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[Sethe]

Have you ever smelled chipmunks? They smell suprisingly wonderful (sort of like a banana nut muffin). I had one that would curl up in my hand. I loved kissing his head, and breathing in his sweet fragrance.

A banana nut muffin? Neat!

 

[Reclusive]

Banana nut muffin? I never would have guessed. NEVER.

 

[amethist]

I understand the off side rule in English football. And can explain to the men who don't.

Which really hisses them off.

 

[Heather]

I make out of this world chicken noodle soup.

 

[alixipain]

Hhehe.. I make out of your mind Itialian Cream Cake and rot your teeth out Pinnapple Upside Down Cake (both from scratch)

 

[Heather]

Italian Cream Cake - That sounds out of your mind amazingly good.....can I have the recipe?

 

[Sethe]

I think we need a thread with pictures of these amazing deserts, etc.

 

[amethist]

Why not add the recipe to this thread below alixipain. Or any others you would like to share with us.

Pictures would do.

[DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/cooking-with-indulgence.7349/[/DLMURL]

Amethist

 

[alixipain]

[DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/cooking-with-indulgence.7349/page-4#post-200628[/DLMURL] There you go - recipe

No eating the screen is allowed!

 

[Philippa]

I make teddy bears for my friends children, and I made one for me too. Her name is Esmerelda, and her eyes are cut out eyes from a picture of a seal in a National Geography magazine.

 

[The Albatross]

Albatross!!!

Wow! I'm a DAR (not active ...)

Yeah I've been invited a few times, but I'm not a participating DAR either.

I have a sanctuary, a fish camp where I want to retire... it was burnt in a fire, and my hobby is to make it beautiful. It is peaceful there and pristine.

I am afraid to let go of my "big girl clothes" because I am afraid I'll need them again (was pumped full of steroids and had a rapid weight gain)

I get my aura photo taken every year to "see" where I'm at.

 

[goingonhope]

I once read a great book by Stephen Covey, called "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". Many points and teachings from this book had such an influence upon my life, that I was able to fully integrate them into my personal beliefs and choices thereafter in life.

One such example is: There is this whole section that talks about that period of time between action and reaction, and it discusses how in that time period we see HUMAN CHOICE; It thereafter goes into encouraging response as opposed to reaction, a place/time that every human being can acknowledge and capitalize on as a human gift having been given them. - The gift of human choice.

Just one thing that I personally put into practice until it was a guiding force in me, is that I decided that I would strive to never allow my mood, present-time reality, attitude, sufferings, or you name it, get in the way of me responding to others, (NO MATTER WHO THEY WERE), as a thoughtful, loving, decent human being. And, why because I could and this was gonna be my choice/my response and not predetermined for me.

And, thereafter I have personally chosen many responses to things based upon my values and guiding principles that I value, rather then imposed, predetermined controlling reactionary responses that are often more socially acceptable and rationalized.

For example: I had bought my eldest sister some lovely lingerie and my mother a $50 dollar gift certificate for Christmas one yr. Well, eight days before X'mas arrived she beat me almost to death, and drove a steel ashtray into my face, scalded and bit me, while my mother cheered her on and yelled in my face that I f'n deserved it, disregarding my cries that I give up. You win. You can have me.

Real point here: eight days later on X'mas morning, both family members received there gift from me, because it was my choice, not there's to predetermine.

So, because I don't even like my Ptsd to predetermine my heart, choices and response to people, I remove myself from its thinking (when I can) and respond to people from that part of me that is actually me, (and not my symptoms or suffering) while reflecting my heart and values and choices.

Remembering that I still have Human Choice, (another words they didn't turn me into an animal and can keep me this way).

This is now a well ingrained response, and heart response based upon my values, but unfortunately it can be misleading. :(