Last week I joined a birding festival field trip that met at 7am in the freezing cold. It took me an hour to get there and my truck had no heat. I met our group circling up to talk about where we were going to meet the bird banding experts, 15 minutes away. I asked for a ride since I had no heat and I was cold through my bones. The group leader invited me to ride with her and we turned toward the parking lot with everyone else following behind. Suddenly she swung around and asked, 'Are you vaccinated?!' When I said 'I'm unvaccinated' she waved her hand dismissively, said 'No!' and turned her back to me. I faced the others in the group and asked if anyone would accept an unvaccinated person in their vehicle, and no one would meet my eye. No one even said, 'I'm sorry, I'm uncomfortable', or 'I'm sorry we have no room'. It was a shunning I hadn't experience in a year and I was stunned. I truly felt disgust and revulsion. I followed in my truck feeling hurt and upset, debating whether to leave right away, but I also felt determined to participate - after all I had paid a lot of money to do an activity I am passionate about. I did get to hold a banded red tail hawk in my hand and release it into the air which was special. But I left hours early because I had lost all respect and connection for the others in the group. Later that day I joined a circle of unvaccinated women and felt like a full human being again.
Still hoping to find my tribe..........I know four people whose eyes are open and have refused the shots and the propaganda. One of these is one of my daughters, living on the other end of the state; another is a friend living even further away. I have left my former Unitarian Universalist congregation, which I was involved in for 20+ years, when I saw the insanity run rampant there. My husband has accused me of being "crazy" and "not believing in science," bringing me VERY close to walking out on our years together. Calling all tribe members!!!!!!!
I am blessed to have friends who feel the same way I do. My husband and son who live with me are like minded. The rest of my family are all true believers in all things Fauci. Everyone I work with knows I will never take the experiment. So far I've been sent like minded clients also, somehow, and I'm very happy with it. I get that there are fools out there who still believe, but even here in MA I'm finding more and more who have either smartened up or who never went along, just kept quiet.
Frankly anyone with any kind of an attitude towards my choices are going to get an earful from me - I will not stand down.
When this whole thing started our oldest daughter was reading & researching what she could about the "safety" of the jabs. We decided to "wait & see"...the world about us got very small as we were booted from social gatherings, & volunteer work ( all of 10 yrs involvement). To say we were hurt and so sad is an understatement...& dear goodness do not try and even mention "have you heard of how ivermectin works"?? Which my husband & I both used w/Covid 2x( 2021 & 2022). I so feel f I r others who have gone thru this especially those who live by themselves. I am awaiting "aha moments" from others but now it's " don't talk about Anything that might upset someone". So I guess I don't tell you the cure to drinking the poisonous water & you just suffer because You do Not want to even listen? I hurt for them too... 💔
We’ve got similar neighbors. We have been nothing but willing to help them, only to be called colonists and science deniers, et al. It’s so sad how manipulated people have become to the point where they are willing to make their own living arrangements, and that of their neighbors so abhorrent. It’s seemingly ok to part from peaceful ways of being and discriminate against others if they don’t believe the same as you. The ones calling out discrimination feel free to discriminate. How absurd the logic has become!
I lost a friend of 30+ years because she was so fearful of non-vaccinated people of which I was one. I explained that not only did I not trust the "safety" of the vaccines, I had natural immunity from having and recovering from the disease.
Jennifer, I abhor those virtue signaling lawn signs. But they provide a good indication of who to steer clear of.
My question is how did they all show up so fast? Where did people purchase them, what prompted them to purchase them, who manufactured them, where were they made? How come “no one” as taken the 15 min walk of fame to claim their brilliance for this?
Along with the plexi-glass, and all the decals on the floor of everywhere “stay 6 feet apart” a day after our “non-essential” business was shuttered and might I say having consequences, layoffs across the board with many of our vendors. IMHO that needs a deeper dive.
It was all quite astonishing… our bank had spay painted decals out side the branch within 24 hours of the shut down. If that does not alert people of a well organized plan, I do not know whet will.
