I appreciate you, and you’re right. But it was also helpful to realize that it wasn’t just something inside me causing the discombobulation… It helps me see more clearly what i can work on.

I had a long call with some old friends the other day and was describing how I’ve been feeling unusually down for the last year or so without knowing why… and they said, hmm, does this have anything to do with how our entire country feels badly right now? And that was my light bulb moment. Not sure why that wasn’t obvious to me, but I guess that’s what friends are for.

very certain death

Uh, no? This is unproductive fearmongering. I’ve come across plenty of black bears with cubs in tow. Keep your distance, be loud, and don’t get between them.

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This is what I scrolled down for. Thank you.

Elephants in the Savannah, orcas in the Atlantic!