Comments on: stagger and fall http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2006/03/07/stagger-and-fall/ exciting, informative, snarky, and very likely fabricated tales of life as an american expat in london Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:06:21 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: victoria http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2006/03/07/stagger-and-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-594 victoria Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:12:18 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/?p=703#comment-594 Very well said. For my own part, I am feeling increasingly paralyzed to act, precisely because there is such a dizzying array of fronts upon which action is screamingly necessary. I end up writing for hours on this travesty or that one or whatever, wondering if my efforts amount to little more than preaching to some nebulous, barely existent choir. And in the meantime, I am getting almost nothing else done. Really, in practical terms right now, my life is in open-throttle disaster mode. It’s just that while I’m in this particular hell-bound handbasket, I’m narrating a few random segments from the journey: issues that arise with such overpowering force, blotting out my ability to focus on anything else, until I have written about them. Really, it’s more exorcism that goes on in my writing than “creation” as such. So, don’t ask me why I find your post inspiring. By all rights, it should only increase my anxiety. (For example, I had no idea about the homophobic protests at soldiers’ funerals. Holy crap.) But, for whatever reason, I take comfort in knowing it isn’t just me, feeling so excruciatingly overwhelmed. Which in turn, eases the ‘overwhelm’ state, to some extent. So perhaps I can talk myself out of this hole of despair (while listening to the echoes of sisters and a few brothers who may be equally despairing), and return to some state of empowerment. (If I can remember what that state feels like.) And perhaps you can derive some comfort, grace, power, etc. - knowing what strength your own words have managed to impart. Thank you for your words. Very well said. For my own part, I am feeling increasingly paralyzed to act, precisely because there is such a dizzying array of fronts upon which action is screamingly necessary. I end up writing for hours on this travesty or that one or whatever, wondering if my efforts amount to little more than preaching to some nebulous, barely existent choir.

And in the meantime, I am getting almost nothing else done. Really, in practical terms right now, my life is in open-throttle disaster mode. It’s just that while I’m in this particular hell-bound handbasket, I’m narrating a few random segments from the journey: issues that arise with such overpowering force, blotting out my ability to focus on anything else, until I have written about them. Really, it’s more exorcism that goes on in my writing than “creation” as such.

So, don’t ask me why I find your post inspiring. By all rights, it should only increase my anxiety. (For example, I had no idea about the homophobic protests at soldiers’ funerals. Holy crap.)

But, for whatever reason, I take comfort in knowing it isn’t just me, feeling so excruciatingly overwhelmed. Which in turn, eases the ‘overwhelm’ state, to some extent.

So perhaps I can talk myself out of this hole of despair (while listening to the echoes of sisters and a few brothers who may be equally despairing), and return to some state of empowerment. (If I can remember what that state feels like.)

And perhaps you can derive some comfort, grace, power, etc. – knowing what strength your own words have managed to impart.

Thank you for your words.

]]> By: ed bremson http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2006/03/07/stagger-and-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-587 ed bremson Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:45:39 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/?p=703#comment-587 I wish there were more people like you who care deeply and think deeply about important things. I wish there were more people like you who care deeply and think deeply about important things.

]]> By: Jen http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2006/03/07/stagger-and-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Jen Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:04:35 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/?p=703#comment-585 god I hope you're right! god I hope you’re right!

]]> By: Tillerman http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2006/03/07/stagger-and-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Tillerman Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:01:10 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/?p=703#comment-584 I sincerely hope it's a transitory thing. The USA was founded on principles of toleration and openness (OK - as long as you weren't a slave) and in the 60s and 70s it seemed we might be headed down a positive path. We need some new leaders to lead us back to the country we originally aspired to be. I sincerely hope it’s a transitory thing. The USA was founded on principles of toleration and openness (OK – as long as you weren’t a slave) and in the 60s and 70s it seemed we might be headed down a positive path. We need some new leaders to lead us back to the country we originally aspired to be.

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