Face Everything and Rise...Frak that, it depends on the situation

I didn't do much today, outside of playing ReDecor on my phone, and watching Sullivan's Crossing (via DVR on CW), and The Lincoln Lawyer, S1, on Netflix. Also watched another episode of Great British Baking Show S12 (in which I have to agree with the bakers, Allison is preferable to Noel, who is just annoying and in their way. Sorry, Noel, it was funny five seasons ago, now it's just old.)

I needed a day off - just lounging in my apartment, eating things I shouldn't tucked in a blanket watching television. It was cold in the apartment this afternoon. Sixty-six to Sixty-Seven degrees. Then around 7pm, they turned on the heat, so it's 71 degrees in the living area, and probably 74 in my bedroom. Ugh. I may have to bring a fan or open a window in the bedroom to bring it down to 69-67 for optimal sleeping conditions.
I wish they'd turn the heat on during the day and in the morning, and leave it low at night - but it's on a temperature gauge, if the temperature goes below 55 degrees the heat pops on.

Oh what else? I read something online and got upset about the election again. I'm experiencing a lot of unnecessary stress due to this election, which makes it hard for me to focus at times, or think straight. Each Presidential Election in the US is more terrifying/anxiety inducing than the last. I don't know if this is true elsewhere or not?

At any rate, I watched First Unitarian Universalist Church of Brooklyn's live stream of their service this morning - and it pulled me out of it.
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I cried as the hate and fear and rage fled my body and mind, and I felt free of it once again. Lighter. Because hate, fear, anxiety, and rage all weigh me down and make me ill.

I can't control how others perceive the world or myself, or each other. Or how they vote, or whether they vote. All I can do is control what I do and how I choose to react to it. And that must be with love not hate, and kindness not violence. But the anxiety and anger make it hard at times to accomplish.

The other thing I'd like talk about is a little platitude that's been going around social media via a lot of amateur motivational speakers (who are basically performing artists and motivational speakers as a second career).

"F.E.A.R - Face Everything and Rise" as opposed to Face Everything and Run.

(I don't know, it's more likely to be Face Everything and Fall Down Really Hard...and think better of trying it a second or third time. Assuming of course you don't die and are able to get up and do it a second time. Fear is not necessarily a bad thing. People born without the ability to feel fear, don't tend to live long lives.)

Janis Ian: "Face Everything and Rise"
ME: Did you learn nothing from sticking around for Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene? I mean how did that work out for you?
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Memage

Based on some of these questions and the spellings? I'm thinking whomever did this is from the UK or Canada? It doesn't smell like an American? Anyhow, October memage swiped from slaymesoftly.

1. Do you like blue cheese?

I tend to avoid it - since it often has mold or flour involved, which means glutens. But I used to love it.

2. National Handbag Day - is your life in your handbag, or just the essentials? Have you a favourite bag?

I tend to use backpacks for work - and yes, it contains my life for the most part. And I have two bags that I use outside of it - both are tye dyed, one is big for grocery bags, and can carry a jacket, a book, and grocery bags, phone, glasses, wallet. The other can fit the book, phone, glasses, pretty much everything but a light jacket or sweater comfortably.

3. What is your favourite garden plant or flower?

I don't know. I'm moody? I like Sunflowers, Lilies, Violets, and Roses. Daisies, I'm allergic to.
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