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Did you make it this year?
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YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Yes, yes and yes.
I have had the great fortune to meet many new interesting people in the past year.
Economic stability has never been much of a problem for me, so I am good. I expect to do better, as always.
I have little fear of the future as I am rooted in the ever-present moment.
Life is my oyster and I eat of it what I will.
I have had the great fortune to meet many new interesting people in the past year.
Economic stability has never been much of a problem for me, so I am good. I expect to do better, as always.
I have little fear of the future as I am rooted in the ever-present moment.
Life is my oyster and I eat of it what I will.
A
angellous_evangellous
Guest
With Obama as President, all of the above.
monta
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StevieHummingbird
Singing, Dancing, Living
Aw, I LOVE sunflowers, so pretty!
Yea, life was grand.
I made it , and every time I came back from the hospital this year I was a happy camper, b/c I am still not 18 and didn't have to pay for any surgeries!
Always trying to fin the happiness in it all
Yea, life was grand.
I made it , and every time I came back from the hospital this year I was a happy camper, b/c I am still not 18 and didn't have to pay for any surgeries!
Always trying to fin the happiness in it all
djewleu
Member
No new, new friends, as such, but some more uncertain acquaintances.
Less financial stability, as a matter of fact.
More fear about the uncertainty of the future.
On balance, a negative outlook; sorry.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
No need to apologize to me, old sock, as it is you who has to go through the experience of your own creation.
BucephalusBB
ABACABB
New friends?
Depends on what you call a friend. In my case you need to get through quite a trialperiod before I will call anybody "friend". No, I didn't make any new friends this year...
Economic stability?
Depends as well, I just started in a new job.. So far they like me..
Less fear about the future?
I do not fear the future..I embrace it..
Depends on what you call a friend. In my case you need to get through quite a trialperiod before I will call anybody "friend". No, I didn't make any new friends this year...
Economic stability?
Depends as well, I just started in a new job.. So far they like me..
Less fear about the future?
I do not fear the future..I embrace it..
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
The only reasonable and proper attitude to hold, imo.
djewleu
Member
My old friend [59] smoked for 40 years.
Today dying with multiple cancer; worse every day.
Saw him yesterday.
Very bad.
Gangrene in one leg.
Doctor wants to cut it.
Will be dead soon.
Five years ago, after a check up doctor called him and pointed to a black dot in his lung and warn: STOP smoking today, or die of cancer in five years time.
He did not stop.
The rest is history!
Today dying with multiple cancer; worse every day.
Saw him yesterday.
Very bad.
Gangrene in one leg.
Doctor wants to cut it.
Will be dead soon.
Five years ago, after a check up doctor called him and pointed to a black dot in his lung and warn: STOP smoking today, or die of cancer in five years time.
He did not stop.
The rest is history!
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
No. IRL anyways. I don't make new friends that easily.
Yes and No. I am doing much better than last year, but still struggling.
Yes. I have actually laid out a plan for my future, and so far it's looking good. Hopefully it'll stay that way for once.
Yes and No. I am doing much better than last year, but still struggling.
Yes. I have actually laid out a plan for my future, and so far it's looking good. Hopefully it'll stay that way for once.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
New friends - yes.
Economic stability - yes.
Less fear about the future - I don't fear the future and never have so I can't say I have less fear - I have no fear, as usual.
Listen - I don't know your personal situation, so I'm not going to lambast you about your negative outlook. But I will say that I can't relate to it very well.
I am 47 years old and have had some very good, and some very bad, times in my life. In fact, I've had tragedy in my life. If I wanted to, I could make a pretty good case for emotional problems, and maybe even a nervous breakdown. I could easily wallow in self pity and make myself and everyone around me miserable.
I could literally fill this entire page with the negative, terrible things that have happened to me in my life, and fears about the ones that are sure to come.
But I could also fill this entire page - no, a huge book - with all the wonderful things that have happened in my life, and my hopes and expectations for the future.
When I look around this room, I can either see an old, drafty house, the rain outside, and the mismatched office furniture - or I can see a roof over my head, Christmas eve and the chance of snow, and the luxury of having a home office.
A few years ago, my family had a heater problem and the week before Christmas, we were all stricken with carbon monoxide poisoning and nearly died. Our entire family of six had to be medivacced to San Antonio and we spent five days in ICU, in a hyperbaric chamber. For about three months, we were in various stages of sickness, and doctors couldn't tell us if we had temporary or permanent brain damage.
As it turned out, my children and husband fully recovered. I recovered about 90 percent. My short term memory and my sense of balance was slightly affected permanently. I've learned to compensate for both of those weaknesses and would classify myself as normal now, though I can tell a difference.
