They are cheaper and more effective than counseling and medications. Chickens are also great. They make more sense than many of the politicians running our country and are more productive too.
I think people do get it. The rate for boosters is 24% That means a whole lot of people don’t feel right about getting the vax again, whether they’ve heard people are dying or having adverse reactions, or they've come to understand the vax doesn’t work. Either way, it shows some dot connecting on the part of the vaxed.
Given that our captors wanted us to get boosters 2-4 times a year, I would say we’ve won a temporary battle. Billions of doses of vaccines have been destroyed.
People are petrified they are going to die from the shots they’ve received. And so, they’re not going to entertain conversations about it. They want it off their radar. As for the people who keep getting boosters, just 1/4 of the population, they are unreachable and unable to make contact with reality any longer. Many of them will die, like my sister-in-law, who had six.
I say “many” of them will die, but not all. The vaccines weren’t developed to strike everyone all at once. That would have raised suspicions. Some vaccines were more potent than others. This ‘1 in 800” number (of dead or injured from the vax) has left plausible deniability for our captors. They’re not stupid.
Some deaths are coming years after the last vaccination, so it remains to be seen what kind of damage has been inflicted upon humanity in terms of numbers.
But word is getting out. Don’t doubt that. Pictures of the young and dead are all over Instagram. Joe Rogan talks about the dead on his show. Most people I know are refusing anymore vaccinations.
In the UK people have created ‘Poster Fences’ of the Covid-Injected dead and injured. It is very powerful and is getting the message out. They are demanding answers but I don’t know if they are getting any.
Great Reflect - You are absolutely right about the folks who got the initial two jabs, now regret it, and thus are now unwilling to discuss (or even think about) it. Heads in the sand. The sound of silence is everywhere. Personally, I find it shocking that one in four people keep getting boosted. Proves how effective the propaganda and PR have worked. And yes, many deaths are long after the jabs. As with my brother, who died of turbo cancer on 1/31/2023, after getting the two jabs in 2021. Or, should I say, ‘murdered’, not ‘died’. I can’t really describe how fast it progressed.
I’m not sure if it’s the marketing campaigns that are causing people to continue with the vax or if it’s ideological. My mother-in-law is a dyed in the wool liberal. It’s part of who she is, and how she looks at the world. No matter how her party changes, how much corruption they participate in, how much destruction they render, she cannot look at her party with any truth or awareness or objectivity. Liberals are used to “fighting” for their ideals—-justice, equality, etc. so she believes she is just continuing the fight. She cannot see that her party has been hijacked.
It’s truly sad in a way because her heart is still in the right place. It’s what she can’t, or is unwilling to see, that will kill her, or destroy her country at the very least.
Many Liberals are truly confused right now, but they still believe they are fighting for ideals that are just and critical to democracy. With my mother-in-law, I can tell that she has questioned those ingrained beliefs, but it’s hard for her to get all the way over the line.
Rather than be angry with her and call her brainwashed, I can identify with her confusion and the sadness she feels as the world loses its mind.
I think it is ideological... My 78 year old mother-in-law is conservative, but is still convinced that vaccines save lives. She swears the polio vaccine was the greatest thing and wouldn’t listen when I tried to tell her it was the DDT they were spraying on everything that was causing polio. She remembers very well not being allowed to go to the pool in the summer as a child for fear of catching it. I think she has seen the problems with the covid shots, but not sure if she has taken any more after the initial two. It wouldn’t necessarily surprise me if she has since she sees several doctors regularly.
There is nothing positive about living your daily life in fear. I get it. I used to be a hypochondriac of sorts, and had to learn to not entertain thoughts. So I understand the vaccinated who do not want this topic discussed.
My sincere sympathy for the loss of your brother. 🙏
AngelaK - thank you. I also have improved re: thinking too much about some negative things. And I have realized and better understood why jabbed folks aren’t comfortable discussing Covid stuff. It’s just become difficult to find any subjects to converse about with them. Kind of isolating.
With my vaxxed friends, we might discuss politics (we are of like political mind), but we just don't go there about the vaccines. The most I might say to a friend, if I hear they are sick in some way, is 'don't get anymore vaccines'.
