Martin, this is one of the most profound, revealing and sensitive (in the most positive sense) descriptions of the state of my soul for the past few years. I am not given to discouragement or apathy, but l have experienced a hovering sense of loss and sadness. Although not a perfect description, the term “loss of innocence” tends to apply. The relationships and commonality I once enjoyed have also been affected. I refused to comply with the coercion to take the “safe and effective” state mandated injection and I gently tried to encourage loved ones to do the same. Some listened and others wouldn’t. In the end, I very nearly lost my position, my pension and many relationships are now adrift. Your message here is deep, far reaching and encouraging. I will share this message with many. My faith and my Scots-Irish heritage and spirit serve me well as I seek with others, to resist the machinations of the oppressive global “matrix” and encourage a return to simpler yet informed times. Again, well done and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts … these will encourage many.
Thank you once again Martin, for having your finger on the pulse of our collective anon experience. It is so helpful to have your words to guide me through the fog of this shift of consciousness: out of hell into the light.
I'm also envious of your travels through Scotland. That is on my post apocalypse bucket list. Bless you and your brilliant light.
Those of us who understand what you just wrote so articulately are trying to make sense of everything that’s happened and everything that continues to happen, and the one thing we do know is how difficult the not knowing is. I fight not to think of what I’ve lost at times, but I keep telling myself this life I’m living now is my new normal. The biggest thing I grapple with is the Political Mafia on The Hill and locally, most of them, really, and those who others wish for our demise and the disdain I feel for them and the fake news for what they’ve done to us. At this point in time, my hate for them is still brewing, and I’m not ready to let go of it yet. That’s why we need Justice, closure. When I think of the thousands of us who have been displaced, made to flee our beloved homes while the criminal thugs in suits live the life of Reilly, it hurts my heart. NO MERCY FOR THE CRUEL AND EVIL. I’m now living in a State that I thought was Red and patriotic, American flags everywhere 😂😂😂, and it turned out to be a RINO-ruled shite hole where people care more about their college football teams’ flags and they begrudge those of us who have fled to their state, not to mention the invader dumps on a daily basis. That’s okay. I don’t like them either. I understand how they feel, but they helped to create the mess we’re in - or at least did nothing about it - and if I could leave tomorrow and go back to my beloved state I would. I’m going to make the best of it. I’m going to live the best life I can despite all of the obstacles in front of me. They’ve already taken enough from us. It’s up to us to decide how much more they can take from us. And please don’t anyone tell me I need to forgive them in order to move forward. There are some people I’d rather forget about than forgive. I don’t believe in all that “Oprah” speak anyway. Life will be what we make it, so it’s our choice. We have a lot of catching up to do, so let’s take solace in knowing it will get better. We just have to weather the storm. Pick your battles carefully, and live to fight another day.
U mention forgiveness. Not an uncommonly slathered epithet. I’ve said for many years, I actually have no emotional sense of what that really is. I feel it’s a thing for the divine only. There seems an arrogance or hubris attached to it when we appropriate it. So I don’t. I don’t feel it’s my place “ to forgive”. Indifference is what I seek to replace the anger I often feel.
Forgiveness is definitely overrated. I agree with you. I like indifference. I tend to feel that way in a lot of situations. It sure makes life a lot easier.
This is the stuff I love you for dear man. You have the friends that matter even if you cannot give us a hug or have a good dinner with us. We are out here and sincerely apricate your thoughts and words as they assist in keeping us sane and grounded and focused on what really matters to those who have chosen the "harder" road, "or the road less traveled." Thank you so much, Love and lots of appreciation for your helping me make sense of this time in my life. Sharon
Dearest Martin you’ve done it again. Put into eloquent words the state of my being. I, myself sit more on the scale towards the paralysis end. I am for the first time in 3 years on a ferry for a wee outing away from all my rescue creatures I’ve been so dearly afraid to leave. This limbo state has me functioning at a fractional level. I wish with all my heart the w.h. read this and take into account our collective suffering by being held at “the terminal “.
Once again Martin, you’ve managed to put my feelings into eloquent words of understanding. Profound words. Thank you for being the spokesperson in our walk through chaos and change. We Love You!
A few days ago I ran across a similar interstitial meditation written in 1917. The author anticipated that the end of a deliberately crazy period would require rethinking, and was trying to engage his readers to help with the rethinking after the enforced craziness was done.
Well put sir, as usual. I too feel like I’m living in some strange limbo land, with one foot in my old reality and the other one in a new one. The old ‘reality’ has blurred more and more as the lies have come out and I realise that I have been living in someone else’s theatrical production - what was/is that existence? Similarly, the new reality has not yet come into focus, rather like learning a new language - I get some words and phrases of my new existence but I don’t understand the cohesive whole yet - more pieces of the jigsaw need to be found and put in place to provide clarity. And while this learning process goes on apace the lies and deception continue unabated - from both the supposedly good guys as well as the evil ones. For me the lies have been the second worst thing after the realisation of just how weak and selfish and awful some ‘people’ are on this planet - far worse than I had imagined.
