I hope you have found comfort in what many here have tried to convey to you. (Reply #72)

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72. I hope you have found comfort in what many here have tried to convey to you.

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 05:55 AM

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There are some great posts here! I've read them all, and rec'd many.

I will also turn 72 before this year ends, so we are the same age. I refuse to believe that we cannot or will not recover from this, and that we will at least see that recovery begin in our lifetimes. And yes, this is a belief. We have no actual knowledge of what the future holds. We can surmise, conjecture, and so on, but we cannot KNOW. What we have are beliefs, and we can choose what we want to believe.

I choose to believe that we can and will bring our country back, and for me, there is strength in that belief. This is where I choose to direct my personal energy and project it forward toward a better future. It does not serve me or my loved ones to live in fear or misery. I refuse. I choose to hope for a better world as I have done my entire life, and will continue to work toward with body, mind, and spirit. There is power in that. Please don't let them take your power from you.

My point, I suppose, is that we all can choose what we believe. Beliefs are not fixed, even though we may sometimes think they are. Beliefs can change, for better or worse. So, I ask you to take time to think about your thinking, and ask yourself what beliefs will best serve you and the future you want to help manifest. Reject what does not serve YOU, and focus on what does best serve YOU. Build on that base of beliefs. And remember simply that we have no foreknowledge. We cannot KNOW what will happen. But we can choose how we think about this, and project our beliefs with strength and good intention.

I realize how difficult all of this is, and I have my down days, too. I am often sad or angry. Some days are better than others. But I do know (and yes, I do know this) that I can choose to stay in those down days or I can choose to pull myself up into a better place. I choose that better, kinder, more positive and hopeful place. It serves me better as I walk through the rest of my life. I hope you will find a way to do the same for yourself so that in your own way you can feel some joy and hope again. That seems important to you.

My words may or may not help, but to somehow help is my intention. I wish you well.

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I will turn 72 at the end of this month and I really don't think [View all] MIButterfly Oct 1 OP

I'm 76, I just wanna live long enough to see Donald Trump in the ground Walleye Oct 1 #1

So many of us haryn Oct 1 #11

Cancer and arthritis running my family. But I will take whatever pain and treatment it takes to outlive the bastard Walleye Oct 1 #12

This administration blew it popsdenver Oct 1 #40

MIButterfly has really touched brakester Thursday #74

I HAVE TOO add my name to your thread!! bluestarone Oct 1 #32

72 and ditto. BHDem53 Oct 1 #41

I'll be 77 tomorrow, and I too would like to live long enough to see the orange cartoon-character gone. Magoo48 Oct 1 #62

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAGOO48! MIButterfly Thursday #89

TY🧞‍♂️ Magoo48 Friday #90

I turn 73 in November. Right now, I just want to outlive trump... Wounded Bear Oct 1 #2

It can be done. Arthur_Frain Oct 1 #3

Trump's downward slide will continue. He'll be oasis Oct 1 #4

not sure about decades bigtree Oct 1 #5

That's optimistic leftstreet Oct 1 #7

I turned 78 in September. I have too many people I need to make miserable before I go. Trump will be gone by then. OLDMDDEM Oct 1 #6

I know it's not enough but BaronChocula Oct 1 #8

Sadly, I'm in agreement with you. Gimpyknee Oct 1 #9

Hell, I'm in my 60s and I doubt the US will even begin to be repaired ... CousinIT Oct 1 #10

It will never be repaired Random Boomer Thursday #79

I turned 78 in June and I know exactly how you feel. Katinfl Oct 1 #13

The "fix" isn't going to happen without all of us. hamsterjill Oct 1 #14

I'm 76 and I'm determined to live long enough to piss on Trump's grave. Vinca Oct 1 #15

They could sell admission to a locale, in order to piss on his grave. yellow dahlia Oct 1 #34

We all need a reason to keep going nikatnyte Oct 1 #61

I agree, we need to have Democratic control of Congress and the White House for at least 4 full terms. patphil Oct 1 #16

I'm 76 llmart Oct 1 #17

Climate change will ensure no nation recovers Kaleva Oct 1 #18

The top scientists popsdenver Oct 1 #31

Yes Kaleva Oct 1 #33

Maybe don't think of it as losing a country but gaining a world lostnfound Oct 1 #19

