Happy 250th 4th of July, ScottyDye. I hope you enjoyed the good food you mentioned on the other thread.

Here, sitting in the sunroom, finally dark, I can clearly hear loud fireworks ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️ outside, 10 pm. The night is young.

Anita

Good 4th Eve 🎂

My celebration food was ribs & corn on the cob. And walked along the streets of downtown after the parade concluded. That’s all. Now hearing fireworks and expecting more late tonight.

I am not surprised she didn’t end it with you, and am glad she texted you 3 hours ago, so you don’t have to wait anymore.

How do you think what happened (that which caused her panic attacks/ overwhelmed her) can be prevented from happening again?

🌿✨️🌿 Anita

Good morning, JB 🙂

“I just graduated and moved away a few days ago, and saying goodbye was surprisingly emotional”-

It’s no wonder you felt very emotional saying goodbye to the first community you felt genuinely connected to (the last two years of business school).

Business school being over and moving away from a community where one felt genuinely connected to is a huge change and would feel destabilizing for anyone.

There’s something else that crossed my mind as I read your original post this morning: some friendships groups are specific to a time and place and they don’t carry on beyond.

When business school ended, even before it ended, maybe everyone experienced a sense of loss, a difficulty saying goodbye. To make it easier, people may emotionally detach from the friends specific to the time and place, so to make it easier to move on to the next phase of life.

They may attach to the people who are now available to them. If you don’t have people close to you now, in the place you moved to only a few days ago, it’s no wonder you miss the last people you were close to.

Does this resonate, JB?

🌿🌿🌿 Anita

It’s a pleasure having you here, ScottyDye. I would love to read more from you here, in your own thread, and in others’ threads 🌿✨🌿✨

Hello ( again), Just a Dude Living Life 🙂

Living life with the fewest complications. I like that ✔️

And with humility: making peace with not knowing. I like that too ✔️✔️

Reads like you got it, dude. Not in a grand, loud way, but in a quiet, gentle, humble way.

🌿🌿🌿 Anita

Hey ScottyDye 🌿

Yes, intense abuse disrupts being care-free every time 😔

The peace and freedom you’re experiencing shows in your organized, calm writing.

I’m glad you read the bible per your interpretation!

I like how the bible begins: “In the beginning”. Paraphrasing: in the beginning, all was chaotic and dark, and then God started organizing, separating and labeling things: sky and earth, dark and light, etc.

Seems like that’s what you’ve been doing: Separating the later version of yourself (the raumatized, chaotic, overwhelmed ScottyDye) from the early on- in- the- beginning ScottyDye’ the “carefree and more simple- minded”..?

And that’s why you like Lori’s book so much, Simple Wisdom.

Yes, let’s keep it simple 🙂

🌿🌿🌿 Anita

Dear James:

AI: “La ilāha illā Allā means ‘There is no god but Allah.’ This is the core declaration of Islamic faith — the statement that affirms the absolute oneness of God and denies the existence of any other deity worthy of worship.
It’s considered the foundation of tawḥīd (oneness of God) and the heart of the shahāda, the Muslim testimony of faith.

“Islam’s central teachings emphasize Compassion (rahma), Justice (‘adl), Protection of life, Care for the vulnerable, and Peaceful coexistence. The Qur’an repeatedly says that God loves those who act with kindness, patience, and fairness, and that killing an innocent person is like killing all of humanity.

“Most Muslims live quiet, ordinary, peaceful lives, and the heart of Islam teaches compassion, fairness, and care for others. Violence comes from politics, fear, and extremist groups — not from the religion itself. When you look at the everyday practice of Islam, it’s about prayer, kindness, family, and seeking peace with oneself and others.”