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CaliforniaPeggy

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30. I live in a very blue neighborhood.

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 08:32 PM

Nov 2016

We get together at Christmas/Hanukah every year and we support one another. This year there will be more supporting. They are all very intelligent and politically aware, thank goodness.

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Take care of yourselves, my dear DU friends! [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 OP

Thank you, Dear CaliforniaPeggy! volstork Nov 2016 #1

Glad I could help! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #2

As Garrison Keiler recommended dhol82 Nov 2016 #3

I've been dodging a major garage mess for three years... VOX Nov 2016 #16

Yeah, me too dhol82 Nov 2016 #21

Wise words. Especially the part about getting "off" of the news for a time. LuckyLib Nov 2016 #4

Serenity rawhideal Nov 2016 #5

Welcome to Du...and..I will also say the Serenity Prayer... Stuart G Nov 2016 #13

Serenity rawhideal Nov 2016 #18

Thank you, Peggy! kentuck Nov 2016 #6

Found this as I walk in Mira Nov 2016 #7

Protect yourself tavalon Nov 2016 #60

Great advice, CalPeggy. mnhtnbb Nov 2016 #8

Good advise. K&R fleabiscuit Nov 2016 #9

Thank you CaliforniaPeggy! Useless in FL Nov 2016 #10

Perfect advice.....we will live to fight another day...... a kennedy Nov 2016 #11

Thank You for your kindness... Stuart G Nov 2016 #12

Thanks Peg. lpbk2713 Nov 2016 #14

A song from my favorite anarchist. Kiss Behind the Barricades by David Rovics NightWatcher Nov 2016 #15

A thank-you to the nicest soul on DU... VOX Nov 2016 #17

1B. nt Sophiegirl Nov 2016 #28

Excellent advice, my dear CaliforniaPeggy! csziggy Nov 2016 #19

Point well taken! MontanaMama Nov 2016 #20

i got a prescription for Klonopin today. barbtries Nov 2016 #22

thanks peggy. i'm trying. DesertFlower Nov 2016 #23

We will only get through this if we resist with every fiber of our being. GoneOffShore Nov 2016 #24

spend time w your pets. my dogs mopinko Nov 2016 #25

And talk to your friends and neighbors who think that this is "normal". GoneOffShore Nov 2016 #26

I live in a very blue neighborhood. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #30

Thank you, Peggy Homer Wells Nov 2016 #27

At least he hasn't sent us to war yet Victor_c3 Nov 2016 #29

Thank you for your service bdamomma Nov 2016 #67

it's really, really hard, Peggy. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2016 #31

That's great! Thank you. BigBearJohn Nov 2016 #32

Good advice Peggy - I went to the gym and it helped womanofthehills Nov 2016 #33

Amen! tavernier Nov 2016 #34

Thank you CaliforniaPeggy, for the wise words. SalviaBlue Nov 2016 #35

Thanks Peg. Glad to see a positive post! cwydro Nov 2016 #36

I felt compelled to write this, my dear cwydro! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #41

Thanks Peggy panader0 Nov 2016 #37

I feel I have to narrow my view to just my local vicinity right now. Kablooie Nov 2016 #38

That is exactly right! Do what you can, and it will be enough. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #40

Thank you for this. GreenEyedLefty Nov 2016 #39

we went to the gym Wednesday and today. Intend to go 3 times a week. n/t SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2016 #42

Good for you! Twice a week is all I can manage right now. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #43

I'm trying my best proud patriot Nov 2016 #44

For sure, my dear proud patriot.......... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #45

Some days are easier than others BuddhaGirl Nov 2016 #46

I have full control over how I treat others bhikkhu Nov 2016 #47

I have adored you for years, Peggy. Since long before this baboon was around. nolabear Nov 2016 #48

Wow, my dear nolabear! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #49

You'e got mad skills too, girl. Don't let them stop you from using them. nolabear Nov 2016 #50

America has been through tough times before...we will get through this and we must not give up the TrekLuver Nov 2016 #51

I was scared by the title that montana_hazeleyes Nov 2016 #52

K&R... spanone Nov 2016 #53

Walked a couple of miles with Mrs. Snark yesterday, then played with pup in yard. Snarkoleptic Nov 2016 #54

Distractions are the order of the day Freddie Nov 2016 #55

Those are all good things to do, my dear Freddie... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #56

"probably the most stressful time we've ever experienced as a nation" Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #57

We will, CaliforniaPeggy... ReRe Nov 2016 #58

Just being back here has lowered my stress massively tavalon Nov 2016 #59

Others Snoopy 7 Nov 2016 #61

The Civil War was More Stressful kebob Nov 2016 #62

well ya should have told me last week.... dhill926 Nov 2016 #63

Thank you, CP. gademocrat7 Nov 2016 #64

Good advice DesertRat Nov 2016 #65

Thank you CaliforniaPeggy bdamomma Nov 2016 #66

Great Advice California Peggy.... Corey_Baker08 Nov 2016 #68