Some will say 'no more', and others who have been so brainwashed through the years by their doctors, will not listen.
One friend, in her 70s, staunch republican, vaccinated but not covid boosted (I dont think, but who knows since she last said that) is experiencing some kind of cognitive issue where she cannot find words, almost stroke like. She wasn't the most fluent even when I met her 7 years ago, but it has gotten much, much worse recently (so much so that it is very upsetting to her, and she feels something is terribly wrong). She was admitted into a hospital for a day with every test imaginable run on her, and nothing.
I nicely said ' dont get a flu shot' and she responded that she already did in October, not quite understanding my insinuation. I know that she loves her annual jabs. I left it at that because she is suffering and there is no need to upset her more.
I did tell her to get fish oil or cod liver oil because it helps the brain. which like most people she didn't know. I sent her a link from the internet. I also told her that it will help her triglycerides. I hope she gets better, I hope she tries my suggestion, but she is so brainwashed into pharmaceuticals.
I feel that she is injured from not only the covid vaccines but the accumulation of the others she religiously gets.
Thank you, John Bugni. Everyone dies, of course. But to have my brother, who was lean and fit (same size as high school, physically fit, he was always doing construction jobs and the like), who had just turned 68, killed before his time because he was bamboozled into the mRNA shots by evil forces…I admit that it makes me angry, on top of the grief.
Some of the ppl who are getting it now, never got one before and are going into colleges, internships or career fields that are still requiring it.
Many examples-
I talked to one young lady who knew that it wasn’t a good idea and could have irreversible consequences, never got it. The nursing school couldn’t make her (FL), but to finish out the career she dreamt of the internship required her to get one in 2023😔.
I told her she could fight, I told her to try exemptions, I told her I’d help in any way I could… I think she bet on being one of the ppl that haven’t seen consequences. Russian roulette.
It’s easy enough to get a jpg of a vax card. And I think at least colleges aren’t al asking for cards or batch nos., just dates. They have no way of checking it. Some states have databases but not everyone ended up in them.
The one’s that I know were/are still requiring it are all related to medical internships, residency or the clinical experience portion of the degree.
So, in my example,the school told her when the vx came available she wouldn’t have to get it, but the medical facility can “make her” (2 yrs in) to finish out her degree (the carrot is only inches away… ).
They’re only discussing adverse effects because 1. They had to address it and 2. They created a limited hangout, whereby their “admittance” is only propaganda and is misleading.
To take your mind off them, sing to yourself, to the tune of the famous Brit WWII song "Bless 'em All", well , you can guess what to substitute for" bless".
This is sad to me. I am Asian not Chinese or Indian but still Asian, and have lived here most of my life. My Dad was American. I was born a US citizen. I don't hate either of my heritages. I don't shuffle around and wear masks outside or inside either. Is it the Asian's ethnic make up your upset with or they wear masks? I only ask because I constantly tell people that I don't see racism around every corner yet I read a message like this and wonder. I thought most on here were like minded. Because of all the crap DEI policies, are we creating more racists??? Makes me wonder.
Obviously can't speak for the person who posted the remark but I think of it this way-we are losing the ties that bind. My sister is apolitical, rarely even watches the news, and thinks she is a Democrat. Lives in a red rural area with a lot of chicken processing facilities. Says when she goes in town to Wal Mart she feels like she is no longer even in her own country. (immigrants, legal or otherwise take the chicken plant jobs Americans are too lazy or paid off by the government to do).
We grew up in the 70's and 80's - when shared experiences brought people together. We all watched the same Saturday morning cartoons, read the local newspaper, listened to the same radio stations, ate at McDonalds, etc. Shared experiences create bonds. I went to a politically mixed baby shower for a friend's daughter a few weeks ago. I had almost nothing in common with the vast majority of the attendees. We have no common threads any more, OK maybe the Chiefs, (I am in the KC metro) but I really left the NFL reservation during take a knee and know enough to have a conversation, but I don't 'care' like a lot of people do. People were talking about shows, celebs, brands I had no clue about. Ethnically, the group was not very diverse, but it is still kind of the same viewpoint as the person talking about their neighborhood - we just don't have much in common any more outside of our tribe, or my sister being in Walmart and hearing multiple languages being spoken by the people shopping there (which makes striking up a friendly conversation impossible)
I am all for diversity, in the old school definition of being exposed to new ideas, foods, cultural events, schools of thought, is a good thing as long as both parties have an open minded respect for the other. But there is a line somewhere that says too much diversity does sow unease/distrust/misunderstanding, and eliminates those ties that used to bind us together.
