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5 Things I'm Thinking Today

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Moving 2 disabled, low-income seniors (me and my sister) out of state might be more than I can do. :O_o:

I am gearing up to go cold turkey from nicotine...I think I have got it this time around...I'm looking forward to getting on with it and reaping the benefits. :happy:

Am actively searching for my brother who is lost in the health care system...asking prayerful thoughts.:angelic::notworthy:

I have 2 people who are very close to me in recovery and I feel so proud of them. I hope they feel proud of me too.:cool:

Someone once said, "Death walks beside us, 2 feet to our left, all through out our lives." I get that death is a part of life but, why 2 foot to the left? :confused::):p wth is on my left??? :laugh:
 
1) Breath in, breath out, you can do this.
2) Seeing him posting a bunch of crap on facebook really hurts. If he has time to do that, he should have time to reach out to me. If only for a hello. I am only a relationship of convenience for him. f*ck, now I am crying.
3) On the healthy side, I suppose, I'm not ... how to verbalize.... I'm 47 now and this is the first long term relationship. I've always been so guarded and pushed others away. I don't regret that I've changed.
4) The physical pain was bad today. Not sure what set it off. Still not convinced I have fibro but have no doubts at all about the Myofascial pain syndrome. I need to get insurance sorted and hopefully I get massages covered. It helps so much.
5) About time to head out with hypermutt. Early morning walks are the best.
 
1. Shadows need love too.
2. I need about three more days of resting, recovering before working but that's not how things work.
3. I'm starting to catch up to who I am. Little by little.
4. Dropping my oldest son off to summer camp for his first time. A whole week of not having him here feels like an invitation to intrusive worrisome mom thoughts.
5. Replace intrusive thoughts with positive ones that he has the best time of his life and makes lots of great memories.
 
Oh @Muttly please don't be so hard on yourself. :( :hug::hug:

@Anrish , not able 'for now'. And maybe you'll choose something you like even more? :hug::hug:

@C j , I think we'd surely get along in 3D :) . And thank you xoxox :hug:.

Dear @JadesJewel well that is so sweet to say! Leaves me speechless. :wideeyed: And thank you. And hope your thyroid (meds?)= back on track. :hug::hug::hug: You are so dear. and kind :notworthy:

And hugs to @Ronin @ladee @Recovery4Me @Lionheart777 @Heather @intothelight (-definitely not selfish!), and all, especially who need one. :hug::hug::hug:

Purposefully stopping long enough to write here, because normally I wouldn't, should be in the gratitude section but thankful for God, friends, Mass, a safe place to be and to let my worries down for a moment, beautiful day and sunshine, getting stuff done, moments of a feeling of hope and peacefulness. And my dear friend, -he's such a smart cookie! :) So I suppose for feeling less SI, too, because hope is not compatible with that.

A little bird was back same place, flies really low- my knee height- surely there must be a nest nearby? But then far away another one, and sat in a tree amidst traffic. :) Really tiny. :inlove:

It said white ladybug's are a sign of God's/ Blessed Virgin Mary's protection, hope, reconciling good and bad childhood memories, positive things. I could use all of the above!

It is right, to go back to the start. I knew that much because that was when I felt better. But what's been lacking on my part is an open heart. And too many voices, in my head also (though not literally).

Had such a beautiful day, and found a dock!!!:inlove:, even an impromptu Marriachi band :), bumped in to 2 friends. Was however interrupted by fears of my own making re: someone re:work- the friend above- wondered if I dangerously said too much?, and a relative that hung up on me because she had something better to do- change her sheets- wish she would just say that. Which is silly it hurt my feelings- I suppose click mid-stream 'feels' invalidating. In my head I think strange, what if it was our last concersation ever? Such a small thing, but painful, as it's ~all like that, just-invisible?-Idk? But better than rage.

However, it all reminded me to try to hold tight to what I just heard, and I remember before when it was so very bad (but I was doing better) doing that, and repeating something (words) that gve me hope in lousy moments (instead). I think more a 'healthy-tunnel-vision'?, to get through. I've been trying to get back there but the open-ness/ trust was missing. And too many voices/ distractions/ thoughts.

Really shocked to feel good/ peaceful/ safe for a few moments. :notworthy: :)

I hope to start again this way.

Oh! Was thinking I need a string to find my way back like that fairy-tale or whatever it was, and immediately found a long bright pink one all rolled up. :happy: Really. :laugh: And a bright blue rock.

Hugs to all, xox.

ETA, I also realize I said 'love you!' to a woman today (one of the friends above- friend-ish - out of fear. Which is not good- love and mistrust aren't good together. I mean, you can give love to someone you can't trust, but you can ever feel safe when you can't trust them. Which isn't really compatible with how it should be, to say 'love you', or rather 'why' I did (with her). :(

I think I should stop worrying about talking to her, that was what preceeded the hang up too, which I wanted to ask about (mutual 'friend'- 'ish'. :( ) I think I live feeling constant danger/ the axe going to drop. I wish I had the free-ness of that little bird!
 
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I have had a nice and peaceful weekend :)
Watching the two temps of The Path, a serie about a cult, and getting a deeper and liberating understanding of what and how it happenned to me :eek::confused:
My partner it is a lovely guy:cool:
The city is quiet as is summer and holidays for kids. Sooo nice :rolleyes:
Did some artwork around flowers and us two. Feeling good ;)
Hugs to all who can need them :hug::hug:
 
I'm thinking I would have loved having more than a week being truly happy and feeling free.
I think it is too damned hot here. 7:30 pm and still 96 degrees.
I think I need another cat.
I think I am going to have to give in and start walking with a cane and that hurts my feelings so bad.
I think depression and bad moods are such a waste of precious time.
 
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
(((HUGS))) to ALL!!! I don't want to leave anyone out!!!

I am grateful for a/c!!!

Pain gets OLD!!!

Love my church and pastor (excellent sermon today on suicide) There have been 8 recently, either members of the church, or close to members of church.

I am thankful that my doctor allows me to have pain control that most people can't get access to because of high misuse leading to deaths. I remember all too well how much more I suffered prior to pain patches...

Excited to be applying for passport this week!
 
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