I happen to quite like Umair, but I don’t wade through everything he writes.

I also enjoy everything you write, Julia, though once I got the gist of this one, I skimmed through to the end.

I understand, and I hope you feel better now.😍😘😇🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Personally, I’m one of those who writes occasionally. I know how,(I paid attention in highschool English classes), but I don’t usually have a lot to say. A low level of passion is the price I pay for sobriety, stability, Peace in my daily life. As an alcoholic, unfettered passion can cause a lot of trouble, for me, and those whom I love.

My mom, seeing me depressed and withdrawn, would say, “Honey, just get mad! That’s what I do.” I had no reply at that time. If I had known then what I know now, I would have said, “That’s fine for you. You are inherently sweet and kind, right down to the marrow of your bones. I’m an alcoholic/drug addict. Getting, 'good and angry’, is a bad idea for me. It always gets out of hand.”

I just block the trolls and move on. I know myself. If I engage with them, it can get pretty nasty. Nothing pisses them off more than when I psychoanalyze them and they know that it’s true. As most of them do, they 'double-down' on their twisted rationale, and having no rational argument, begin slinging obscenities.

I often think of Christopher Hitchens, who was brilliant, but definitely an alcoholic. He didn’t stop drinking until he was too sick, physically, to continue…😥

I’m just not interested in any more playground squabbles.

Peace Love Kindness Respect the more you give the more you get 😍(start with yourself 😉)

Addendum:

“If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal people, but for alcoholics these things are poison.” (I substituted “people” for “men”. It was written in the 1930’s🙄). — Alcoholics Anonymous —

I often suspect that the founders, Bill W. and Dr. Bob, must have been exposed to Zen Buddhism at some point. Perhaps they found the path on their own…(?) Yes, I know, fellow friends of Bill, the first 100 members got together and did some extensive editing…😘