I like your perspective. None of this is about us personally. 1WorldHope Oct 1 #65

As is your wont brakester Thursday #75

agree! Ppl from free countries around the world that may have been teetering are seeing this and saying hell no! PortTack Oct 1 #69

I Will Be 73 In April. BBbats Oct 1 #20

I will be 73 soon liberalgunwilltravel Oct 1 #21

I turn 59 on November 5th and unfortunately, I feel the same way! JMCKUSICK Oct 1 #22

As a 78 year old St Louis Cardinal fan MissouriDem47 Oct 1 #23

Thank you for that down to earth reminder. 1WorldHope Oct 1 #66

And, saddled your brakester Thursday #77

My parents are in their 80s and I hate that they, you and everyone for that matter has go through this, but especially.. themaguffin Oct 1 #24

Anyone who is old enough to read your post TODAY BigmanPigman Oct 1 #25

Nah, things can be fixed. Elessar Zappa Oct 1 #52

I believe you will live long enough to see the recovery begin Mysterian Oct 1 #26

I'm in my seventy-fifth trip around the Sun... BurnDoubt Oct 1 #27

I often say, I hate these people. yellow dahlia Oct 1 #38

I'm 75 and to me it seems like a downhill slide for the last 45 years. walkingman Oct 1 #28

Reagan made greed and ignorance fashionable Skittles Thursday #73

Progress enid602 Oct 1 #29

I don't view in the same way. markodochartaigh Oct 1 #30

MED BEDS FOR EVERYONE! (not trump!) orleans Oct 1 #35

The last sentence of your post is the title of a 'letter' I wrote back in 2017. Let''''s keep on keeping on. c-rational Oct 1 #36

At age 80, I'm a bit conflicted AverageOldGuy Oct 1 #37

That's the BEST answer! some_of_us_are_sane Oct 1 #39

Me either Rebl2 Oct 1 #42

Well, it's never coming back. What it will do is go forward. Warpy Oct 1 #43

LOL! King Rotten Orange! MIButterfly Oct 1 #44

It works beautifully, doesn't it! calimary Thursday #71

When all of this is over. When he's finally gone... Initech Oct 1 #56

The U.S. is still trying to recover from the damage Reagan caused. OnlinePoker Oct 1 #45

Well in all fairness misanthrope Oct 1 #47

I'm 77 stage left Oct 1 #46

You might be right, but things can change much faster than expected. I'll bet there were a lot of people who lived Fil1957 Oct 1 #48

Starting with FDR we had a 20 year run in the White House Norbert Oct 1 #49

My mother used to say that the last good Republican was Eisenhower. MIButterfly Thursday #84

The government maybe damaged for many years Mblaze Oct 1 #50

There were quick flips of ideology in the 1950s bucolic_frolic Oct 1 #51

I'm still waiting for the country to roll back Conjuay Oct 1 #53

I am 77 also, this country has been going down hill since Reagan. I hope to see Trump doc03 Oct 1 #54

It takes 250 years to build a reputation. It takes one jackass with a wrecking ball to tear it down in 6 months. Initech Oct 1 #55

Hope From History Atreus Oct 1 #57

I'm about 9 years younger than you and Crunchy Frog Oct 1 #58

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As someone who's just 56 , I wanted to say I'm so Sorry proud patriot Oct 1 #63

So this is where we hang out LOL Roy Rolling Oct 1 #64

It CAN happen here...again 2na fisherman Oct 1 #68

We all want our country back vapor2 Oct 1 #70

I hope you have found comfort in what many here have tried to convey to you. Silver Gaia Thursday #72

Thank you, Silver Gaia. Your words are very wise. MIButterfly Thursday #85

Thank you for your response, MIButterfly! Silver Gaia Thursday #88

Ok Abstractartist Thursday #76

I agree Timewas Thursday #78

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My goal..... Biglinda 52 Thursday #82

I'm 73, and I'm struggling to keep the stress levels down. This whole thing could end very quickly if enough Republicans Martin68 Thursday #83

hoping to see the recovery North Coast Lawyer Thursday #86

One consistent fact though. czarjak Thursday #87

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