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Night Shift

Night Shift

Since I am awake at 4am I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who have trouble sleeping and might find it helpful to have a place to go to chat. Whatever gets you through the night is alright.

To get the ball rolling, I'll just say that I enjoyed being part of the Topic Tuesday discussion tonight. I wish it was possible for these events to be weekly rather than monthly. Either way, thanks SANE and all the people I've met on here over recent months.

Edited June 2016 and February 2017: Night Shift is now open 24 hours a day. To join in, just click through to the last page of the thread at the top right of this post to get to the latest message.

Edited April 2017 and June 2017: For the sake of better communications between members here, I am adding that this thread is meant to be a caring, kind and gentle place of sharing. Humour is welcome, as long as its not unkindly directed towards other members. Hope your time in this chat thread is rewarding.

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haha ..love it.. I only buy 45g packets mostly, cos if I open it, it's finished, no matter what size it is lol @Faith-and-Hope yes, lots weaknesses here

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@Former-Member

Still here .... on "cheat" WA time too .... lol .....

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I am hearing you @Former-Member ....

Probably my best answer is to tell you how I carry these things forward .... it's my faith .... believing that we matter, we are relevant, and part of a bigger reality than the lives we live as individuals also comes with the belief that we help to carry each other ... but at the same time we are not responsible for each other's outcomes .... in that we can't be .... we can't carry the whole world on our shoulders .... we are not designed that way ....

But we can suspend each other through our faith. It is a way of saying "I care for you, I care about you, I care what happens to you, but I can't control your choices. I can send out loving thoughts towards you .... always .... whether I actually end up knowing what happens in your future or not ..... you can move forward with me in my heart, as my choice ...."

It is a powerful way of reserving the right to care for people who don't care for you .... if that makes sense .... and wish them well whether, or perhaps in spite of, whether they wish you well in return ....

Some people eprefer to it as "a higher state of being", or whatever language they choose to apply to it .... but put simply it means believing that we possess a spirit within our human bodies, and that spirituality can transfer such values as love, care, respect, well-wishes of any nature, towards the well-being or healing of others.

Please, wish that person well, but don't try to carry forward a personal responsibility for their journey .... others will come and go from their lives as influences, but you can support them indefinitely within your hpown heart, and send healing thoughts towards them whenever you feel for them.

Its love-telepathy, if you like .....

I hope that helps you to process it @Former-Member

Sending big love-thoughts your way ....

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I understand that F&H

Beautifully said

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Thanks so much @Faith-and-Hope 😊

It helped lots

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Finally going to sleep now, goodnight everyone again 😜😊💜😴😴😴😴😴

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Sleep well @Former-Member ....

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I am going to bed too -

And this has been a wonderful evening - talking about a variety of things close to our hearts - and even some humour there - which is how a wonderful evening should be

Tawney - you did not make me sad about the CF - really - I do feel a sense of sadness that it is not the support for you the way it was for me

For everyone who has shared this time with me - I wish you a peaceful night and that you should wake refreshed

Decadian

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Goodnight @Decadian 💕

Sleep well, you too .... 💤

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