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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 2029483" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>I am also having a difficult time this season. The re-election of Obama and losses in the Senate are a downer. Changes at work recently have been for the worse. The looming fiscal cliff and national debt are like a millstone. The recent spike in mass shootings perpetrated on strangers is bloody awful. The gleeful gun grabbers capitalizing on the tragedy surrounding us fills me with despair. Three days ago I awoke to find our little 11 year old lap kitty Annie, dead on the living room floor (third long term pet loss this year). Apparently it was an aneurysm or heart attack. That was the straw right there. I just broke down and bawled. My wife collapsed on the floor and held her for a solid hour, sobbing her guts out. She loves her pets more than most people and has damn near gone catatonic with grief. She's not even over the loss of the last one. It was tough to get her out of the house yesterday to attend the funeral of our good neighbor's father, who just passed with prostate cancer. </p><p></p><p>Quite frankly, we're not even wrapping our presents this year. When I look at them, I feel like tossing them in the trash. I am so despondent that I wonder why I bother. I haven't even been on here until today. I have to say though that I've been turning more to God for strength in these troubled times. I've been asking for forgiveness and praying, mostly for him to help others with their burdens. I'm a tough old bird and I'll pull myself up by my bootstraps and crawl out of this hole in due time. I worry about others who can't seem to muster the strength though. I'm concerned that should the need arise, will I have the strength to carry more than myself? I sure hope so.</p><p></p><p>Well, enough with the woe is me. Pretty soon I won't be able to stand myself! For those of you having a tough time this year, you're not alone. I pray for you to find the strength you need and enough left over to help others with their burdens. Even if you're not a religious person, I hope you feel some level of spirituality and inner peace. Lord knows we all could use a little of that these days...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 2029483, member: 1132"] I am also having a difficult time this season. The re-election of Obama and losses in the Senate are a downer. Changes at work recently have been for the worse. The looming fiscal cliff and national debt are like a millstone. The recent spike in mass shootings perpetrated on strangers is bloody awful. The gleeful gun grabbers capitalizing on the tragedy surrounding us fills me with despair. Three days ago I awoke to find our little 11 year old lap kitty Annie, dead on the living room floor (third long term pet loss this year). Apparently it was an aneurysm or heart attack. That was the straw right there. I just broke down and bawled. My wife collapsed on the floor and held her for a solid hour, sobbing her guts out. She loves her pets more than most people and has damn near gone catatonic with grief. She's not even over the loss of the last one. It was tough to get her out of the house yesterday to attend the funeral of our good neighbor's father, who just passed with prostate cancer. Quite frankly, we're not even wrapping our presents this year. When I look at them, I feel like tossing them in the trash. I am so despondent that I wonder why I bother. I haven't even been on here until today. I have to say though that I've been turning more to God for strength in these troubled times. I've been asking for forgiveness and praying, mostly for him to help others with their burdens. I'm a tough old bird and I'll pull myself up by my bootstraps and crawl out of this hole in due time. I worry about others who can't seem to muster the strength though. I'm concerned that should the need arise, will I have the strength to carry more than myself? I sure hope so. Well, enough with the woe is me. Pretty soon I won't be able to stand myself! For those of you having a tough time this year, you're not alone. I pray for you to find the strength you need and enough left over to help others with their burdens. Even if you're not a religious person, I hope you feel some level of spirituality and inner peace. Lord knows we all could use a little of that these days... [/QUOTE]
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