What I took away from reading 26 previous comments resonated with me based on the line "We let the pharmaceutical industry pit us against each other. We abandoned our right tribes." I would rewrite that and say we abandoned the wrong tribe we thought was the right tribe. Maybe the side effect of this was a true home coming to self, to others close to us (even if it means losing them) and shedding of those who are not the right tribe. And in doing so, we can find the right tribe members. I place my intention in that. I will not want or wait for apologies that are empty or ways to make their own selves feel better. I am letting those people go from my life, even if it's family. It will allow space for the right tribe members to become part of my life. It's not easy, but it is freeing once you do it.
The reality of what has happened to us all breaks my heart over and over again…I have very few close friends left. I feel like I just go through the motions each day, pretending life is business as usual. It’s not, it’s a sad, divided world. I would love for compassion and kindness to make a comeback. Thank you for your articles.
There is no easy way to say this: The psyop has driven many good people to mental illness, as your examples here illustrate. How can we help them heal?
Well said and oh, so true. Seems choosing to think for onself is onorous these days. But being true to oneself is worth it. At least as far as I am concerned. Thanks for another thoughtful, well researched and couragous article.
I sold my home of 25 years in Washington State and moved to rural Texas to get away from this type of attitude. I was tired of feeling shunned by friends, neighbors and strangers. I actually feel like many of us are suffering from PTSD after being treated so horribly by others. I'm still hurt and angry. I never thought I'd lose friends and even family over a political and media hazing. How do we forgive actions that seem unforgivable? I'm slowly finding a new tribe. Luckily most of the good people around me now didn't fall for the agenda.
I wish we could be neighbors and friends. She many of our family won’t see us either. We’re in our mid 70’s. We trust our bodies more than big pharma. This was a great message I agree! Thank you!
I hold our irresponsible press responsible. The media has drummed up fear from day one, and acted as a propaganda machine. The new motto: there is one side to every story. For instance, no reporting to speak of on the fact that Denmark and the U.K. aren’t recommending boosters for anyone under 50. Meanwhile many of our colleges still have mandates. Shouldn’t this merit discussion in a free press?
Last week I joined a birding festival field trip that met at 7am in the freezing cold. It took me an hour to get there and my truck had no heat. I met our group circling up to talk about where we were going to meet the bird banding experts, 15 minutes away. I asked for a ride since I had no heat and I was cold through my bones. The group leader invited me to ride with her and we turned toward the parking lot with everyone else following behind. Suddenly she swung around and asked, 'Are you vaccinated?!' When I said 'I'm unvaccinated' she waved her hand dismissively, said 'No!' and turned her back to me. I faced the others in the group and asked if anyone would accept an unvaccinated person in their vehicle, and no one would meet my eye. No one even said, 'I'm sorry, I'm uncomfortable', or 'I'm sorry we have no room'. It was a shunning I hadn't experience in a year and I was stunned. I truly felt disgust and revulsion. I followed in my truck feeling hurt and upset, debating whether to leave right away, but I also felt determined to participate - after all I had paid a lot of money to do an activity I am passionate about. I did get to hold a banded red tail hawk in my hand and release it into the air which was special. But I left hours early because I had lost all respect and connection for the others in the group. Later that day I joined a circle of unvaccinated women and felt like a full human being again.
Still hoping to find my tribe..........I know four people whose eyes are open and have refused the shots and the propaganda. One of these is one of my daughters, living on the other end of the state; another is a friend living even further away. I have left my former Unitarian Universalist congregation, which I was involved in for 20+ years, when I saw the insanity run rampant there. My husband has accused me of being "crazy" and "not believing in science," bringing me VERY close to walking out on our years together. Calling all tribe members!!!!!!!
I am blessed to have friends who feel the same way I do. My husband and son who live with me are like minded. The rest of my family are all true believers in all things Fauci. Everyone I work with knows I will never take the experiment. So far I've been sent like minded clients also, somehow, and I'm very happy with it. I get that there are fools out there who still believe, but even here in MA I'm finding more and more who have either smartened up or who never went along, just kept quiet.
Frankly anyone with any kind of an attitude towards my choices are going to get an earful from me - I will not stand down.