I feel like an outsider when I'm around a bunch of people who don't speak English -- in my own country. I don't like making a phone call and being assaulted by rapid-fire sentences in another language. Although I've seen many changes in my life, this is a change I don't think we can survive if we expect to be a cohesive nation of citizens.
I agree. I don't feel comfortable either. I only speak English and one other language so just because I am half Asian doesn't mean I understand every Asian language out there.
I don't disagree with you. I did say immigrants should assimilate into their new country. I am half American and I appreciate both sides of myself. I of course lean toward my American side because I have lived here since I was 3. At this point in time its not a matter of what color someone is if I feel a common thread, its more about my political view and my religious views. If those views coincide, I will feel more connected and comfortable with those people.
I found myself in line the other day with a "nurse educator" and absolutely unprompted she started talking about how great the vaccine is. Went to lunch with a friend and all she could talk about was Covid Covid Covid....and I live in a pretty conservative town.
I am exhausted by humanity, I really am. I've reached the point where I can't stand being around anyone and am thinking about becoming a hermit (I'm retired so this is an actual option).
I saw a handwritten essay by some grade-schooler on FB yesterday. Thinking of joining her! "When I turn 100 years old I will be tired of everything and everyone. So I will tell everyone I'm going to Canada but accuatally go to the Bahamas I'll live in a tiny hut with my tiny dog. I will order fish tacos when I'm hungry and live my best life with no crap."
Go Betsy, I'd love to join, but then we won't be hermits, it will be a party starting.
I could be a "party hermit" with like-minded party hermits...
I'm game 😃
I’m in
That’s a sad reflection on life today
Not just today. About 40 years ago I went to the Bible study of an older gentleman who said he would love to just live out his life under a rock but he said he knew that wasn't what we are called to do. I couldn't really understand his desire but now that I'm his age then I get it! Like him, I know that's not what I'm called to do. Stay strong and carry the light!
I'm not quite sure about NOT living the quiet life--remember that old hymn of the Christian faith, "Brighten the CORNER Where You Are".....a CORNER is pretty small--but because it IS small--your "light" even though old and feeble, will SHINE BRIGHTLY!!
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I think Joseph means that the fact that a *child* is already cynical enough to declare that she'll be "tired of everyone and everything" is a sad reflection on life today, Dr Linda. I agree with him.
I don't needlepoint, but if i did, I'd certainly craft a pillow that said "Live Your Best Life with No Crap"
T-shirt! And you forgot "Live Your Best Life with No Crap and Fish Tacos".
LOLOLOL EPIC - I would definitely wear that shirt here in Florida.....not sure I could get all that on a pillow LOL -Good to see you SadieJay :)
Or, another saying that seems to have been discarded: Live and Let Live. Does anyone else remember that one?
Was that a Bond movie?
Live and let die. Come on, it’s a spy film. Sir Roger Moore is awesome! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wYQZHNwIUq8
My vote for best Bond theme song!
I like that she will "order fish tacos". Hermit, plus a server and cook.
Jeff, I am so glad to read this morning that you, too, see revival beginning! I have said for at least four years now that we are on the cusp of a third great awakening in this country. I now believe it will be worldwide! This is how awakenings/ revivals begin: a few brave souls speaking out, standing their ground for truth against all odds. (eg. Alabama Supreme Court). First it is just a trickle, but I am sure the flood is coming! Our church too saw a significant increase in contributions last year! Just this month more truth has been spoken about our government publicly than in years. I believe the floodgates are about to burst! The truth about what has been happening will drive people into God ‘s arms, realizing our great need to embrace the power and authority He has given us over evil! I encourage everyone to have faith and pray for our country.
