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Here We Go Again.

keep you in my thoughts, stressed and overwhelmed / Judith Seid / December 29, 2021 / Covid, Covid and Judaism

As the news of Omicron spreads, even alone in my house, I can hear the head-banging and the groans from all over the world. Not again! I thought we were done with this! I can’t do this any more! It has to stop! No no no no nonononooooooo! Well, it’s yes yes yes. It is […]

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We Are Who Believe We Are

keep you in my thoughts, politics / Judith Seid / January 22, 2021 / America we are not the kind of country that tolerates injustice, Civil Rights Act, triumphs of justice and equality in united states, we as a country can treat all people better

Say it with me: This is not who we are. We are better than this. Say it again. We should all say it. OK, first of all, the disclaimer. Of course we are not better than this. Of course this is who we are. The list seems endless: slavery, Jim Crow, government-supported systemic racism –

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Struggling? Overwhelmed?

keep you in my thoughts, stressed and overwhelmed / Judith Seid / September 12, 2020 / depressed, family demands, feeling completely helpless, going through a hard time, overwhelmed, struggling

Are you struggling? Overwhelmed? You’re not alone. It’s been a weird, demanding, and terribly sad six months. Some of us feel completely helpless, others full of rage, still others too depressed to keep caring. Actually, a lot of us feel all of those emotions, serially or even all at once. It is ok to feel

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No Experience is Wasted

keep you in my thoughts, stressed and overwhelmed / Judith Seid / May 22, 2020 / Covid, depression, isolation, pandemic

We keep saying, “this is a weird time.” We keep saying, ‘this is different from anything we’ve ever experienced before.” We keep saying, “I’m not sure I know how to cope with this.” All those statements are true. And also not. Lessons from our past inform this new situation. Don’t touch your face. A guy

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What I Hear

keep you in my thoughts / Judith Seid / July 3, 2017 / i am sorry this is happening to you, I do not need you to pray for me, i will be thinking about you, I will pray for you

What I hear when you say you’ll pray for me: First, I hear that what you mean to say is, “I’m sorry this is happening to you.” Thank you. I appreciate the sympathy. It’s nice to know people care. But then I also hear one of the following: In other words, when you say you’ll

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