Living with Ourselves

What a beautiful message in your post @Sophia1

I have more gardening and painting on my list for today - it will be rewarding if I can find the energy to do both at some stage today. I am taking time to get moving this morning but should do in the next couple of hours.

How are you going today?

Thanks @Sophia1

I did get instant family - my grand-daughter was born after my daughter was married and my son-in-law finally got full custody of all his children at the same time and suddenly the little house they had at the time was bursting at the seams and now - years later - for the first time my daughter and her husband are empty-nesters - it's been that way for a couple of years - I am sure they have had a good and strong marriage which is wonderful

My daughter rang me this morning about the BBQ tomorrow - I will be making Baby Pavs - the little kids love them and so do I - it's actually sufficient that I do, Today is Friday and so I got up early to get some writing done on-line before I have my domestic help and shopping - Fridays are usually pretty busy - and I feel so much better today - better than I have felt for a few days -

I will be going to the post office to get things started for my passport in case I need it - I need to get my SIL a present but that's not hard - I know what he likes - easy shopping for that. Also I am seeing my doctor this afternoon and I can talk to him about seeing a psychologist at the clinic - better than taking a long trip into the city - yesterday all of this was too much but I think sitting and crying and talking to my fluffy, furry little feline friend was good therapy - she listened - she was still and didn't fidget. We cannot tell how cats know and what they know but this girl seems to know when I need to share my thoughts even if she has a very limited knowledge of English - she was there

Organising a new home - building your dream home - that would be a head-spin and truly - better than depression. I had reactive depression which is different - clinical depression needs antidepresents - reactive depression doesn't - the cause of depression was something outside of myself and I remember it causing me to be in a foggy mess all the time -

One thing that helped break the spell was when my then-h and I looked for a new house - it had every that opened-and-closed - fantastic place - and at the time we were mortage free and this would have meant going into debt again and I decided against it. Still - even though it didn't go anywhere and it was my choice to stay out of debt and I am glad I decided that - somehow it made a difference and honestly - I was never seriously depressed again - perhaps decision making made a difference - if it doesn't change the circumstances it gave me the idea of making choices.

I hope this works for you too but I don't like living through such situations. I have to get onto the Ministry of Housing about getting my place painted - I dread it though but it needs to happen

Sigh

Yes - the sun has shone on me today - an early phonecall from my daughter was great and also - I say again - cuddling my cat when I cried yesterday really got the good hormones working. I can't think of the name of those - maybe endorphines - pets hand them out for free everyday and mine is a champion of the free get-well buzzes we all need sometimes

Dec

Your flowers are up @Sophia1 - they are lovely

And such a wonderful thought to - that the sun can shine into our minds - I consider whatever their state - and be a healing force - having had that happen over-night was fantastic - it does happen - maybe I was on the lookout for it - maybe it was that it was wished - whatever - it worked

The way ahead might be tough but the scenery - that can be spectacular -

I had another flush of my rose bushes - I didn't pick them but it looks like a good year - I will get a photo of them the next time I have them in a vase - they are two old bushes - my daughter knows how to care for them and they can spring forth from practically nothing and they have a wonderful scent -

Dec

thanks @Sophia1

yes with everything that is going on and my mind goes over and over things

I tend to forget what is happening around us at the present moment

S1 birthday yesterday and D1 birthday next week

the sun is shinning , be nice to see a little bit of rain but my succulents are growing like crazy

cleaned 2 houses today -- puts a smile on my face knowing when the owners come home to see a nice clean house

Just need to find someone to do my house xx

home now relaxing -- ahhhhh how nice

how are you today @Sophia1 xx

I am aching now but thinking of the good

hello @outlander

I have noticed you in the background..

I will respect your space....

letting you know that I am thinking of you as I know others on these forums will be too...

hello fellow mind travellers...

I thought this one might come in handy for some of the christmas functions coming up...

made me smile ..

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