Still, there are compensations. I suspect that all of us reading here have evolved immensely over the last few years and more is to come. Terrible and yet exciting times; truly an adventure of sorts but a painful one.
Oh well, and on we go into the mist but at least we know now how to find our way forward: trust only our own instincts and believe precious little that can’t see with our own eyes. Thank God we can all see each other here.
Thank you for your insights and taking us along with you on your remembering trip through Scotland. A country I always wanted to visit, but never have been. You are really an incredible story teller and writer and cannot be compared with some of the other more typical friends and occupations. While we really like our friends dearly, it is sometimes difficult to share with them and for them to see you properly and appreciate you. This is just a reminder, many of us are in the car ride with you. You really are never alone and should continue communicating and reaching out as you do.
Thank you, Martin. Beautifully written. You have a gift for succinctly expressing what many of us are feeling. For example, "Having had the shock of exposure to the malevolence, we can begin to see its finitude and weakness, too." ... and many other gems.
Hi Martin - I’m behind reading your posts but your writing is so profound; Deep thinker and articulate, mixed with raw emotion and lessens of humanity. I hope you will compile your journey into an anthology some day. A tabletop book so we don’t forget, including both your writing and photography. You express into words what we experience world-wide. In this journey we have definitely become aware of how interconnected we are. I’ll pray for rejuvenation of our relationships that have decayed through the receipt and lies. Peace, Martin. Love from America! Wendy
Having recently had my usual 6 mo. Dr. app't. it was interesting to note that the sign, "Masks Required" was still on the door as you go in.....this even though no one is wearing them anymore, outside. Sure enough, everyone had a mask on!! Weird!! Of course, I did not put one on the entire visit & the Dr. pulled hers down when she came into the room! Here in Central NYS, I will still see an older person wearing one in the P. O......me being 79!!! I have to assume there are some who will never "get it"!!
And one of my Dear Friends recently "checked out", not having paid attention to my warning about not getting the jab. Sad, as we have to stand by & watch our friends & family disappear, STILL, not understanding what the heck was REALLY going on!! I have to surmise that this is not the first time Humanity has gone through something like this!! And.....I wonder exactly how many "sides" there are to this conflict going on over this planet of ours???
Thank you for articulating what I feel but cannot put into words Martin. Spot on.
Well stated Karen. My thoughts exactly.
Martin, this is one of the most profound, revealing and sensitive (in the most positive sense) descriptions of the state of my soul for the past few years. I am not given to discouragement or apathy, but l have experienced a hovering sense of loss and sadness. Although not a perfect description, the term “loss of innocence” tends to apply. The relationships and commonality I once enjoyed have also been affected. I refused to comply with the coercion to take the “safe and effective” state mandated injection and I gently tried to encourage loved ones to do the same. Some listened and others wouldn’t. In the end, I very nearly lost my position, my pension and many relationships are now adrift. Your message here is deep, far reaching and encouraging. I will share this message with many. My faith and my Scots-Irish heritage and spirit serve me well as I seek with others, to resist the machinations of the oppressive global “matrix” and encourage a return to simpler yet informed times. Again, well done and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts … these will encourage many.
Thank you once again Martin, for having your finger on the pulse of our collective anon experience. It is so helpful to have your words to guide me through the fog of this shift of consciousness: out of hell into the light.
I'm also envious of your travels through Scotland. That is on my post apocalypse bucket list. Bless you and your brilliant light.
Those of us who understand what you just wrote so articulately are trying to make sense of everything that’s happened and everything that continues to happen, and the one thing we do know is how difficult the not knowing is. I fight not to think of what I’ve lost at times, but I keep telling myself this life I’m living now is my new normal. The biggest thing I grapple with is the Political Mafia on The Hill and locally, most of them, really, and those who others wish for our demise and the disdain I feel for them and the fake news for what they’ve done to us. At this point in time, my hate for them is still brewing, and I’m not ready to let go of it yet. That’s why we need Justice, closure. When I think of the thousands of us who have been displaced, made to flee our beloved homes while the criminal thugs in suits live the life of Reilly, it hurts my heart. NO MERCY FOR THE CRUEL AND EVIL. I’m now living in a State that I thought was Red and patriotic, American flags everywhere 😂😂😂, and it turned out to be a RINO-ruled shite hole where people care more about their college football teams’ flags and they begrudge those of us who have fled to their state, not to mention the invader dumps on a daily basis. That’s okay. I don’t like them either. I understand how they feel, but they helped to create the mess we’re in - or at least did nothing about it - and if I could leave tomorrow and go back to my beloved state I would. I’m going to make the best of it. I’m going to live the best life I can despite all of the obstacles in front of me. They’ve already taken enough from us. It’s up to us to decide how much more they can take from us. And please don’t anyone tell me I need to forgive them in order to move forward. There are some people I’d rather forget about than forgive. I don’t believe in all that “Oprah” speak anyway. Life will be what we make it, so it’s our choice. We have a lot of catching up to do, so let’s take solace in knowing it will get better. We just have to weather the storm. Pick your battles carefully, and live to fight another day.