Now faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. Hebrews 11:1
and you can include the world waking up the ridiculous climate scare which is a complete hoax as are most things coming from leftists - as it turns out more CO2 is actually good for the planet and its inhabitants,
Look no further than God Behind Bars to see what is happening in maximum security prisons throughout the US and beyond. Prisoners are coming to faith, asking to be baptized and living their new found faith as prisoners for the Lord! They've escaped the chains of sin that held them fast. They now serve the Lord by leading others there to the salvation that comes through Jesus! It's a new dawning! All for the glory of God!
Back in the time of The Jesus Revolution, my dad was involved in Prison Ministries or Fellowship...with Chuck Colson. He would see hardened criminals weep as he led them to the Lord. It was a great time to be a child of God and come to Him at age 5...♥ Proclaiming in all His glory that another Jesus Revolution is present and at work right under our feet NOW.
Amen!! I just see such incredible things happening in our prisons that we hear nothing about on MSM... Loved Chuck Colson! He brought so much Jesus to prisoners! Thankful that there are so many coming to Jesus!
Remember Chuck Colson's and his wonderful and effective prison ministry? He was one of the "Watergate defendants" who was on staff for Nixon and he served his prison time and found faith in the Lord Jesus Christ while incarcerated. He vowed to spend the rest of his life sharing the TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL with prisoners who were incarcerate all over the planet. I wonder if his ministry is still "alive and well", since Chuck entered the "eternal world" many years ago! I'll have to check on that!
GOOD NEWS!!! Chuck Colson's ministry is STILL INTACT even though he passed on in 2012--I'm donating to it right now! https://www.prisonfellowship.org/about/chuck-colson/
Yes, it is a thriving ministry! He was a brillant speaker for the Lord! He said going to jail was the very best thing that ever happened to him, because it was there that he met Jesus and found his true purpose in life. Bringing the hopeless in prison the good news of the gospel! He wrote some extremely great books, too!
I too am seeing pockets of revival. Those seeking Truth.
But at the same time, I do believe that we are in the Great Apostasy. The ‘falling away will be great……but those who seek Him with their whole heart WILL find HIM.
I can see where we maybe in the Great Aposty. One very recent example is the "HE gets us" campaign. this is from their official website. I can't say I've gone over the whole site, but what I did there was no Scripture cited at all. I would urge anyone to look Ito it yourselves and see what they are about. He Gets Us is a diverse group of Jesus followers with a wide variety of faith journeys and lived experiences. Our work represents the input from Christians who believe that Jesus is the son of God as well as many others who, though not Christians, share a deep admiration for the man that Jesus was, and we are deeply inspired and curious to explore his story. We look at the biography of Jesus through a modern lens to find new relevance in often overlooked moments and themes from his life. If you’d like to join us, you’re invited. Below you’ll find several resources to explore the story of Jesus for yourself.
"through a modern lens" = the great historical fallacy
They are beyond woke.
The Bee satirized that recently.
https://babylonbee.com/video/satan-he-gets-us
You made me think of the scriptures that talk about the false messiah. Matthew 24:4-5 - "Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many." He also speaks about the path of destruction being very wide and the gate to heaven being very narrow. The "He Gets Us" campaign is leading people down the wide path but not through the narrow gate. They are a part of the "Everyone Gets A Trophy" mentality.
IMO the prophesied Great Apostasy began back in the early centuries of the Church, but as always history tends to repeat. It would be no surprise to me if events once again start to filter the believers into those who are really serious followers, vs those who prefer to make a christ in their own image.
I think the real awakening and opening of eyes to the truth will come immediately after the rapture.
She’s just hitting up the taco shack on the beach, she’s not necessarily talking to someone. I say this still hermitism, lol.
Haha. Everyone has their own boundaries! At least she didn't say fish tacos and a Kalik... which all the other hermits who escape to the Bahamas would be including.
C&C commenters are forever expanding my vocabulary. Kalik! Yes! Gotta try it.
Best enjoyed in the heat. Otherwise - meh. Glad we can be of service.
Yeah she didn’t think the whole thing through 🤣😆
Hermit lite. Plus eventually she will grow tired of camping among the sand flies. Reality is not as lovely as imagination. Darn.
Raptor, did you ever read Fatu Hiva by Thor Heyerdahl? He and his wife try to live naturally on a Pacific island, and they do, resulting in widespread chronic fungal skin infections, etc., which eventually drive them to go back home to civilization.
