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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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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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MazaritaSenior Contributor
@CheerBear, I'm the same as a passenger, though getting better lately, I've noticed. Still, I mostly avoid being in a car if I can help it. I used to be a confident driver but lost that when I didn't drive for some time due in considerable part to C somehow taking over that seat in the car we shared earlier on, and me not really challenging him on it. It was probably also because those years were particularly tough ones for me with mental health, though I didn't realise how bad things really were at the time. Those were the days when I was known to sleep 20 hours a day for long periods of time. So good that the worst of those times is mostly behind me for now. It's been a slow, baby-step process getting this far from there. Despite whatever ups and downs I still have, overall life looks much brighter to me now, has more colour and interest.
Nice that you have the buckety rain after heat. I'm logging off now too. Have a wonderful day, dear heart. 
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TeejSenior Contributor
Just checking in, feeling pretty ashamed of my behaviour from last night. It was a 0-90 one in a few minutes 😔. groggy but ok after my 13 hr sleep.
Will be ok. Thanks for your kind wishes @CheerBear, @Mazarita
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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TeejSenior Contributor
So sorry you’ve gone through that too this afternoon @CheerBear. Sorry not many words just yet.
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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MazaritaSenior Contributor
Good morning, @CheerBear, @Teej, anyone around at this early time. Just leaving this message here to see if it gets a response for a possible real-time chat. Fresh feelings on this new day to all.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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MazaritaSenior Contributor
Good morning, @CheerBear. Lovely to meet up with you again this early morning. 
You are listening to trees and I am hearing them here too. A cool breeze is flowing through the open doors of the flat, such a nice feeling in this warm and humid weather. The sky has that deep blue hue I love at this time of day, while a currawong calls, accompanied by the high tweets of a little bird waking up nearby.
I've been up for some hours writing my statements about the videos that have been awarded in the competition. I've only written about two of them so far, four more to go. Taking very slow time with it in an effort to give full justice to the quality of these works.
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