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My life is by no means perfect Dandell,
But I have a car and a roof over my head and my health. I'm truly thankful!
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Passionflower
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November 15, 2006
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Yeah...who says Thanksgiving should only be in November? Good point
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Dandell
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November 14, 2006
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I'm going to bed soon....Hope you and M have a good dinner Blanche
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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I have to tear myself away from the blog and go put pork chops in the oven.
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Blanche.
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November 14, 2006
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Forgetting doesn't work for everyone...
Thanks for the well-wishes....same back at you!
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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Forget? Never, Passionflower, dim the pain, yes, forget? I've fought too
hard to keep my memory and mind intact, to keep it from being destoyed by drugs and ECT, to not guard my memories as part of me. But now it's past, it's history, and I can move forward, with God's help and M's. God be with you, Passionflower, it may not seem that he is, but he always is.
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Blanche.
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November 14, 2006
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In time we can forget and move forward with more hope, Blanche.
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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Hold onto that thought, Passionflower, that ray of hope should get you
through. It did me. I am at peace most days. Except today, yesterday I had to go to see my shrink and get blood work done and whenever I go to Harborview, it brings up old feelings and I'm a basket case for the next day or so. But I know it and just kind of accept that it's part of my process, because it was not that bad yesterday, I was more detached and dispassionate, testing my reactions to old places more, and finding that I'm okay and more at peace, I think I'm becoming desensitized to certain memories and feelings and that is avery good thing.
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Blanche.
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November 14, 2006
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Glad you made it thru Blanche...mine has been a lifelong thing-
The fog seems to be lifting more and more these days though. Who knows? One day I may actually be happy again.
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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I guess I'm okay with talking a little about it, I went through my "suicide
year" at 20-21, it was rough, and when the fog lifted, I thought, "shit, what did I do that for? I want to live".
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Blanche.
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November 14, 2006
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Dandell - I haven't heard of gratitude journals...
But I've always believed we should celebrate Thanksgiving every day.
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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Yeah, it does...the negative thinking divides and multiplies!
I keep hearing about these gratitude journals. Thinking about starting one. Have heard these great testimonials of what they can do for an individual. Maybe this would help to keep things in perspective....hmmmm....!
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Dandell
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November 14, 2006
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I'm pretty comfortable talking about death and suicide Blanche...
I've seen the other side...it's not so bad. The poem is cute.
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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Life is temporary, Passionflower,this too shall pass. I started to say
"hang in there", but it just sounded too morbid.
There is a really cute poem about suicide, but I can't remember it.
Something about poison
something about pills (can't remember)
but I remember the last 2 lines
...Nooses give
Might as well live!
(I hope that's too insensitive to you or anyone who's had a death by suicide in the family, but sometimes it helps to lighten things up a little).
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Blanche.
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November 14, 2006
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Me too Blanche...
I try to remind myself that this is only a temporary assignment.
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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Ha, ha Blagging...Doing my best here.
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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I'm glad to see you made it through another night, Passionflower, without
getting the chair and rafter, and cord from your mouse. I'm not sure it would hold, but I wouldnt want you to test that theory.
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Blanche.
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November 14, 2006
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That sounds like a lots of fun...
Hang in there - but not by your neck!
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blagging
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November 14, 2006
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Thanks Offbeat....
But I have to climb a filthy concrete and steel stairway to get to my office. It's not a pleasant place to work. Me and the girl next to me have decided that they only keep this building bec it's probably been paid for for many years and their overhead is low.
We also figure that the only way they will ever move into a nice, shiny new building is if this one burns to the ground. So that's something to hope for, right?????
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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Damn Lustor...$10 Bucks is a lot of money!
I'm sure you laughed at their offer, right?
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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LMAO Whysper! Thanks for NOT lying to me...
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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Dandell...I completely understand!
I was doing that as well...always focusing on everything that was wrong, but I finally got so depressed that I despaired of life itself.
That type of negative thinking feeds on itself.