No, but I laughed reading your description. Life on a deserted island is only awesome if you have a stellar air conditioned bungalow, unlimited delicious food magically prepared for you (and dishes that magically disappear), a nice, fueled up boat to putter around in and serious pest control. For the hermit plus one: a terrifically, sweet, happy, fun and like minded person to enjoy it with. Otherwise - meh. I know from experience that these things are requirements. Ima look for that book. Commiseration.
That’s why she would need her own luxury hotel room, natch.
Yep, she has time to refine her hermit lifestyle requirements.
🤣😆
lol, sand fleas brought me right back to beach life, lol thanks raptor.
PTSD I presume. In the Bahamas you can be on your boat going at a nice clip and the white monster flies will be able to attack STILL! Escape only possible completely submerged. I don't know why they don't have them in the Keys. But they make up for it with the noseeums. After they stopped spraying with the big yellow DC3 nature retook us.
Lol love that!! 🤣😁
If you’re talking fish tacos, and beachy Bahamas setting, there would have to be margaritas as well (“that frozen concoction that helps me hang on”). Or at least some cold cervesas. Add in a liquor distributor please
Where can I buy a ticket to this place? And, the more the merrier!
I think it’s called Margaritaville. See you there!
Who would the fish tacos be ordered from by a hermit?
Amazon……😁
is a river in South America.
lol
If enough people took up hermitage, I'm sure an enterprising capitalist would start a "we deliver your fish tacos without ever speaking to you or looking at you funny" company.
What serves as the official registrar for hermits?
Sounds great! I would like to co-hermit ? Or create like-minded hermit-pods. Next to fish-taco beach shack. :)
Wise beyond her years!
I'm very handy with a fishing line.
LOVE this "letter from the little one" - I'll help her find that cozy hut and even take care of her tiny dog when she wants to visit friends--LOL!!
Isn't it sad that a grade schooler is anticipating being tired of life and wanting to escape? I can't imagine thinking that when I was a kid. I was excited about life. I feel so sad about today's young people.
Effing A
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I am exhausted too :(
My neighborhood has a growing influx of Asian people- Chinese and Indian. The elderly are all walking outside with masks on, hoods and sunglasses. They look like zombies. I cannot relate or talk to them (most don’t speak English). My liberal “friends” all still watch cnn and take their boosters. I am retired too and spend time at home with my immediate family and on occasion see my like minded tribe who I met online in a health group that refused the jabs. I only have two extended family members that are unjabbed. I hate walking into the shoppes around here as many employees are masked and gender neutral:/
So I volunteer on occasion for the animal rescue, exercise and read books and can’t wait for the weather to turn warm so I can garden and grow tea leaves. Humanity needs an overhaul, it’s so disheartening:(
"My neighborhood has a growing influx of Asian people- Chinese and Indian. The elderly are all walking outside with masks on, hoods and sunglasses."
Sounds like my former Detroit suburb in Michigan. There's no point attempting to reason or talking with people. It's a deeply ingrained belief system at this point. It's like every episode of the Twilight Zone.
Also have my masked older immigrant neighbors shuffle past my house like zombies. Been wondering what would happen if I put a Trump 2024 sign in my yard. I live in Wokesville (Berkeley) and you have to understand that when I’ve put up my US flag 🇺🇸 on national holidays like July 4th or Memorial Day even that has felt like a hostile act.
Ours is flying always. 🇺🇸
Ours too.
We don’t call it Beserkely for nothin’…😩😰🤗
Are you talking about Berkley, MI?
Berkeley CA aka Berserkeley.
I am pretty sure she’s in Berkeley, CA (Bay Area/ultra-liberal) and I misspelled Berserkley…sorry
My flag is the Appeal to Heaven …. Sadly must people don’t know what it is…
I have a First Navy Jack I fly as an alternate to the US flag…the red & white stripes with the snake? Flown on all our ships during “The War on Terror” that I sadly now view as “We Are The Terror Now”…kinda sad how this Daughter of the American Revolution cannot repeat the organization’s Opening Ritual without adding sotto voce denials about supporting my gubmint. 💔🇺🇸💔 Now, I’d rather fly the flag flown at the Battle of Gonzales: the cannon with the phrase “COME & TAKE IT”.