U mention forgiveness. Not an uncommonly slathered epithet. I’ve said for many years, I actually have no emotional sense of what that really is. I feel it’s a thing for the divine only. There seems an arrogance or hubris attached to it when we appropriate it. So I don’t. I don’t feel it’s my place “ to forgive”. Indifference is what I seek to replace the anger I often feel.
Forgiveness is definitely overrated. I agree with you. I like indifference. I tend to feel that way in a lot of situations. It sure makes life a lot easier.
This is the stuff I love you for dear man. You have the friends that matter even if you cannot give us a hug or have a good dinner with us. We are out here and sincerely apricate your thoughts and words as they assist in keeping us sane and grounded and focused on what really matters to those who have chosen the "harder" road, "or the road less traveled." Thank you so much, Love and lots of appreciation for your helping me make sense of this time in my life. Sharon
Wow Martin! I didn't know I was also feeling that way until I read this... thank you, I feel much better now 🤓👍🏻
Dearest Martin you’ve done it again. Put into eloquent words the state of my being. I, myself sit more on the scale towards the paralysis end. I am for the first time in 3 years on a ferry for a wee outing away from all my rescue creatures I’ve been so dearly afraid to leave. This limbo state has me functioning at a fractional level. I wish with all my heart the w.h. read this and take into account our collective suffering by being held at “the terminal “.
Once again Martin, you’ve managed to put my feelings into eloquent words of understanding. Profound words. Thank you for being the spokesperson in our walk through chaos and change. We Love You!
Brilliant introspective. I hear you and it seems you hear me as well. Thank you.
A few days ago I ran across a similar interstitial meditation written in 1917. The author anticipated that the end of a deliberately crazy period would require rethinking, and was trying to engage his readers to help with the rethinking after the enforced craziness was done.
https://polistrasmill.com/2023/10/04/19327/
Well put sir, as usual. I too feel like I’m living in some strange limbo land, with one foot in my old reality and the other one in a new one. The old ‘reality’ has blurred more and more as the lies have come out and I realise that I have been living in someone else’s theatrical production - what was/is that existence? Similarly, the new reality has not yet come into focus, rather like learning a new language - I get some words and phrases of my new existence but I don’t understand the cohesive whole yet - more pieces of the jigsaw need to be found and put in place to provide clarity. And while this learning process goes on apace the lies and deception continue unabated - from both the supposedly good guys as well as the evil ones. For me the lies have been the second worst thing after the realisation of just how weak and selfish and awful some ‘people’ are on this planet - far worse than I had imagined.
Still, there are compensations. I suspect that all of us reading here have evolved immensely over the last few years and more is to come. Terrible and yet exciting times; truly an adventure of sorts but a painful one.
Oh well, and on we go into the mist but at least we know now how to find our way forward: trust only our own instincts and believe precious little that can’t see with our own eyes. Thank God we can all see each other here.
Thank you for your insights and taking us along with you on your remembering trip through Scotland. A country I always wanted to visit, but never have been. You are really an incredible story teller and writer and cannot be compared with some of the other more typical friends and occupations. While we really like our friends dearly, it is sometimes difficult to share with them and for them to see you properly and appreciate you. This is just a reminder, many of us are in the car ride with you. You really are never alone and should continue communicating and reaching out as you do.
Thank you, Martin. Beautifully written. You have a gift for succinctly expressing what many of us are feeling. For example, "Having had the shock of exposure to the malevolence, we can begin to see its finitude and weakness, too." ... and many other gems.
Hi Martin - I’m behind reading your posts but your writing is so profound; Deep thinker and articulate, mixed with raw emotion and lessens of humanity. I hope you will compile your journey into an anthology some day. A tabletop book so we don’t forget, including both your writing and photography. You express into words what we experience world-wide. In this journey we have definitely become aware of how interconnected we are. I’ll pray for rejuvenation of our relationships that have decayed through the receipt and lies. Peace, Martin. Love from America! Wendy
Having recently had my usual 6 mo. Dr. app't. it was interesting to note that the sign, "Masks Required" was still on the door as you go in.....this even though no one is wearing them anymore, outside. Sure enough, everyone had a mask on!! Weird!! Of course, I did not put one on the entire visit & the Dr. pulled hers down when she came into the room! Here in Central NYS, I will still see an older person wearing one in the P. O......me being 79!!! I have to assume there are some who will never "get it"!!
And one of my Dear Friends recently "checked out", not having paid attention to my warning about not getting the jab. Sad, as we have to stand by & watch our friends & family disappear, STILL, not understanding what the heck was REALLY going on!! I have to surmise that this is not the first time Humanity has gone through something like this!! And.....I wonder exactly how many "sides" there are to this conflict going on over this planet of ours???