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My problem has always been feeling and absorbing too much. As an empath, the last 6 years have been physically and emotionally painful for me. There has been a huge cosmic shift towards hate, selfishness, narcissism, and the like. The pandemic has had a weird effect on that. With the death numbers rising so quickly, it's been hard to feel every one of them, obviously, but, I have deeply felt the darkness associated with them. Being isolated during this whole time, has lessened the absorption of other people's energy, which has been a break for me, but, it has created a whole set of other problems. In the scenario you described with the trolley, in either case, I would rather die myself, than have someone else die, so, I guess I would choose the second option, but, throw myself off to save the others. You mentioned the arts, which I am an emotional sucker for. I dive in and feel all of the emotions put forth by the writer, the painter, the musician. Thank you for posting this. Weirdly, it has made me feel less unstable. Enjoy your day off.

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What a pleasant surprise to have a Status Kuo arrive in my inbox on Sunday morning! Even if it does make me reflect on why I respond in some of the ways you described. Enjoy your Indigenous People’s Day off and I'll look forward to the next issue on Tuesday.

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Excellent post, Jay. Building on what you wrote: as humanists our work "tap(s) into the thing(s) that *make* the human mind and heart [

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Just a plain ole nerd and I love this. Thanks! And enjoy your day both today and tomorrow.

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Perhaps this explains why shootings are so common, especially in large cities. In the old days, someone would get beat up with fists, baseball bats, or knives--all of which provide visceral. or physical, feedback to the attacker. Pulling the trigger on a gun from a distance has no such feedback; the shooter doesn't feel anything physical or see any blood or bruises. Pulling a trigger is so easy, clean, and easy to forget.

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Interesting Jay.... I'd find a large heavy dinning cart or something else to throw... leave out the living body part!! You know just like Maverick did 🙌😂💜 Enjoy your day... it's been a long time coming 🇺🇸

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Love this!

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Ah Ho! Have a great day

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