I live in Berkeley too. I still see perfectly healthy-looking young and middle-aged adults wearing masks outdoors. At least I'm not seeing as many BLM and "In this house" signs as a few years ago.
Maybe we should befuddle them by displaying a Trump 2024 sign + a BLM + a “I believe” sign + a pride flag…
Oh wait I forgot- also the Free Palestine signage
My neighborhood too. I think having different ethnicities is great, but it’s disheartening when you’re out walking and pass them on the sidewalk and they don’t meet your eyes, much less smile or say hello.
It’s funny, the ones I see here that are Indian or East Asian are very friendly and always say hello and smile when I greet them during a walk or run.
Some are very friendly, especially my Nigerian neighbors. Other much less so.
I’m from Michigan and still have family there. Michigan is lost and I wonder if it’ll ever return to its former glory. I loved growing up there but am so glad I’ve lived in the south for the past 30 years.
I spent most of my life there. We moved south to get our sons away from the madness-infected schools. I grew up in the Tri-County area and, although objectively it always was and will be a mix between great and a sh*thole, I also had good times. Michigan is still very close to my heart but I see it as a lost cause. The MI GOP is worthless and it is now a one-party state and all that goes with it.
I live in a Detroit suburb… and it’s just like that … minus the masks…🤷🏻♀️
I get to hang around horses. It’s been my refuge through these crazy times. 🐴🥰
Works! I escape to the local conservation district which is incredibly beautiful and uplifting in every season. It is supplying more peace, tranquility and sense of Gods presence than the woke church I was attending. Much more. The 2 goose pairs have returned to the pond as they always have to nest and produce goslings. One year I watched 12 get flying lessons from their parents who encouraged them with honks and such. My eyes are tearing up relating this. I want my ashes scattered there. My family knows that. Bless you all today. You all have saved me from deep despair.
Thank you Janet! May our Lord richly Bless You today as well!
I live rurally surrounded by my little farm and the animals. Covid didn’t affect me at all, my life and daily routine stayed the same.
Same here. And because I've worked from home for 30+ years, the pandemic insanity didn't really impact my routine.
Yeah, at least animals don’t wear masks and listen to what the mainstream media tells them to do…
We have cows... and they are quite friendly. They don't argue but just love for you to feed them cake and stratch them around their withers!!!!😂
Horses rule!
My horse is in CA but I live in MS now😔. I get to put two kids through college by myself though so work a lot.
At least your kids aspire to college Many do not these days
I ruminate with all types of large and small ruminants. They are cheaper and more effective than counseling and medications. Chickens are also great. They make more sense than many of the politicians running our country and are more productive too.
I think people do get it. The rate for boosters is 24% That means a whole lot of people don’t feel right about getting the vax again, whether they’ve heard people are dying or having adverse reactions, or they've come to understand the vax doesn’t work. Either way, it shows some dot connecting on the part of the vaxed.
Given that our captors wanted us to get boosters 2-4 times a year, I would say we’ve won a temporary battle. Billions of doses of vaccines have been destroyed.
People are petrified they are going to die from the shots they’ve received. And so, they’re not going to entertain conversations about it. They want it off their radar. As for the people who keep getting boosters, just 1/4 of the population, they are unreachable and unable to make contact with reality any longer. Many of them will die, like my sister-in-law, who had six.
I say “many” of them will die, but not all. The vaccines weren’t developed to strike everyone all at once. That would have raised suspicions. Some vaccines were more potent than others. This ‘1 in 800” number (of dead or injured from the vax) has left plausible deniability for our captors. They’re not stupid.
Some deaths are coming years after the last vaccination, so it remains to be seen what kind of damage has been inflicted upon humanity in terms of numbers.
But word is getting out. Don’t doubt that. Pictures of the young and dead are all over Instagram. Joe Rogan talks about the dead on his show. Most people I know are refusing anymore vaccinations.
The vax program is both a success and a failure.
In the UK people have created ‘Poster Fences’ of the Covid-Injected dead and injured. It is very powerful and is getting the message out. They are demanding answers but I don’t know if they are getting any.
