STDragon

Thanks Eveyone. I forgot to give some credit to Cloud the Therapy Hampster....

STDragon

Spring Bank Holiday Nice change from a plain old 'Bank Holiday'.

Dee74

Welcome Hopeful528 and thanks argi
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MidnightBlue

Morning, weekenders.

It's somewhat cold outside, so I am not sure about the run.

It is supposed to be my day off. So I may go and walk around the town.

See you)

Hopeful528

Thanks I'm very happy to be here.
It's calling for rain here this weekend. I am going to go to the library tomorrow and get an audiobook. See if that is enjoyable And go to a meeting.

MidnightBlue

I did my run and 5 sprints up the hill on top of that.

Now, breakfast and get the hell away from this house.

STDragon

Today, we are going to vist the local farmers market. I haven't been in years and I'm looking forward to it. The Winnipeg Ukulele club has two groups peforming there also.

STDragon

Hopfully the run lifted your spirits? When I was running long distance I found it would draw my emotions up. I'd laugh, cry, get mad. Always felt good after.

I've been back to the gym this last week. Started intervals on the treadmill. I'm hoping to make it stick this time. Physically I feel the best I ever have since quitting and so far it feels like my body can take it.

theVman31

I went for a run this morning too.
It was very hot so I lost a lot of weight... I wish.

We are off to Ireland for a few days next Wednesday. Going to be staying at my moms house.

Anyways time to moan a little bit... I had a difficult week made difficult by me mostly. Anxiety is back. Might go to see Dr next week before heading to Eire.

Have a great weekend and long weekend for those concerned.

Dee74

sounds like a good idea to be proactive VMan

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soberclover

Happy Saturday! I'm heading to the local Memorial Day parade with my Mom shortly. I've always enjoyed taking her and it will be emotional for me as I'm hoping to be in the state of Georgia at this time next year as we're trying to sell the house and get out of Vermont for a change - sun!! I'm not sure what else will be in store for me this long weekend --but I do know it won't include drinking , hangovers, and regret! Ice cream - it will include ice cream!

trachemys

soberclover, hurry up ! You're gonna miss peach season!

biminiblue

I gave credit to Cloud and then backspaced...

My animals have been therapy for me, though. No doubt they help save me from myself.

Peaches. With vanilla ice cream sounds decadent. Sometimes ice cream is the best answer.

It is cloudy, but I'm still going to get outside and to the water today. So happy for warmer days. I switched my closet over to "summer" yesterday.

I woke up with this 1972 song in my head.

MidnightBlue

I did a lot of walking today, spent some time on the beach.

Morning running did lift my spirits a bit, but still not enough to enjoy beauty around me.

I understand that a thought creates energy, but here's an interesting thing I've read today:

"You finally reach the conclusion that it is too painful to live your life without the liberty of self-expression and self-nurturing. You cannot contribute to anyone if you cannot contribute to yourself.

The pain of living under others' standards has become intolerable".

This is exactly what I am feeling now - pain of living under others' standards. Pain of practicing self-denial by living up to others' expectations.

It is like wearing shoes which are too small - regardless of how awesome the surrounding nature is, eventually the pain will shut everything down.

My emotions has been in bootikins for so long, that tightening it just for a tiny bit peaked the pain to the point when nothing else matters.

Actually, this beautiful nature just adds up to the torture - I feel guilty for being in this place and not being able to enjoy it.

I was looking at the sea today and didn't feel anything. Nothing. Zero.

I know that the answer lies within me.

It just helps to vent out.

Here's the pic of the sea while it was raining.

It gives me extreme bitter-sweet feeling: so beautiful, and I am so unable to take it in.

saoutchik

Cool track bim. I had just been listening to the Isley Brothers when I read your post.

I made the rookie error of peeking at some work emails on a Saturday and now one of my clients has riled me even more. The proper way to deal with this is for me to challenge him to a duel at dawn but apparently that is now outlawed (health and safety gone mad!) For the sake of my sanity I may just let the client go.

MidnightBlue you are already a third of the way through your ordeal. Keep going.

Hopeful528

Hello Everyone.
Checking in.
Slept in late and turned out not to rain, so slowly doing some outside work.
Just baby steps. Talk soon.

MantaLady

Now, if your client is scottish you are actually allowed to shot them with a bow and arrow at midnight in York perfectly within the law! It's one of those old weird laws that was never taken of the books from yesteryear

biminiblue

MantaLady

We're all about solutions here on SR.

MantaLady

Exactly Bim!!

Sao, even if the client is not scottish your defence could be that by the midnight moonlight you could have sworn they had red hair and was eating a deep fried mars bar, honest mistake gov, solid defence in my opinion haha!

SoberLeigh

((((((mb))))). Hope that you can find joy in being your beautiful self.

Thanks for the music, Bim.

Saoutchik, I love the Isley Brothers, too, along with the Righteous Beothers and Roy Orbison,.It was a good era for music.

Looks like it is going to be a soggy Memorial Day weekend here. Good thing I love rain.