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Riding a wave

Riding a wave

Hi all,

@CherryBomb, @Former-Member or any other @Former-Member floating around Forum Land, will you ride a wave with me? I thought I would be fine doing something...but it turns out that the something has made my big feelings BIG and now I'm in a pickle...and there's nothing worse than a pickled turtle! I'm going to go and snuggle in my bed so I probably won't actually respond to you, but it will still super help me to know that I am not utterly alone on the wave. I don't want to tag anyone else because I don't want anyone to feel they need to respond. Thank you in advance for riding with me.

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🐢💕🤗

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Good morning @Phoenix_Rising. I read your long post this morning and felt lots of things reading it. I have heaps I want to reply with, but I'm going to sit with it and just say that I hope the ocean is at least microscopically calmer this morning. From memory, today is usually the busiest day of the week for you, and I hope that you enjoy getting out and about on your adventures.

See you at FF, if we don't catch up with each other before then 🙂

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Zoe7 wrote:

Surely that would hurt @Phoenix_Rising lol


@Zoe7, No, it doesn't hurt when love hearts start emanating from my tooshy, but it is mildly disconcerting. Have you ever seen a dog or cat fart and then seem startled by their own fart? That's what this little turtle is like every time love hearts start appearing. It is very odd. It only seems to happen when @Faith-and-Hope is around. Do you think I should mention it to my GP next time I see her?

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Oh definitely little turtle - that would be disconcerting - and knowing your dislike for love hearts mildly annoying lol Your GP definitely needs to know @Phoenix_Rising but I can certainly undertand this reaction when @Faith-and-Hope is around - she warms everyones heart/tooshy

How are you doing tonight?

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@Phoenix_Rising - I just wanted to let you know that I am watching over the ocean as the little turtle sleeps tonight!

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Good evening @CheerBear, I missed you at FF tonight. Hopefully your absence means you are doing something fun out there in the real world. I know you are here even when you are not.

Today the sea is amazingly calm. This morning I was thrown a lifeline that I think has the potential to be quite life changing. It is something that I could never have imagined and it is one of those reminders that we never know what may be just around the corner if we can just keep on keeping on. I can't really say any more about it right now, but yep, it is one of those moments when I am glad that I chose to keep living during the category 5 storm.

I ended up not going to my volunteer gig because I have a darn cold. I hardly ever get physically sick and now this is the second cold I've had this winter. I know it's from spending far too much time in my GP's waiting room. Sick people should be banned from doctors' waiting rooms!!! Oh well, colds heal much quicker than puddled brains. It will pass in a day or two.

I hope you and the LF have a super fun weekend. This week has been horribly wonky hasn't it. But the storm has now subsided for me, and I super hope things will soon settle for you too. I think I read that you have a challenging week coming up next week. That's ok, we will muddle through it together, moment by moment, wonky bit by wonky bit. Thank you for being such an awesome not-friend. I have been extremely self-absorbed in my own muddle for the past few days, but now with this lifeline thrown to me, I hope to be able to be a bit more giving in Forum Land again. Super big thank you for being my not-friend. Night.

Good night @Former-Member. Thank you for watching over the ocean. Don't forget to feed Mr Polar Bear when you take him home. He will probably want to play in the bath-tub too!

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@Zoe7 I am doing much better tonight. Just heading off to bed now. Hee hee, the idea of explaining the delicate love heart issue to my GP is making me giggle. How are you tonight Zoe?

@Former-Member Awwwww I feel all warm and fuzzy that you snuck over here before I got here. Clearly you swim faster than I do.

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@Phoenix_Rising - Don't worry - I won't forget to feed our friend Mr. Polar Bear!

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I am really pleased that you are doing much better little turtle. Me - not so much!!!

This has been one of the toughest weeks for me to get through - very few moments with any clarity - many, many times where I want to give up @Phoenix_Rising A couple where I have come really close. My storm is still going - and I think it will stick around for a little longer yet

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@Zoe7 I am almost asleep but I wanted you to know how much my heart aches for you. I recognise that I get a lot more respite from the darkness than you do. I know how blessed I am to generally have good sleep and good physical health. I so badly wish your medical team could help you achieve those things so that you could be in a better space to cope with the mental health stuff. I super hope something shifts for you soon Zoe. As I said in my other post, the lifeline I have been thrown is totally out of the blue. We just never know what tomorrow will bring. It may bring nothing at all or it may bring something amazing, and the only way we can find out is to keep on keeping on. Night Zoe. Congratulations on your 100% success rate. A perfect score. That makes you super awesome. 😊
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