A hug, if you need it ..

(hugs back) Thank you. I'll be okay. Just the usual planning letdown. I had some neat places picked out to go, but between physical limitations -- theirs, not mine -- and the heat, nobody was interested. And Viqsi, poor thing, overheated just going out to a restaurant. I feel better now -- and the hug helps -- and I'll be okay in time. Thank you.

The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley ...

(hugs)

(hugs back) Thanks. I'll be okay, though.It's just the frustrations of being one of the more physically active folks at the Bash.

(hugs back) Thanks. I'll be okay, though.It's just the frustrations of being one of the more physically active folks at the Bash.

I've read that the devil can attack us with emotions as well as thoughts. And considering humans tend to run more on emotions than logic, it can be easy to muddle and confuse - or just frustrate - by flooding us with conflicting emotions. Or just pick one to fan like a hot coal in a box of tinder.

I don't know if that's what's really happening, but stay strong. Things are a mess right now, and I've no doubt the devil loves all the hatred and anger running rampant. He's likely behind a lot of it, considering how much joy it's killing. And in the end, that's kinda the end goal of the Thief of Joy, isn't it? If he can't be happy, no one else will be.

God be with you, bud. Sounds like you could really use the Comforter right now.

Then again, looking at the date this was posted... maybe I'm a bit late. =P Guess God will have to pull some timey-wimey shenanigans and fulfill my prayers for you in the past, before I made them.

People tend to feel more alone than they really are.

I feel ya. These days, especially.