Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I'm feeling really down today about all of this shit.
Hopefully there will be some good news in the next 24 hours that lifts my spirit. It usually happens this way.
I'm tired though. I've been awake for almost 4 years now. It must be excruciating for those that have been awake longer. Any tips?
(my wife is fast asleep which makes this extra hard; though she's great in every other regard which has made this bearable)
I’ve been in since the very first Q drop. When I started learning the things I know, I couldn’t sleep and I cried a lot. We have come a long way. Just one day at a time. All we can do.
Honestly, and you've heard this before - what makes this bearable for me is my faith in Jesus. If I didn't know Him as I do, I'd probably be very depressed. But I know He wins (has actually already won) and all of this is just the 'clean up.' So I'm good. Or as the pepes say, comfy AF. I hope you will one day feel that comfort as well. In the meantime, try to take your mind off it and get out into nature. I know when I spend time in God's beautiful creation, it can't help but lift my spirits. And if you've got friends, hang out and do some fun stuff. Just take a break from all this for a while. To me, things are really building up and coming to a crescendo. This year has been amazing. In terms of wins for us, so many more than the previous years. Try to concentrate on that. Good luck.
I completely agree, God is the glue.
It is easier today than it was 20+ years ago. I had to just stop letting it be the primary focus on my life. I always waited for an opening to discuss these things with others who were questioning & then always asked questions that helped me determine how much they knew & would share info I had looked at too.
Today I hear it about once per week while I am out & about. 20+ years ago, it might be a few times per year I would catch something that made me think someone else was waking up, or at least willing to question & consider non MSM (now fake News) possibilities.
Make God & your family the center of your life, and know that the truth you are aware of will help guide you to make proper choices & live by correct principles. If she is great in every other way, pork fun at yourself for connecting dot the are probsbly not there ("I could be wrong, you know I often am, though I have seen something I wanted your opinion on..."). The possibility of them waking you up from your "wrong think" engages others to look at your points, because you genuinely want them to help you figure out why it is wrong. Over time they should connect the dots too. Slow steady love & genuine appreciation for them for "being willing to put up with you as you figure it out".