ONE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. BUT THE UNDERLYING SITUATION REMAINS. #10.
I remember what a challenge it was for me to get started on Substack. It took me 6 months to go from my first tentative going through the site, to setting up my first Substack, to sending out my first post. Figuring out how to use Substack’s video capability - that’s been daunting, but much much easier. Mission accomplished.
And now, on the emotional level, a letdown.
Will this lead anywhere?
What gets the most viewers on Substack is stuff I have no desire to focus on - died suddenly, turbo cancer, injection horror stories, heart damage from the injections, alternative treatments with ivermectin and DMSO etc, climate change, the LA riots, Gaza, the strike on Tehran, attacks on our human rights and freedoms.
These are extremely important topics. I’m glad others are focussing on them.
What is mattering most to me these days - and what has also mattered to me for decades - is what could be called “slow stuff.” How do we live well? How do we flourish?
And so now, rather than feeling high from mission accomplished, I’m feeling a letdown. I’m facing the underlying situation, from the underlying question: how many people will be coming along on a journey which is likely to be into slower, more low-key stuff - such as not getting into many conflicts and choosing to have a slow cup of coffee instead, such as exploring loneliness and the possibilities for deep connection, such as our deepest longings.
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The last few months I have been largely in another country, away from my home country. But I have taken “me” - my habits, my way of being and relating, my thoughts (and more and more) with me. So the underlying situation is still there.
Elsa
PS. You may have noticed that I’ve changed - updated - my main photo.
JOURNEY. STRANGE JOURNEY. ALL THE CHAPTERS ... UP TO NOW
Posted June 15, 2025
Well I say “Wonderful Elsa” to your Shift of wanting to focus on what makes for positive and better interactions and relationships, etc. Your prior work has played an important role in supporting Awareness about injustices to people and situations that have been very damaging. That’s how I got to know of you as I wanted to know about what was happening with Reiner. And now you are in step with making your unique contribution to the biggest SHIFT of humanity as we all, in our own way and time, Ascend into Remembering who we really are and manifest a world living Love, Compassion, and Kindness. No wonder this is a bit of a time of wondering for you……just like when you started Substack…….you are starting a new phase which takes unfolding. Your creativity and caring will carry you forward and you will continue to make valued contributions. Good on ya!!! Linda
Maybe it’s my age, but I’ll linger over a cup of coffee to discuss some topics like loneliness which seems to be plaguing a lot of folks today including myself. I was married for 30 years and now I’ve been divorced for half the time I was married (15 years if you’re bad at math). I’m through the empty nest; it’s just me and my dog. I can come and go as I please. Now, about a year and a half before I really wanted to, I’m facing retirement due to unforeseen circumstances. So…let’s have that cup of coffee.