Answers aren’t as important as awareness.
Agree.
Great Reflect - You are absolutely right about the folks who got the initial two jabs, now regret it, and thus are now unwilling to discuss (or even think about) it. Heads in the sand. The sound of silence is everywhere. Personally, I find it shocking that one in four people keep getting boosted. Proves how effective the propaganda and PR have worked. And yes, many deaths are long after the jabs. As with my brother, who died of turbo cancer on 1/31/2023, after getting the two jabs in 2021. Or, should I say, ‘murdered’, not ‘died’. I can’t really describe how fast it progressed.
I’m not sure if it’s the marketing campaigns that are causing people to continue with the vax or if it’s ideological. My mother-in-law is a dyed in the wool liberal. It’s part of who she is, and how she looks at the world. No matter how her party changes, how much corruption they participate in, how much destruction they render, she cannot look at her party with any truth or awareness or objectivity. Liberals are used to “fighting” for their ideals—-justice, equality, etc. so she believes she is just continuing the fight. She cannot see that her party has been hijacked.
It’s truly sad in a way because her heart is still in the right place. It’s what she can’t, or is unwilling to see, that will kill her, or destroy her country at the very least.
Many Liberals are truly confused right now, but they still believe they are fighting for ideals that are just and critical to democracy. With my mother-in-law, I can tell that she has questioned those ingrained beliefs, but it’s hard for her to get all the way over the line.
Rather than be angry with her and call her brainwashed, I can identify with her confusion and the sadness she feels as the world loses its mind.
I think it is ideological... My 78 year old mother-in-law is conservative, but is still convinced that vaccines save lives. She swears the polio vaccine was the greatest thing and wouldn’t listen when I tried to tell her it was the DDT they were spraying on everything that was causing polio. She remembers very well not being allowed to go to the pool in the summer as a child for fear of catching it. I think she has seen the problems with the covid shots, but not sure if she has taken any more after the initial two. It wouldn’t necessarily surprise me if she has since she sees several doctors regularly.
There is nothing positive about living your daily life in fear. I get it. I used to be a hypochondriac of sorts, and had to learn to not entertain thoughts. So I understand the vaccinated who do not want this topic discussed.
My sincere sympathy for the loss of your brother. 🙏
AngelaK - thank you. I also have improved re: thinking too much about some negative things. And I have realized and better understood why jabbed folks aren’t comfortable discussing Covid stuff. It’s just become difficult to find any subjects to converse about with them. Kind of isolating.
With my vaxxed friends, we might discuss politics (we are of like political mind), but we just don't go there about the vaccines. The most I might say to a friend, if I hear they are sick in some way, is 'don't get anymore vaccines'.
Some will say 'no more', and others who have been so brainwashed through the years by their doctors, will not listen.
One friend, in her 70s, staunch republican, vaccinated but not covid boosted (I dont think, but who knows since she last said that) is experiencing some kind of cognitive issue where she cannot find words, almost stroke like. She wasn't the most fluent even when I met her 7 years ago, but it has gotten much, much worse recently (so much so that it is very upsetting to her, and she feels something is terribly wrong). She was admitted into a hospital for a day with every test imaginable run on her, and nothing.
I nicely said ' dont get a flu shot' and she responded that she already did in October, not quite understanding my insinuation. I know that she loves her annual jabs. I left it at that because she is suffering and there is no need to upset her more.
I did tell her to get fish oil or cod liver oil because it helps the brain. which like most people she didn't know. I sent her a link from the internet. I also told her that it will help her triglycerides. I hope she gets better, I hope she tries my suggestion, but she is so brainwashed into pharmaceuticals.
I feel that she is injured from not only the covid vaccines but the accumulation of the others she religiously gets.
Cathleen, I can't imagine the pain of losing a brother lije that. And to think "someone did that TO him". I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you, John Bugni. Everyone dies, of course. But to have my brother, who was lean and fit (same size as high school, physically fit, he was always doing construction jobs and the like), who had just turned 68, killed before his time because he was bamboozled into the mRNA shots by evil forces…I admit that it makes me angry, on top of the grief.
