Very clear. Thank you for that feedback.
Are there many with this view that you know of or is that more from a minority?

I too hope that it can be overturned and the damage restored.
Should be possible, he overturned much of what Obama had implemented as well.
Unfortunately he will be in office for another 3 years...

Stopping wars??
The US usually starts them, directly or indirectly.
The one in Ukraine is one of them.
That war is having a devastating effect on EU countries as we all have to offer refuge to hundreds of thousands Ukraine refugees. Now these are all good people, but it still costs money, space, healthcare etc. etc.
Plus the huge risk of it escalating, which will cost all EU countries dearly. Thank you US.

That's just one war.

As for the alleged benefit to your country right now... wait how it's going to pan out. I wouldn't be hopeful.
Chances are that the US will become an island.
That's basically what he wants. Produce your own stuff, and considering his policy I doubt other countries are going to be open to allowing the overflow in. So where are you going to go with your produce?
Dump it in Africa like was done with American GM grain in a country where people were starving and had no choice but to accept the disastrous grain?

Wanna produce your own chit? Knock yourself out. But flog it on US soil as well.
Like I said, my idea is: FU!

It's going to create havoc, in and outside the US. Who is better off remains to be seen.
Fact remains that it is an incredibly daft move.
If big companies find other outlets and countries to work with, what will you be left with? Nothing. Poverty.

How do you Americans feel about Trump's import tariffs?
Just curious whether or not this move has the overall support of the American people.

Personally I find it a very dangerous move. I don't necessarily mean economically.
But because it divides people and countries, and raises animosity and hostility.
With that it can very easily create a breeding ground for war as it will set up countries against one another, and against the US.
What will Trump do then? Send his overwhelming military force? Nuke countries?
This could very easily escalate into very nasty scenarios as he demands the entire world to bow down to the US.
Which is not going to happen.
Even I feel like FU!!
And I'm a loving person who doesn't busy herself with politics or economics at all.

I also feel this is a move to obtaining world power. If that happens it'll drag us back into the dark ages at the speed of light.

I've felt for decades that it could very well be that in the end Russia is the only one that can save us. From the US.
Problem being that the few others who will then join in aren't friends of the western world (I mean EU, AUS, UK with that, not US).

Let's hope it's not going to come to any of that.
Just when we're on the brink of moving into a new world based on love and oneness.
Unbelievable that one single man can take so much power and get away with it.

Nick Nolte.
I always liked him when I was a young girl.
But now in his 80s he still did an excellent job in "Angel has Fallen" as Gerard Butler's father.
He is hilarious and really good in that movie.

Sean Connery.
Need I explain? Just a brilliant actor. The Rock was one of my fave's with him.

Samuel L. Jackson.
He is really good although he often plays a I-don't-give-a-toss characters.
But he does it with so much verve which tells me he truly is a great actor.

Morgan Freeman.
Doesn't need explanation either. Brilliant actor. One of a kind.
The way he can look at another character, so intense and strong! You cannot fake that. I think he's a force to be reckoned with in real life too.

Gerard Butler
The entire Fallen sequel, Reign of Fire, 300, Greenland, and more.
Great actor. Especially if he is allowed to speak in his Scottish accent.

I want to tell a little bit about hormone replacement therapy, HRT, for menopause symptoms that I started end of May.

At some point during my menopausal journey I began to get symptoms. Nothing too serious. No severe hot flashes, nightsweats or moodswings.
But I did notice clear changes.
Almost overnight my skin got dry. I was shocked that could happen so fast!
I had trouble falling asleep, no matter how tired I'd been.
And I had the occasional heart flutter. Innocent in most cases but still unpleasant.

The GP allowed me to get on the pill, which helped. But then after 2 years they told me I had to get off it as it would become a danger due to my age -then 54.
Back to not falling asleep, heart flutters.
I must say I did feel better when not on the pill anymore! As if a thin veil got lifted.

The last couple of months I did notice my memory was getting worse and I had difficulty finding words when in conversation. Not too bad, but not my normal and certainly something was decreasing/not going well in my brain.
Scary as hell! I had planned to see my GP for early onset dementia, truly really scary.

Then I happened upon a YouTube clip with an interview of Dr Marie Claire Haver, gynaecologist, on menopause.
Holy cow! Major eye-opener!
She told of many horrific changes and health risk due to lacking hormones.
The list was a mile long and many I recognised but had not thought of as menopausal issues.
Like sudden dental & gums problems. Tinnitus, dizziness, brain-fog, joint & muscle aches and so on.

But as a woman you also have a very high risk of dementia, cardio vascular disease, osteoporosis and so on.

DOCTOR VISIT
I educated the hell out of myself and then went to my GP.
She did help women with menopausal issues, but she described things according to GP regulations, meaning synthetic hormones.
These don't work well and pose a risk for cancer.
Bio-identical hormones don't, they can even help prevent cancer.

I told her about the oestrogen and progesterone I wanted. She didn't know these, had to look them up, but then prescribed them.
I began with the start doses. You have to do that for 6 weeks, then see how it's going and if need be up the doses.

Five days ago doctor gave me permission to go up 1 dose of estrogen gel.
Progesterone will remain the same for now. It'll take an ultrasound of uterus lining to know whether that needs to be higher dose or not.