I'm telling you that to make a point. When we faced death and disability - my entire family, including my children - it changed our perspective. We realized that this life can be ended in a moment's notice - and that even if every one of us died today, people would just read it in the paper and go on with their lives. In other words, life is fleeting and fragile, and the death rate is 100 percent.
But we also learned that our lives have a purpose. It's our responsibility to determine that purpose and to live that destiny to the fullest. If we want to make a difference in this world, we don't have time to waste.
We've been given the gift of life. It is precious - every moment of it. Even when we suffer, we are learning - and if we don't want that learning to go to waste, we have to share what we've learned with others, to help them along.
When things are bad, we have to ask, "What can I learn from this, and how can I use it to make the world a better place?"
When things are good, we should enjoy the goodness - revel in it!
Even if you're sitting in the emergency room waiting to hear how your mom is doing after her wreck - you can appreciate the marvels of modern medicine, and the kindness of the staff - and you can savor the aroma of fresh coffee. You can still reach out to the stranger next to you and offer them comfort - and in that gesture realize your own strength.
We are only here for a short while. I don't want my life to be wasted - and that's what it would be if I allowed myself to become self absorbed, fearful, and full of negative energy. That's not the legacy I choose for myself. I choose to embrace life - even the gnarly parts. Life is a sacred gift.
Economic stability - yes.
Less fear about the future - I don't fear the future and never have so I can't say I have less fear - I have no fear, as usual.
Listen - I don't know your personal situation, so I'm not going to lambast you about your negative outlook. But I will say that I can't relate to it very well.
I am 47 years old and have had some very good, and some very bad, times in my life. In fact, I've had tragedy in my life. If I wanted to, I could make a pretty good case for emotional problems, and maybe even a nervous breakdown. I could easily wallow in self pity and make myself and everyone around me miserable.
I could literally fill this entire page with the negative, terrible things that have happened to me in my life, and fears about the ones that are sure to come.
But I could also fill this entire page - no, a huge book - with all the wonderful things that have happened in my life, and my hopes and expectations for the future.
When I look around this room, I can either see an old, drafty house, the rain outside, and the mismatched office furniture - or I can see a roof over my head, Christmas eve and the chance of snow, and the luxury of having a home office.
A few years ago, my family had a heater problem and the week before Christmas, we were all stricken with carbon monoxide poisoning and nearly died. Our entire family of six had to be medivacced to San Antonio and we spent five days in ICU, in a hyperbaric chamber. For about three months, we were in various stages of sickness, and doctors couldn't tell us if we had temporary or permanent brain damage.
As it turned out, my children and husband fully recovered. I recovered about 90 percent. My short term memory and my sense of balance was slightly affected permanently. I've learned to compensate for both of those weaknesses and would classify myself as normal now, though I can tell a difference.
I'm telling you that to make a point. When we faced death and disability - my entire family, including my children - it changed our perspective. We realized that this life can be ended in a moment's notice - and that even if every one of us died today, people would just read it in the paper and go on with their lives. In other words, life is fleeting and fragile, and the death rate is 100 percent.
But we also learned that our lives have a purpose. It's our responsibility to determine that purpose and to live that destiny to the fullest. If we want to make a difference in this world, we don't have time to waste.
We've been given the gift of life. It is precious - every moment of it. Even when we suffer, we are learning - and if we don't want that learning to go to waste, we have to share what we've learned with others, to help them along.
When things are bad, we have to ask, "What can I learn from this, and how can I use it to make the world a better place?"
When things are good, we should enjoy the goodness - revel in it!
Even if you're sitting in the emergency room waiting to hear how your mom is doing after her wreck - you can appreciate the marvels of modern medicine, and the kindness of the staff - and you can savor the aroma of fresh coffee. You can still reach out to the stranger next to you and offer them comfort - and in that gesture realize your own strength.
We are only here for a short while. I don't want my life to be wasted - and that's what it would be if I allowed myself to become self absorbed, fearful, and full of negative energy. That's not the legacy I choose for myself. I choose to embrace life - even the gnarly parts. Life is a sacred gift.
Nope, not sure, and nope.
Yes to the first one, the second one same as before and I never really think about the future, I am more concerned with what is happening now
All in all 2009 has been a good year for me in all respects.
Zephyr
Moved on
Yup. Made some, lost some, nothing new here.
Hahahaha, no. Huge medical bills and getting a medical withdrawal from school after suffering from the family curse, and my future is pretty boned. Oh well, I live for the present.
The Pain - Latest
Daemon Sophic
Avatar in flux
.......New friends? Not really.
Economic stability? Yes.
Less fear about the future? I reckon. But life and the future are always uncertain.
Azakel
Liebe ist für alle da
Yes.
yup;
Fear is a mind killer, I don't hold fear for the future. If I did I would not be able to survive it, and I've done in my short 25 years ^_^ and plain on the same for another 25+