How did your Thanksgiving gatherings go? Did everyone avoid just politics? Anyone see any changes in their families outlook? Did you have any sore losers not show up this year? How did this year compare to recent years?
Please share your wins and disappointments. I think it's important we see the progress we've made. Maybe for some here, nothing changed, but I think it helps to know there's hope. Those stubborn people in your circle are going to see they're outnumbered.
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It sounds like things are moving in the right direction. Laughter is the best medicine. And we all need to heal.
I did get surprise answers from EVERYONE there to a question. Have any of you had one of those Matrix moments where everything slows down around you? Everyone had had them and it booted off an hour conversation with everyone explaining their personal situations where it has occurred. I had it happen a few times and it was just something I was curious about since it really makes you stop ta think on our perception of time on the daily vr when the slowmo with, what seems a long time to analyze and react accordingly to a situation that in RT is happening in seconds. Part of our yearly "Things to be thankful for" lol with out that slowmo, each situation could of turned out really badly.
Wow. I'm not sure I ever experienced that
Least harmful event was a paintball match where he(as a teen) heard the pop of the gun turn and then.. everything slowed down so he sat there and watched the paint ball heading to him and watched how its surface kinda buckled a lil with the wind pressure and it was wobbling lol.. then he just moved out of the way and it hit the tree.. I mean, it only takes a sec for that paintball to fire and hit but, he said it made him laugh at how silly the thing looked as it was flying toward him. lol. had all the time in the world to observe it, and move out of the way. Scariest was youngest sister when it went off the road and down a steep hill and was heading at a tree, things slowed down though, and she was able to correct the car to miss the tree and hit a barbed wired fence and thick bushes. Said she felt totally calm and her mind was calculating the amount she had to turn and hit then release break and .. again only took a few secs but, she had all the time she needed to avoid a head on with the tree.