This isn’t the world I want to live in.

I cannot buy into the we are all doomed scenario.

Life is for living, it is not a dress rehearsal, we get one chance at it.

I am all for as my GC say loving living life. Our AC work hard and play hard, (they get that from us) and are passing on the same philosophy to our GC.

Constantly thinking the worst cannot do anyone any good.

Stay focused on your own values and the ways in which each of us can make a difference where we are with the issues in our own communities. I don't think the world is worse than it ever was, its just the 24/7 bombardment of information we subject ourselves too. Children need our full attention, role models, and consistency. Grandparents can do this! We can do this.

petra

Claremont
Nothing new in Jehovah’s claiming the world is in a mess.
That’s their perpetual state of being. 😱

I loathe them. They latch onto whatever people are scared of at any moment in time and say that joining them will save you from it. Despicable.

Baggs

*gazing at a few daffodils just doesn’t mean much anymore*

Rot. Anyone who can't find a bit of joy in the beauty of spring flowers is a misery guts. They may have reason to be miserable but it aint the daffodils' fault.

Well, my St David's Day daffodils, which were tight buds on the 1st March, have suddenly gone over - so Rot! 😁

MayBee70

petra

Claremont
Nothing new in Jehovah’s claiming the world is in a mess.
That’s their perpetual state of being. 😱

I loathe them. They latch onto whatever people are scared of at any moment in time and say that joining them will save you from it. Despicable.

Any family member who marries someone who is not a Jehovah's Witness is cut off and does not exist any more.
Dreadful.

Absolutely agree MayBee. People who would let their own child die for want of a blood transfusion.

Claremont

This is so wrong, so patronising and worse ''I suggest you are very depressed and need a GP s help ''

anyone who is not concerned about what is going on around the world now, and the possibility of a war from which there will be no return for most os us, including out grand-children, is not behaving 'normally'.

Had a lovely day, big walk in the woods, work in the garden in the sunshine- coffee with a friend. It is perfectly possible to have a lovely time, AND be very concerned too, to the extent of being affected at bedtime, for instance.

If you stood in a ring of fire, with fingers in your ears and dancing around, singing ladidadida - you would not be 'normal'.

This is so wrong, so patronising and worse ''I suggest you are very depressed and need a GP s help ''

Well, I don't think it's patronising, it's perhaps because posters are concerned about you.

No-one is dancing around with fingers in ears singing ladidadida, I'm sure we're all concerned about what is happening, but catastrophising about it won't help ourselves or our loved ones.

Sending some more [daffodils][daffodils][daffodils]

Well, that went well! It worked before.

Claremont
It is frowned upon in the sect ( that’s what it is) to have friends who are non believers.
How anyone could call one of them a friend is odd to say the least.

Are we not doing " be kind" anymore?

Apparently not.

I think it helps to know what one can control and what one can’t. The foundation of democracy is that we all have a say in how our countries are governed. And I therefore consider it important to know what’s going on and vote. Although we as citizens have very little say in what goes on in the rest of the world, we can at least elect leaders who align with our views.
I think it’s short-sighted to bury one’s head in the sand or not to vote. We have a duty. And as individuals we can protest, support charities etc. to try and make a difference.
Beyond that all we can do is observe and hope. But not allow ourselves to be overwhelmed and consumed with pessimism and fear by over-exposing ourselves to the news.
There’s nothing we can do about it beyond taking an interest in the governing of our own country.
So I need to know as much as I think is sensible and try and distance myself from the rest. I watched the Zelensky debacle at the White House once and that was enough.
My mother grew up in Nazi Germany and her parents were not pro-Hitler. Her father could be quite outspoken in public about his concerns about the Nazis but there was nothing he could personally do once they were in power.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…

Does anyone remember people with sandwich boards saying Doom is Nigh walking round the streets?
That was when I was a child so about 70 years ago so doom was not that not that nigh.

henetha

I'm very concerned and sad about the state of the world, and do genuinely fear for my children and grandchildren. The awfulness of Trump etc is beyond all reasonableness.
But, I don't want this to ruin my life, what little time I might have left. This is still a beautiful planet, I take great pleasure in nature around me. And I'm on good terms with my family, they mean everything to me.
I try to be optimistic and to believe that the world will still keep turning and things will get better, in time. Meanwhile all I can do is try to enjoy my own little life and do the best I can.

What a good sensible attitude and comment, and I agree 100%

AGAA4

Does anyone remember people with sandwich boards saying Doom is Nigh walking round the streets?
That was when I was a child so about 70 years ago so doom was not that not that nigh.

Ah yes, The End Is Nigh, Repent!

During the Cuban Missile Crisis I recall a group of us standing at the school gate fearful that a nuclear war could start at 3pm. After my son was born, the Falklands War started and I was upset at the thought of mothers having to send their children to war. In my dotage, after much practice, I have learned to live in the present moment and do what needs to be done today and not fret about tomorrow. So when the news, for example, gets me down, I do find that focusing on what's before me eases my mind. And yes, that can be lovely daffodils.

AGAA4

Does anyone remember people with sandwich boards saying Doom is Nigh walking round the streets?
That was when I was a child so about 70 years ago so doom was not that not that nigh.

Yes, I remember the man with the sandwich board in our home town "The End of the World is Nigh".

My mother used to say "Poor man".

😂

petra

Claremont
It is frowned upon in the sect ( that’s what it is) to have friends who are non believers.
How anyone could call one of them a friend is odd to say the least.

I do believe JW vary from region to region. She is definitely a friend, and so was her late husband, the head of our local group. She is in her 80s and very frail, and we help her a lot with transport, etc. We are both out and out agnostic humanists.

Don't worry about me- but thanks. Garden is full of snowdrops, aconite, scillias, crocuses, and ... tons of ... snowflakes.

It is very possible to be very concerned about what is going on today with Trump and Putin, and others ... and not be clinically depressed or unhappy as a person.

I have no faith in agnostics.

I think Starmer is making a huge mistake with his policies. I hope he lives long enough to see the consequences of his actions and realise just what an absolute fool he was.

I'm glad I lived through the 60's and 70's and am not a young person in todays world.

glasshalffullagain

Are we not doing " be kind" anymore?

Apparently not.

Not for a very long time, I'm afraid.

Who isn’t doing ‘be kind’ ? Tho it does sound like the pro trans activists.
I prefer the phrase ‘being kind’ and there are many kind acts carried out every day and many kind words uttered as well.I don’t go along with the idea that the whole world has become unfeeling, not at all.

Claremont

Don't worry about me- but thanks. Garden is full of snowdrops, aconite, scillias, crocuses, and ... tons of ... snowflakes.

It is very possible to be very concerned about what is going on today with Trump and Putin, and others ... and not be clinically depressed or unhappy as a person.

snowflakes? 😯

I sat outside for a while this afternoon, it was really quite warm.

Oreo

Who isn’t doing ‘be kind’ ? Tho it does sound like the pro trans activists.
I prefer the phrase ‘being kind’ and there are many kind acts carried out every day and many kind words uttered as well.I don’t go along with the idea that the whole world has become unfeeling, not at all.

Exactly, focusing on the negatives begets more negativity.

There is so much goodness in the world still, if you care to look…