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Old 10-30-2018, 05:53 PM
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Thanks Don, you've put it far better than I could.
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Old 10-31-2018, 06:32 AM
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DQ, I'm just happy to see different people joining in.
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Old 10-31-2018, 10:32 AM
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DQ, I'm just happy to see different people joining in.
In general, I completely agree.
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Old 10-31-2018, 10:50 AM
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I do not know if any of you watched cnn this morning but they were reporting on the caravan of immigrants stalled on a bridge.
They showed a mother hanging onto a ladder, dangling off a bridge to be lowered to a raft in the river. Once she reached the raft, her two small children were brought down.
Ok.... I know all the arguments about these people breaking the law to come here illegally .... blah blah blah...
putting all the politics of that aside, there was a desperate mother dangling from a bridge.
As a parent, I, much like any of you, would move mountains in the best interest of my children. And while I have seen tough times, I have never had to dangle from a bridge.
I have to wonder about the condition of our country when we have, seemingly, lost our humanity to partisan politics.

I do not know why this story struck such a nerve in me. I guess I am sick and tired of the hate being peddled by politicians.
The callous attitude and who it comes from tells me all I need to know, Barb. You care. You may not be able to do anything about it but, you care and that's the difference. Whatever else comes from their mouths is irrelevant. You care and they don't. Stay focused on that.
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Old 10-31-2018, 01:00 PM
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She was dangling from a bridge!

Thank you for your response, Bluestreak.
There is a story told to those who go into the social work field that is told to rookies.
It is the starfish story... not sure if you have heard of it.
Two friends were walking down the beach after a horrible storm happened the night before. There were hundreds of starfish washed up on the beach where they would die if they did not get back in the water.
One friend reached down, picked up a starfish, and started to throw it back into the ocean. The other friend stopped him and said, do not be silly... there are hundreds of starfish, you cannot possibly make a difference.
The first friend threw that starfish as far as he could back into the ocean and replied, i made a difference for that starfish.
And, Bluestreak, that is how I deal with the frustration of the big, complex problems that I cannot change. I try to make the difference when and where I can even if I cannot save all the starfish on the beach.
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Old 10-31-2018, 06:20 PM
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Bless you and others like you.
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