Publish this.every year on the anniversary of "two weeks to stop the spread". Do it in remembrance for all who were affected. Never forget. Bless you, Brad, and your lost Jamie.
"The masses have never thirsted after truth. They turn aside from evidence that is not to their taste, preferring to deify error, if error seduce them. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim."
Thank you for sharing this. I too, am still grieving the losses of the pandemic era. I did not lose the life of a loved one, but I did lose my career and community after I began to question the narrative and the vax mandates. I am blessed with a family and so was spared the worst effects of total isolation. And I have found a way to cope through finding new communities with a shared love of God and a renewed commitment to heal the sadness and anger within. Reading you and others here is a blessing to know that I am not alone in my grief and efforts to rebuild a meaningful life. Although many are still stuck in a place of fearful obedience to beaurocracy and continue to perpetuate lies and harms, there are many who are embracing a renewed commitment to the good. The scars from the wounds may be indelible and the grief and pain may never be fully forgotten, but I pray that we can cope and and live lives full of days when we are fully present in the contentment of the moment. Thanks again for your writing. It matters.
This is not a platitude or I wouldn't be sharing this with "strangers". Just my experience which somewhat mirrors you. I too needlessly lost the first love of my life. It was my fiancé when we were 26. If you squinted you could lay blame at my feet. And I was bitter and jaded.
But I'll be straightforward; the pain, the sense of them just being gone will never disappear, it just dissipates. It is best to acknowledge that...because it's the first day the "healing" begins.
I am beyond happy and blessed with a loving wife and children. But every once in a while Nicole smiles down on me to let me know that this is how it was meant to be.
And that has to be good enough. You too will feel that some day.
Please keep hope brother.
P.S. I only say this because I'm 20 years older than you. I know what you going through. And my heart aches for you. But I believe there are other plans for you. You WILL find your way.
It was a privilege to read this. Open honesty is the portal that connects souls. This article connected.
As for the Covid insanity, this seemed to me another stepping stone on the road to Orwellian madness. Can this out-of-control train be stopped? Sadly, human nature being what it is, I sense it will only end with an enormous crash.
People forget, memory is tethered to the latest news cycle, the techno-managerial regime beast rumbles on I suppose, but I will never forget the insane hysteria, viciousness, mendacity of those years....powerful post, beautifully said Brad......
Thanks, Brad. Good work. As Susan said, please publish this every year, let it be an anniversary present, bursting forth a rage of flowers for all our fallen. Because God can never make enough hammers.
Hi Brad. I remember well reading this the first time, and am going to do so again. It is right to re-publish and remind any and all who will read and share. These things must never be allowed to be forgotten. There is unlikely ever to be justice for our loved ones, but that doesn't mean we should stay silent.
I, too, have witnessed, first-hand, the destabilisation of my child's psyche during two of the years of awful isolation. The medications have provided a different dimension of suffering and personality-altering side-effects which seems no better. It seems, at times, as though there will never be a full recovery. I am bereft. Not just for my child, but myself and our family. Our normal has been ripped from us. A normal future seems remote. The strain it has had on our inter-family relationships has been intolerable. Demonstrating love and concern sometimes feels impossible with so much anger and sadness whirling around, as the lashing out is indiscriminate. I have absorbed enough rage for ten lifetimes.
I have made myself extremely unpopular with my public denunciations of all things COVID and totalitarian. I don't know if it would be best to "pretend" that all is back to normal, as everyone else has. I truly don't. Maybe it will speed up recovery and healing for our family, but lying and papering over is anathema to me. It is bewildering that people are so incapable of questioning and wondering what the hell just happened to all of us. They are collectively slipping into the new tyranny without batting an eyelid.
It’s hard to reply “like” to so much pain. I have in the past ignorantly replied to you Brad with replies that were unfeeling or stupid, I deeply apologize to you.
Bravo. At least someone said it, way better than I can. "It wasn't just a matter of overdose and alcohol-related deaths; it’s believed that lockdowns created more addicts"
"In March 2020, AIER warned of a coming wave of drug overdoses, domestic abuse cases, and suicides based on existing empirical literature on unemployment and sudden financial crisis.1 It boggles the mind that any warning was needed at all; the most rudimentary understanding of human psychology would suggest the far-reaching, decidedly negative impact of killing commercial society, locking people in their homes and forcibly separating them from friends and family and even faith, and forcibly shutting — by unconstitutional executive edicts — all schools, bars, gyms, parks, and every other outlet essential to maintaining the equilibrium of the American psyche."
Publish this.every year on the anniversary of "two weeks to stop the spread". Do it in remembrance for all who were affected. Never forget. Bless you, Brad, and your lost Jamie.
"The masses have never thirsted after truth. They turn aside from evidence that is not to their taste, preferring to deify error, if error seduce them. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim."