Some of the ppl who are getting it now, never got one before and are going into colleges, internships or career fields that are still requiring it.
Many examples-
I talked to one young lady who knew that it wasn’t a good idea and could have irreversible consequences, never got it. The nursing school couldn’t make her (FL), but to finish out the career she dreamt of the internship required her to get one in 2023😔.
I told her she could fight, I told her to try exemptions, I told her I’d help in any way I could… I think she bet on being one of the ppl that haven’t seen consequences. Russian roulette.
It’s easy enough to get a jpg of a vax card. And I think at least colleges aren’t al asking for cards or batch nos., just dates. They have no way of checking it. Some states have databases but not everyone ended up in them.
How is it possible that any employer/institution required the shot in 2023? Who still is?
The one’s that I know were/are still requiring it are all related to medical internships, residency or the clinical experience portion of the degree.
So, in my example,the school told her when the vx came available she wouldn’t have to get it, but the medical facility can “make her” (2 yrs in) to finish out her degree (the carrot is only inches away… ).
Haven't YET seen consequences, I fear
And that number will go down significantly now that corporate media is talking about adverse effects…
They’re only discussing adverse effects because 1. They had to address it and 2. They created a limited hangout, whereby their “admittance” is only propaganda and is misleading.
Thanks ... !!! And yes, both a success and a failure. People are catching on.
To take your mind off them, sing to yourself, to the tune of the famous Brit WWII song "Bless 'em All", well , you can guess what to substitute for" bless".
This is sad to me. I am Asian not Chinese or Indian but still Asian, and have lived here most of my life. My Dad was American. I was born a US citizen. I don't hate either of my heritages. I don't shuffle around and wear masks outside or inside either. Is it the Asian's ethnic make up your upset with or they wear masks? I only ask because I constantly tell people that I don't see racism around every corner yet I read a message like this and wonder. I thought most on here were like minded. Because of all the crap DEI policies, are we creating more racists??? Makes me wonder.
Obviously can't speak for the person who posted the remark but I think of it this way-we are losing the ties that bind. My sister is apolitical, rarely even watches the news, and thinks she is a Democrat. Lives in a red rural area with a lot of chicken processing facilities. Says when she goes in town to Wal Mart she feels like she is no longer even in her own country. (immigrants, legal or otherwise take the chicken plant jobs Americans are too lazy or paid off by the government to do).
We grew up in the 70's and 80's - when shared experiences brought people together. We all watched the same Saturday morning cartoons, read the local newspaper, listened to the same radio stations, ate at McDonalds, etc. Shared experiences create bonds. I went to a politically mixed baby shower for a friend's daughter a few weeks ago. I had almost nothing in common with the vast majority of the attendees. We have no common threads any more, OK maybe the Chiefs, (I am in the KC metro) but I really left the NFL reservation during take a knee and know enough to have a conversation, but I don't 'care' like a lot of people do. People were talking about shows, celebs, brands I had no clue about. Ethnically, the group was not very diverse, but it is still kind of the same viewpoint as the person talking about their neighborhood - we just don't have much in common any more outside of our tribe, or my sister being in Walmart and hearing multiple languages being spoken by the people shopping there (which makes striking up a friendly conversation impossible)
I am all for diversity, in the old school definition of being exposed to new ideas, foods, cultural events, schools of thought, is a good thing as long as both parties have an open minded respect for the other. But there is a line somewhere that says too much diversity does sow unease/distrust/misunderstanding, and eliminates those ties that used to bind us together.
I feel like an outsider when I'm around a bunch of people who don't speak English -- in my own country. I don't like making a phone call and being assaulted by rapid-fire sentences in another language. Although I've seen many changes in my life, this is a change I don't think we can survive if we expect to be a cohesive nation of citizens.
I agree. I don't feel comfortable either. I only speak English and one other language so just because I am half Asian doesn't mean I understand every Asian language out there.
I don't disagree with you. I did say immigrants should assimilate into their new country. I am half American and I appreciate both sides of myself. I of course lean toward my American side because I have lived here since I was 3. At this point in time its not a matter of what color someone is if I feel a common thread, its more about my political view and my religious views. If those views coincide, I will feel more connected and comfortable with those people.