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Yet another friend called me tonight - this one from Mississippi - and thanked me for sharing your letters with her. She said it calmed her down. That's four friends in the past week - also women in Missouri, Illinois and Pennsylvania - all said the same - you are an anchor in a storm. Thank you for your work.

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Anchor in a storm, so perfect.

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Also a sailor: anchor in a storm works. Why? When we seek safe harbor from a storm the harbor is but a step in weathering the storm. The anchor, also known as ground tackle, is crucial in holding one’s place during the storm. The anchor, if of adequate size and is well set, will keep your vessel from crashing into other vessels or the shore and other obstacles.

We in this space, created by Heather, are in the safe harbor mode, weathering the storm. Heather creates the anchor we need to stay focused on what the storm is bringing and is providing us with the tools to fight and hold our ground for our democracy. For this I am thankful.

Bow into the wind and rain we will persevere.

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Another good suggestion I heard at a wonderful retreat this weekend: "When the storm comes, the thing to do is get low in the boat." A stable base is what's called for especially in times of trouble.

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I'm hearing from friends too, thanking me for sharing her posts.

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That's how i came on board too.

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Shared the "Letters" with siblings who are not big Facebook people

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:) i wonder if the expression isn’t harbor in a storm (??)

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From a sailor: a port in a storm is the idiom you’re searching for :)))

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Any port

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