CaliforniaPeggy
CaliforniaPeggy's JournalSecond night post new moon: Waxing crescent. . .
One month ago today, my dear friend AndyS died.
I am glad this month is gone. It has given me space from Andy's death. I look back at that and I am relieved that my sorrow seems to have abated.
He is definitely at peace, and he needed to be. Until he got into hospice, he'd been in a lot of pain. Hospice took care of that.
Now I can more readily see the good things and times that we shared. I am honored that he cared deeply for me, as I did for him.
I now have hope that the road forward will show me more of the goodness we shared, and less of the painful loss that his death brought me.
A friend of mine posted this on facebook as a help for people who are depressed.
I thought it would help those of us here who are sad over the loss of a partner or a friend.
DEPRESSION TIPS:
Shower. Not a bath, a shower.
Use water as hot or cold as you like. You dont even need to wash. Just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. Sit on the floor if you gotta.
Moisturize everything.
Use whatever lotion you like.
Unscented? Dollar store lotion? Fancy 48 hour lotion that makes you smell like a field of wildflowers? Use whatever you want, and use it all over your entire dermis.
Put on clean, comfortable clothes.
Put on your favorite underwear.
Those ridiculous boxers you bought last christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? Put them on.
Drink cold water.
Use ice. If you want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost.
Clean something.
Doesnt have to be anything big. Organize one drawer of a desk. Wash five dirty dishes. Do a load of laundry. Scrub the bathroom sink.
Blast music.
Listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something thats got lots of energy. Sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.
Make food.
Dont just grab a granola bar to munch. Take the time and make food. Even if its ramen. Add something special to it, like a soft boiled egg or some veggies. Prepare food, it tastes way better, and youll feel like you accomplished something.
Make something.
Write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. Even if you dont think youre good at it. Create.
Go outside.
Take a walk. Sit in the grass. Look at the clouds. Smell flowers. Put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin.
Call someone.
Call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. Talk to a stranger on the street. Have a conversation and listen to someones voice. If you cant bring yourself to call, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. Even if you dont say much, listen to them. It helps.
Cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them.
Take pictures of them. Talk to them. Tell them how you feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out, anything.
May seem small or silly to some, but this list keeps people alive.
*** At your absolute best you wont be good enough for the wrong people. But at your worst, youll still be worth it to the right ones. Remember that. Keep holding on.
*** In case nobody has told you today I love you and you are worth your weight and then some in gold, so be kind to yourself and most of all keep pushing on!!!!
Find something to be grateful for!
#SuicideAwareness
#HaveARealConversation
I went down to the beach today. The waves were great; here's a couple of examples:
Well . . . The El Segundo Farmer's Mkt. was open--without any vegetable vendors! So I took a few photos.
Hope you enjoy!
Opinion: Are Latino voters really defecting in droves to Republicans? Not according to our data.
https://news.yahoo.com/opinion-latino-voters-really-defecting-113043677.html?fr=yhssrp_catchallMaria Cardona and Matt Barreto
A widespread and misleading story about the Latino vote has taken hold in the media. It goes something like this: Latinos used to be monolithic base voters for Democrats, but now they are fracturing and increasingly fleeing to Republicans.
As longtime practitioners of Latino voter outreach, were skeptical of this herd narrative, and we have data to support our misgivings.
~snip~
We have long argued that as a growing electorate with record numbers of first- and second-time voters, Latinos respond to both persuasion and mobilization campaigns that is, efforts to win them over as swing voters and to turn them out as base voters. When Democrats invest early and heavily in communicating a message about hope, optimism and the American dream, Latinos support Democrats, and Democrats win.
~snip~
What about today? How are the parties positions on inflation, abortion, gun violence and the fate of democracy playing among Latinos?
A recent poll of 3,000 Latino voters by UnidosUS suggests its Republicans who are struggling with this demographic:
Only 25% of Latinos say they believe that the Republican Party cares a great deal about their community, down from 35% in 2022.
Seventy-one percent of Latino voters think abortion should be legal, putting them at odds with Republicans on the issue.
Latinos trust Democrats over Republicans on healthcare nearly 4 to 1, not surprisingly given Trumps determination to undo Obamacare.
Across 19 policy issues, including the economy, inflation, small business, healthcare, abortion, gun violence, education and immigration, Latino voters have more confidence in Democrats by double-digit margins.
The poll also found that immigration is still important to this electorate. Latino voters strongly favor a path to citizenship for Dreamers and other long-present immigrants; favor better, more orderly, humane policies on asylum and other forms of legal immigration; and oppose cruel mass deportations.
Trump and other Republicans, meanwhile, are promising to end birthright citizenship, create detention camps and deport 12 million immigrants with no path to citizenship. Their positions could serve to make immigration more salient to Latino voters. Demonstrating a contrast with the GOPs xenophobic rhetoric and record on this issue would help Democrats pick up critical votes, according to an Immigration Hub poll of Latino voters in battleground states and congressional districts.
What, after all, has Trump or his party proposed to lower costs for Latino families, increase their access to affordable healthcare, reduce gun violence in our communities, protect our rights and democracy, and respect our contributions to our country?
Profile Information
Name: PeggyGender: Female
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Home country: USA
Current location: At home
Member since: Thu Feb 3, 2005, 02:41 PM
Number of posts: 149,694