THE EFFECT:
Memory was back to normal within 1-2 days

Being able to come up with words in conversation --> back to normal within 1-2 days!!
just goes to show how much you need your hormones!! Also how fast things can reverse back to normal

I fall asleep as I did all my life: as soon as I see my pillow, haha

No more heart flutters

I feel better, have more energy

I didn't really have hot flashes, more like the occasional warm wave. I haven't had that since I began.

No more brain-fog


A couple of other things as well, but to personal to tell here.


THE FUTURE & HOPE
I hope my tinnitus will eventually heal or get less.
Also hope my sensitive joints & ligaments will cause me less or no grief.
I even hope my TBI will begin to heal!
I mean, some doctors found it strange it had't healed. I accepted it as a given, but why wouldn't it heal? If I cut my finger it heals as well.
If my brain gets the appropriate dose of hormones again, who knows what it possible!

RISKS
Of course another big reason for doing this is preventing ending up with a ton of ailments, diseases, limited mobility, heart disease and so on.
Looking at my mum, who's only 82, and all the things she suffers from which keep getting worse...
I do not want to get old like that.
And I now know you don't have to get old like that. As long as you have your hormones.

Think of risks as:
Cardio-vascular diseases
dementia
osteoporosis
diabetics
joint issues and losing mobility
high cholesterol
incontinence
thyroid issues
Some get vaginal atrophy (!!!)
Insensitive/shrinking clitoris
And so on (list is much longer)

WHY
Like a diabetic needs insulin for the rest of their life, a woman need hormones for the rest of her life.
Whether it's the pancreas that stops working or ovaries, it doesn't matter. You need to replace what's lacking so the body can function without breaking down.

Lastly... every woman needs progesterone incl. the ones without uterus.
Progesterone is incredibly important for the nervous system, which includes your brain.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor or expert. By all means educate yourself and consult a professional!

America indeed does that.
Didn't you know? How did you not know?
I've known for over 30 years.
And it's not something to be proud of.
No one should support another people or country that terrorises other people. In this case the ones who have the right to live in the country as it's their's!

As a comparison it is the exact same situation as what colonists did to the original and rightful owners and inhabitants of the Americas.
And the same as what was done to the Aboriginals in Australia.

You preach "seek god", I strongly advise you to do that!
Let go of your hate and extremist beliefs.
God isn't hate nor extremist. God is love.
What you preach is the complete opposite of love.
You're on the same spectrum as the extremists who attacked the US on 9/11 and the 7/7 attacks on London.

Just like you, those extremists also were convinced they were doing the right thing.

Do you feel 9/11 was divine and love, god's decision?
Or were you shocked and abhorred by the act?

I invite you to think about that as you are exactly the same as those people.

Extremists are creepy as they cause the downfall of civilised life and they sow fear instead of love.
You're one of them.

Me's thinking it's about time to go to bed again. Beginning to get really sleepy... zzzzzzz

Re-watching a couple of Expedition Bigfoot seasons.
Season 7 is going to be released in August and reading that got me in the mood :)

Thank you so much, Merry!
It was quite the experience to do. So different from how I normally paint.

Thank you, Julie!

Beginning of July I made another painting that I haven't posted yet.
It's a little bit of Vincent and the rest me.
So far calling it Swirling Clouds.
I really like this one!

Hopefully you do notice the owl in the tree :)
I had finished the painting then suddenly got the intuitive sense that I needed to paint an owl in it.
I'd already signed the painting, but followed my intuition regardless.
The owl somehow seems to belong there!

Thank you, Julie.

I finished it 2 days ago :)

More work done!

It's almost finished :D

Thank you, Julie!

Thanks, Julie!
Did a lot more work today, next step will be the hardest part for me: leaves on the foreground tree and the rocks.

Thinking... the discovery that well insulated homes not only keep a house warm during winter but also very hot during summer, is correct!

Right now it is 28C and it's not even the hottest time a day.
It NEVER got that hot before I got cavity wall insulation. 26C used to be max.

Not entirely sure how you mean that?

I do know from Bruce Lipton (among others) that most people don't really love themselves. When energy tested most test negative to the statement "I love myself".
If you don't, you exude the energy that you are not lovable.
And you repel love. If someone would say "I love you" you would think "How can you love me? Even I don't love myself! You have poor quality control!"
(quoting Bruce Lipton verbatim here)

So in that sense the energy you exude plays a huge role. It is basically everything.

The same goes for self-confidence, healthy boundaries and so on, but in essence these all go back to self-love.

Spiritually, don't get what you mean.
There's nothing or no one spiritually that hinders your quest for love bar (in almost all cases) your own thoughts, beliefs etc.
If you ask (Spirit) it is given.
But if you can't let it in the pressie will stay at the front door.

I've started another painting a few days ago. One that I've wanted to do for quite some time and never got around to doing it.
It's a lot of work, many layers, loads of fine detail meaning painting each leaf with a small brush.

Not finished yet!

First session



3rd session:



4th session, where I'm at now:

The Mac used to be the only drive-through for years, decades.
Now there are a few more, Kentucky is one of them.

I hardly ever go there as I have to drive 45 mins to get there at a shitty 80km per hour.
With the steep petrol prices (E1,85-E2,08 per liter) it'd become quite the expensive meal.
No matter how much I love the occasional McTasty, not worth it to drive that far.

I only do it when I have to be in that area around dinner time. Which occurs less than once a year.

Countdown - series -2025
About a secret taskforce.
Promising for sure!

Only 3 eps right now, tomorrow nr 4 will be aired.