Interfaith Group

I need at least a week off until this Paris thing chills down and GD no longer allows posts on religion again.

I sit in a chair and listen to people rage, rant, cry, express, complain, etc. on a daily basis. They are hurting from wounds both real and perceived from their pasts. I do not mind my work at all. But I do need a break from it so I don't get burned out.

Coming here can be that break. But too often here recently that same rage, ranting, complaining, etc. is just becoming toxic. The pain, the hurt, and the rage are real and very often so justified. BUT...here at DU are allies. These are people who ultimately agree on social changes, economic realities, etc. Right now, however, people are just venting their spleens at those who were not the source of their hurt but are very easy targets.

I could take the time to trash threads, put more on Ignore, blah blah blah, or I can just take a short break until it simmers back down to a low boil. My emotional state is a bit fragile right now with all that my family is going through, and I just don't have the resources to not let it affect me. I am not even a religious believer, but I have gotten sick of the just venomous bile hurt and angry people are throwing around here at DU right now.

I'll be back but after I answer a few lingering to-do PM's, I need a short break.