Oct 2, 2017

I'M SO SORRY

One of the hazards of living in the Spinster Stitcher bubble is that I have become completely oblivious to what is going on in the world.  Quite some time ago, I made the conscious decision to unplug and not watch the news.  I do read the paper each morning, but usually only skim the stories briefly before trying my hand at the puzzles.

This makes for a calm and happy life, but as I blathered on aimlessly on a Monday morning after the worst mass casualty shooting event in US history, I just looked...detached.

We studiously avoid the negative or provocative or troublesome on this here blog, and as you know, I leave politics, sex, religion, and anything else controversial to other outlets.  This is just supposed to be a soft place to fall in the midst of big hard things going on in my life, but I am sorry that my post this morning was so damn...clueless.

The truth of the matter is that I didn't know about what had happened in Las Vegas until I arrived at the lab and saw it on the television there.  My heart stopped and then broke, and I sat with the other folks in the waiting room thinking about and praying for the victims, the injured, the first responders, the families, the people that live and work there, and all of us here needing the strength, courage, and wisdom to come up with a solution to this (and many other) issues.

If you've been affected in any way...may God keep and bless you today and always. 

17 comments:

  1. Please don`t apologize for being a ray of sunshine in a world gone mad...I didn`t know about it either until I tuned into FB late this morning. I too avoid the news...all we can do is keep on keeping on and help others as best we can. xo

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  2. Please don't apologize. Like you, I do not read the news and only watch the nightly news. I woke up oblivious to the Las Vegas tragedy. We can all pray for Vegas, the victims, their families and to God to stop the madness in our world. I think that's all we can do and it is the best thing to do.

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  3. No apology needed - I didn't know about the tragedy until this morning either. And that wasn't until I went to my volunteer group of stitchers and they were all talking about it. Terrible.

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  4. Isn't reducing stress is part of your health care recommendations for keeping your kidney lasting as long as possible? If so, please don't beat yourself up mentally over it. I didn't know what happened for at least an hour and I *had* the radio/news on, but with being in/out of the room and driving and Dad on my mind, what happened didn't sink into my brain right away either. I'd guess most of your readers could use a bit of brightness that your "aimless blathering" brings us. At least I can use all the non-saccharine sweet brightness I can get right now. Don't change, and don't apologize for being you!

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  5. I also have "unplugged" I rarely go to any social media site now.
    My anxiety so bad. But your blog is a safe oasis and for that I am grateful.

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  6. Prayers being said for the victims and the families. And Coni, there is no need to apologize. I wouldn't have known either except someone sent me an email. Thinking of you and I hope your labs went okay.

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  7. No need to apologize. Hope you have a great stress free day stitching!

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  8. I'm with everyone else here--unplugged. I rarely see the news any more. Now weather is a different story. I'm a total weather geek....just not a news one until weather is the topic of the day. I also hate to say it but there is absolutely no solution for crazy men. I don't even try thinking that way as it just stresses me out. I'd rather stress out about something I have power or knowhow to change. No apologies from you are necessary. I hope all of your appointments today went well.

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  9. I (and my husband) are one of the "unplugged" too. We heard about the Las Vegas tragedy last night. So terribly sad. Prayers to all affected and thanks to all the responders.😭😭😭

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  10. Let us love one another as best we can and make our lives
    a sanctuary for those in need of understanding. GIGO...by
    unplugging, we can concentrate on the positives and have
    the emotional resources to reach out to others without the need to deal with frustration and feeling of helplessness. Also, many of us get our shot of Coni and
    pay it forward. Deep prayers for all those affected by
    this senseless tragedy/.

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  11. Don't feel bad. I was late in learning the news this morning. I told my husband, who didn't know because he refuses to watch the news, as its all bad. Its sad, but no one knows why it happened. No need to stress over it, just say a prayer.

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  12. Please don't feel bad. I wouldn't have known except For a notification when I opened my iPad. Like many others, I don't often read/hear/watch the news in an attempt to keep from becoming depressed. So many people are in my prayers these days, including those in Las Vegas. May God have mercy on us all.

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  13. I would like to add my 'AMEN' to all the comments above and your column, Coni. Now what we must all do, after we have done all that lies to our hands to do, is to let go and let God. God bless you, Coni, and Keep you and give you peace, Charlotte

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  14. Please do not worry about being that "happy place" for us to gather. We all need that in this crazy world. You help us keep our sanity with your wit and happy wisdom.

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  15. You are a ray of sunshine much of the time. The rest you are honest and share your problems. That's what we all need right now in the crazy world. Please just take care of yourself and keep this a place I come to first.

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  16. There always seems to be something horrible going on in the world. Don't feel bad, it is impossible to keep up with it all.

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