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I thought I'd start a discussion where we can check in with members and use this space to keep in contact. It's a space to be able to say how you really feel and it's a space for the good, the bad and the ugly moments in our lives.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Morning ladies ..... I am awake early ..... just starting to get my sleep patterns back into the right sort of place before I blow them again with state and country changes .... :face_with_rolling_eyes:
Always lovely to see you both and hear the appreciation of early-morning sights and sounds.
Hugs @CheerBear ..... whatever my personal beliefs are, my faith system teaches that we are to mind our own decisions and not to judge others .... because we have no right to .... and we don’t know everything .... and we are not living in someone else’s shoes with all the strains, nuances, life experiences and pressures they have / are experiencing .... we can only offer a perspective if we are invited to, but we are emplored to “see and love the person” without trying to control or judge them. I wish I could make things better for you, but I have no picture of what that would look like, so I am sitting beside you with a big box of tissues, and chocolate, which is just as important in F&H World ..... and the biggest hug I can find ......
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
@Mazaritawishing you the best for your day ahead, hoping heaps that the outing and the interaction is awesome for you. Really looking forward to hearing about it. Thank you for the chat - you brighten my mornings ❤
You brought tears, in the nicest way @Faith-and-Hope. You were on my mind when I started talking about this, knowing you wander around with your giant heart open. I was aware that our beliefs may not be exactly the same here and I was a little worried about that. (Editing to add that in reading the above, I think we actually share pretty similar views ❤). I saw and have seen you under that support button and it has truly made a difference. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Tissues, chocolate and hugs - best 😘❤
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Hoping you have a wonderful day @Mazarita 💕
Huge decisions are never easy @CheerBear .... and I live under judgement in my own situation from people who presume to know better than me, and probably (or not even probably) with only half the story because the rest is well hidden from view .... and that just makes everything so much more painful ....
Hugs and tissues and self-care .... very necessary.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
@Faith-and-Hope@CheerBear@Mazarita@Teej ❤💜❣💙💚💛
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Bimby2Senior Contributor
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MazaritaSenior Contributor
Good morning, @CheerBear. Here again at ridiculous-o-clock. Not yet 4am by my clock and only slept for about 2 hours so far tonight. Just went online to cancel my breastscreen appointment for today, until a couple of weeks away. Only about the fifth time I've changed this appointment, lol. Need to take a rest day after another big day yesterday, for the book launch in the country town about an hour from here. Glad I went but it was really exhausting. Anyway, will be able to catch up on sleep later now, so here for a chat if you are around too. Otherwise, hope the day brings some good feelings to you. 
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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MazaritaSenior Contributor
Ugh to the sick feelings, @CheerBear. I won't send hugs because real hugs might make you sicker! Just a bit of lame early morning humour to start the day. I do hope things improve for you over the next little while, with your feelings of physical wellbeing. Will you be able to make your appointment today?
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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MazaritaSenior Contributor
Sorry it was a while between posts, @CheerBear. I missed the email notification for your last one. Wow to you telling friend. So wonderful that he was so kind and good about it. I was lucky too to be with good men too when I faced this issue. Good to hear you will be okay to make the appointment today.
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