Gustave Le Bon
Thank you for sharing this. I too, am still grieving the losses of the pandemic era. I did not lose the life of a loved one, but I did lose my career and community after I began to question the narrative and the vax mandates. I am blessed with a family and so was spared the worst effects of total isolation. And I have found a way to cope through finding new communities with a shared love of God and a renewed commitment to heal the sadness and anger within. Reading you and others here is a blessing to know that I am not alone in my grief and efforts to rebuild a meaningful life. Although many are still stuck in a place of fearful obedience to beaurocracy and continue to perpetuate lies and harms, there are many who are embracing a renewed commitment to the good. The scars from the wounds may be indelible and the grief and pain may never be fully forgotten, but I pray that we can cope and and live lives full of days when we are fully present in the contentment of the moment. Thanks again for your writing. It matters.
Well you have character...the rest will have to pretend they do.
Just like everyone was pretending that nobody was pretending. A person that knows themselves can not abide that.
STAY STRONG Hailey.
Brad -
This is not a platitude or I wouldn't be sharing this with "strangers". Just my experience which somewhat mirrors you. I too needlessly lost the first love of my life. It was my fiancé when we were 26. If you squinted you could lay blame at my feet. And I was bitter and jaded.
But I'll be straightforward; the pain, the sense of them just being gone will never disappear, it just dissipates. It is best to acknowledge that...because it's the first day the "healing" begins.
I am beyond happy and blessed with a loving wife and children. But every once in a while Nicole smiles down on me to let me know that this is how it was meant to be.
And that has to be good enough. You too will feel that some day.
Please keep hope brother.
P.S. I only say this because I'm 20 years older than you. I know what you going through. And my heart aches for you. But I believe there are other plans for you. You WILL find your way.
Beautifully articulated, young man. Find beauty where you can and cherish it.
It was a privilege to read this. Open honesty is the portal that connects souls. This article connected.
As for the Covid insanity, this seemed to me another stepping stone on the road to Orwellian madness. Can this out-of-control train be stopped? Sadly, human nature being what it is, I sense it will only end with an enormous crash.
This took courage. I admire that.
People forget, memory is tethered to the latest news cycle, the techno-managerial regime beast rumbles on I suppose, but I will never forget the insane hysteria, viciousness, mendacity of those years....powerful post, beautifully said Brad......
My words can’t convey enough, but I am so sorry for your loss, Brad.
The headline really does it for me. Good reminder.
Thanks, Brad. Good work. As Susan said, please publish this every year, let it be an anniversary present, bursting forth a rage of flowers for all our fallen. Because God can never make enough hammers.
Hi Brad. I remember well reading this the first time, and am going to do so again. It is right to re-publish and remind any and all who will read and share. These things must never be allowed to be forgotten. There is unlikely ever to be justice for our loved ones, but that doesn't mean we should stay silent.
I, too, have witnessed, first-hand, the destabilisation of my child's psyche during two of the years of awful isolation. The medications have provided a different dimension of suffering and personality-altering side-effects which seems no better. It seems, at times, as though there will never be a full recovery. I am bereft. Not just for my child, but myself and our family. Our normal has been ripped from us. A normal future seems remote. The strain it has had on our inter-family relationships has been intolerable. Demonstrating love and concern sometimes feels impossible with so much anger and sadness whirling around, as the lashing out is indiscriminate. I have absorbed enough rage for ten lifetimes.
I have made myself extremely unpopular with my public denunciations of all things COVID and totalitarian. I don't know if it would be best to "pretend" that all is back to normal, as everyone else has. I truly don't. Maybe it will speed up recovery and healing for our family, but lying and papering over is anathema to me. It is bewildering that people are so incapable of questioning and wondering what the hell just happened to all of us. They are collectively slipping into the new tyranny without batting an eyelid.
Sorry for your loss...
It’s hard to reply “like” to so much pain. I have in the past ignorantly replied to you Brad with replies that were unfeeling or stupid, I deeply apologize to you.
I don't think that's true
Bravo. At least someone said it, way better than I can. "It wasn't just a matter of overdose and alcohol-related deaths; it’s believed that lockdowns created more addicts"
"In March 2020, AIER warned of a coming wave of drug overdoses, domestic abuse cases, and suicides based on existing empirical literature on unemployment and sudden financial crisis.1 It boggles the mind that any warning was needed at all; the most rudimentary understanding of human psychology would suggest the far-reaching, decidedly negative impact of killing commercial society, locking people in their homes and forcibly separating them from friends and family and even faith, and forcibly shutting — by unconstitutional executive edicts — all schools, bars, gyms, parks, and every other outlet essential to maintaining the equilibrium of the American psyche."
Straight fire! 🔥👏👏🙏
This should be required reading for every Congressman and the President... that is if he was capable of comprehending it.
The lockdowns were the biggest travesty of justice in modern times. NEVER AGAIN!