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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Tanga, I was talking to the girl in the same office as me
About this yesterday. Her and I were discussing things we could do to make it more pleasant - We would have to get and pay for everything ourselves.
What we dont understand is that this is a worldwide company probably worth billions, and yet we don't even have a breakroom. I"ve never worked anywhere that didn't have a breakroom....we don't have a frig. It's really pathetic.
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Passionflower
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November 14, 2006
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I'm grateful for your comment.
Don't know if I could say I love my job, but am slowly working towards that sentiment. Your post made me stop and think though, and be grateful for what I did have, and the good things in life. I'm pretty much a professional at focusing on what I'm lacking, instead of what I've got. I thank you for your post and the fact that it gave me pause when it comes to thinking about my life.
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Dandell
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November 14, 2006
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Brings back memories
I used to program for a direct mail outfit up here, then one day I spotted a pallet stacked high with aol disk mailings. I thought to myself "Oh my god, I'm responsible for putting these in everyone's mailbox!"
Now I work for a company that handles dirtly laundry, but I'm just hiding in the corner flipping the 1 and 0s around.
Hang tight PF, it gets....... well different.
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Whysper
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November 14, 2006
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PF
Well at least your not working on the floor with the dirty corners eh?
I mean I am trying to find a bright spot in all this........
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Offy
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November 14, 2006
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Maybe you should hint
to the bosses that it is time to spruce the place up a bit.
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Tanga
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November 13, 2006
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pf
and I was offered a new position in a different office but for $10 an hour less pay
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lustorlove
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November 13, 2006
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LMAO Whacky....No! Thank God it hasn't got that bad yet!
posted by
Passionflower
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November 13, 2006
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You aren't working for gulp the IRS?
Are you?
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Whacky
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November 13, 2006
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LOL Maggie...I'm hanging (pun intended) in there.
It could always be worse.
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Passionflower
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November 13, 2006
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Ha, ha Blanche...You arrived just in time.
I was looking for a chair and a rafter.
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Passionflower
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November 13, 2006
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Hey, somebody get the cord off Passionflower's mouse. Suicide watch...
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Blanche.
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November 13, 2006
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Good luck, Passion, I know you would prefer that to what you're doing there in the envelope factory. That could get a little sticky, ya know?
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MaggieMae
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November 13, 2006
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Blanche...I'll go check the FEMA site and see -
Washington and Oregon could probably both get help if they asked.
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Passionflower
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November 13, 2006
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Get a cordless mouse, Passionflower, I don't want to see you end it all
just yet. Any word if Washington Governor Gregoire has requested FEMA from the Feds? Is that even a possibility?
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Blanche.
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November 13, 2006
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LMAO Blanche....
KNow what you mean...I never in my wildest dreams planned to be this proficient using the Excel program. Next thing they'll be wanting me to learn Access and Power Point...
Could somebody just strangle me with the cord to my mouse?
posted by
Passionflower
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November 13, 2006
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Gag me with an Excel spreadsheet, Passionflower, I feel for ya!
posted by
Blanche.
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November 13, 2006
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Blanche, Right now I'm entering data from Production Reports.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.........
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Passionflower
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November 13, 2006
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I have no head for numbers, Passionflower, accounting would drive me
crazier than I already am. No wonder you blog at work, the mind-numbing boredom, of what spreadsheets? ick, ick, ick.
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Blanche.
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November 13, 2006
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Passion, You and Max -- He pastors a church in San Antonio
posted by
MountainClimber57
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November 13, 2006
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Wow-Thanks MtnClimber...
You and I are Texans? or me and Max??????
posted by
Passionflower
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November 13, 2006
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Passion, it is an excellent read for Thanksgiving, and you too are Texans!
posted by
MountainClimber57
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November 13, 2006
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Thanks MtnClimber...I haven't read ole Max in a long time-
He's a good writer though.
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Passionflower
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November 13, 2006
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Passionflower, Very well said, very well said indeed. Have you read
Max Lucado's new book, The Cure For The Common Life, if you haven't you should. He deals with the same them you have written your post about!
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MountainClimber57
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November 13, 2006
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