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I will be honest, I am struggling to do a post right now.
This is horrific time in our country and right now I wish there was somewhere to run to, to find safety, to feel human again. I wish we could do something about the situation that we find ourselves in.
There seems to be some actors right now causing problems for millions of people. I do not know how it can be that so few people can cause so much harm but we have seen this happen in history before and never thought that it could happen again.
I feel that our modern technology has become dangerous and our young people do not seem to have their footing. Young people have so much confusion today and parenting is so very different. Many children have so much overstimulation today and we can do something about that.
We are up against what feels like an invasion of monsters instead of humans. What can we do?
We can start where we are and be like the strong people from the past. The people from what they call the greatest generation, that generation that we feel so very sad when we hear of their passing. We just need to go back to basics.
We must remember that there are more of us that are normal than the people are causing so much problems. They are only getting attention because we are watching them and giving them attention. Turn them off, please turn them off and do not give them the airwave so that they can spread hate.
We cannot convince another to see our way, we are all on our own paths in this life. We need to do a good job of being us, nothing needs to be seen, God is the only one that needs to know that we are being good. Sometimes we need to step away from someone if they are distracting us.
I have spoke about this before but telling it again. A bad memory that has never gone away was from when I was a child. A uncle that was prejudice and used bad words about people would tell jokes and while he laughed at his own joke, others would laugh with him even though I knew some of them did not agree. I never did nor do I still today, understand why a human would do this. Stop laughing at someone's joke if it is not appropriate. Those things scar children and even if a child is not around do not give that person a stage. Turn away and walk away, it is as easy as that.
Always remember, be the adult and do the right thing.
I have been ripping seams apart on some of my clothing to change the style.
There seems to be rabbit holes today that are dangerous. Many people are trying to take us down their rabbit hole but do not go there.
In a real rabbit hole, there are babies that are being fed by mommy, she comes out and covers the hole to protect her babies. She goes out and eats to get her strength so she feed and nourish her babies. The rabbits do not know what is going on in the news, but they are aware of danger as they do not have the distractions that we humans have.
What I am saying is, if you feel something is wrong or inappropriate, offensive just walk away, hang up, turn off, do not let them have a platform.
We are in our own life journey from the time we are born until the time we depart, do not let others interfere with your journey and keep your self respected.
Our changes that we can make may be small but we are in danger of losing our values and self respect. I learned my values from my grandmother as she was a humble and soft spoken and was respected by many people. She was a woman with much old world knowledge, the type of knowledge that we need today. She was not out and about, she did not attend social events, she crochet doll dresses for children, she read her bible, she cooked meals and tended her garden.
Sometimes we do not have to do anything big to have done what purpose that we are here for. If we change just one persons path that would have otherwise gone off a bad path then we did good and that is good enough.
We cannot change anyone, everyone has to change themselves, and they have to want to. Do not argue with someone because it will never go anywhere, I have learned this by experience. Let it bounce back to them instead of absorbing in us.
When we find our right path is when we love.
This October is coming quickly, I announced this month of September on my blog that this October 2025 Charles and I are doing a no technology month.
Some of you are doing a no technology month along with us and some of you are doing a partial no technology month due to your needed technology for work. I hope that you all can step back and take a needed break from technology to feel the quiet. Do our best to try to do things in our home a less modern way and quieten and settle the home. The pets in the home love this, and children need to learn about quiet times. I do worry about children's hearing from todays sounds, especially babies and small children.
I have noticed a trend that children are much louder than they were long ago. They try to be louder than the noise around them so they can be heard. Wouldn't it be nice that they no longer had to compete to be heard? Try a new slow living quiet home trend and see what happens.
A reminder that I will not be posting during the month of October, the forum will be closed during October and we can reunite Wednesday, November the 1st and discuss what we have learned during our technology free month.
I am looking forward to hearing from you all the first of November to read what you have learned during the month of October.
The first week of October might be like breaking an addiction but stay strong and push through. The silence might be difficult but try reading a real book or sitting down working out a better meal plan.
I am already planning some mending and repurposing some of my clothing and have already started seam ripping some of my clothing to change them up a bit.
Thank you all for the participation to the questions from the last post, you are welcome to continue posting on any of the posts and in this post, I will be here and the forum open until the last day of September.
One reminder, please do not post links to other blogs or links because I have to monitor those because I do not know if they are safe or could infect a computer or is promoting for someone else, or promoting for their own platform.
Thank you all for your participation in the forum with all of your wonderful answers to last weeks post.
I will add new questions for the forum that goes with this post.
What is a pork pie like the ones on All creatures great and small and how do they make them?
What is a sponge or sponge cake where you live?
What is pudding where you live?
What is washing up?
See you in the forum, Grandma Donna
Grandma Donna