When this whole thing started our oldest daughter was reading & researching what she could about the "safety" of the jabs. We decided to "wait & see"...the world about us got very small as we were booted from social gatherings, & volunteer work ( all of 10 yrs involvement). To say we were hurt and so sad is an understatement...& dear goodness do not try and even mention "have you heard of how ivermectin works"?? Which my husband & I both used w/Covid 2x( 2021 & 2022). I so feel f I r others who have gone thru this especially those who live by themselves. I am awaiting "aha moments" from others but now it's " don't talk about Anything that might upset someone". So I guess I don't tell you the cure to drinking the poisonous water & you just suffer because You do Not want to even listen? I hurt for them too... 💔
We’ve got similar neighbors. We have been nothing but willing to help them, only to be called colonists and science deniers, et al. It’s so sad how manipulated people have become to the point where they are willing to make their own living arrangements, and that of their neighbors so abhorrent. It’s seemingly ok to part from peaceful ways of being and discriminate against others if they don’t believe the same as you. The ones calling out discrimination feel free to discriminate. How absurd the logic has become!
I lost a friend of 30+ years because she was so fearful of non-vaccinated people of which I was one. I explained that not only did I not trust the "safety" of the vaccines, I had natural immunity from having and recovering from the disease.
Jennifer, I abhor those virtue signaling lawn signs. But they provide a good indication of who to steer clear of.
My question is how did they all show up so fast? Where did people purchase them, what prompted them to purchase them, who manufactured them, where were they made? How come “no one” as taken the 15 min walk of fame to claim their brilliance for this?
Along with the plexi-glass, and all the decals on the floor of everywhere “stay 6 feet apart” a day after our “non-essential” business was shuttered and might I say having consequences, layoffs across the board with many of our vendors. IMHO that needs a deeper dive.
It was all quite astonishing… our bank had spay painted decals out side the branch within 24 hours of the shut down. If that does not alert people of a well organized plan, I do not know whet will.
What I took away from reading 26 previous comments resonated with me based on the line "We let the pharmaceutical industry pit us against each other. We abandoned our right tribes." I would rewrite that and say we abandoned the wrong tribe we thought was the right tribe. Maybe the side effect of this was a true home coming to self, to others close to us (even if it means losing them) and shedding of those who are not the right tribe. And in doing so, we can find the right tribe members. I place my intention in that. I will not want or wait for apologies that are empty or ways to make their own selves feel better. I am letting those people go from my life, even if it's family. It will allow space for the right tribe members to become part of my life. It's not easy, but it is freeing once you do it.
The reality of what has happened to us all breaks my heart over and over again…I have very few close friends left. I feel like I just go through the motions each day, pretending life is business as usual. It’s not, it’s a sad, divided world. I would love for compassion and kindness to make a comeback. Thank you for your articles.
There is no easy way to say this: The psyop has driven many good people to mental illness, as your examples here illustrate. How can we help them heal?
Well said and oh, so true. Seems choosing to think for onself is onorous these days. But being true to oneself is worth it. At least as far as I am concerned. Thanks for another thoughtful, well researched and couragous article.
All your messages are great, but today's was especially terrific.
Steve Lieder
New Providence, NJ
I sold my home of 25 years in Washington State and moved to rural Texas to get away from this type of attitude. I was tired of feeling shunned by friends, neighbors and strangers. I actually feel like many of us are suffering from PTSD after being treated so horribly by others. I'm still hurt and angry. I never thought I'd lose friends and even family over a political and media hazing. How do we forgive actions that seem unforgivable? I'm slowly finding a new tribe. Luckily most of the good people around me now didn't fall for the agenda.
I wish we could be neighbors and friends. She many of our family won’t see us either. We’re in our mid 70’s. We trust our bodies more than big pharma. This was a great message I agree! Thank you!
Heartbreaking and spot on. Looking forward to moving on. When are we gonna have real leadership that heals and brings people together?
I hold our irresponsible press responsible. The media has drummed up fear from day one, and acted as a propaganda machine. The new motto: there is one side to every story. For instance, no reporting to speak of on the fact that Denmark and the U.K. aren’t recommending boosters for anyone under 50. Meanwhile many of our colleges still have mandates. Shouldn’t this merit discussion in a free press?