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Living with Ourselves

Living with Ourselves

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First of all I wanted to let you know that I have conversed with all of you at some stage on both sides of the forum..

It was my intention to close two of my threads and change my name in the kindest way for all of you...

I commenced this process on the 12th March and today is the first day that I have access to actually post or respond to anyone....I was in the last couple of days able to register a new name and like some posts...

I am so sorry that my profile ended so abruptly that was definitely not my intention....

In fact if I had done it my way.. instead of thinking would be better to be guided through the process....I would have just written on one of my threads my reason for closing my account tagging you all in....then requested account to be closed and username put to bed so to speak

I have chosen to take this path in order to protect my family's sense of safety .. privacy...health..

Please let me reassure you that this has nothing to do with any members on here...

I have tagged each and everyone of you because you have given me support and invited me into a little of your worlds...priceless experiences...I have felt heard and valued on here....Thank you all so much..

Moving forward ...this is who I am now and hope to be able to converse on the forum living in the now not the past...therefore no mention of my previous username necessary...

If you do not know who I am...that is fine also...perhaps all of the above is not relevant for you..

take care

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@amber22 Aww, you made a big fella blush.. Was a little grey..... then slipped my hand in the old coat pocket,..... and there was your Bright Shiny Penny !. Lines on my face all lifted.

Thankyou so much... I know so little of you amber. Maybe you will share a bench in the park with me, one day friend

tonys moon base one

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I would absolutely love to ❤️@tonys

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@amber22 o k now I've fed myself, .... i've fed the pigeons . and .... O H, another penny. Now the first one isn't lonely anymore. Thankyou so much.

Just finished watching ... love on the spectrum. For ''fog horn'' loud reasons, its my treat for the week,

May i ask you 2 things please. What is a peer support worker , what does it entail, and please..... share with me something of your self. The pigeons in my little circle of street light and the hotel cleaner are all thats on offer for company tonight, ......... and the pigeons were bribed...

My coat has made the park bench plush..... just for you, so one day, ... or night , please tell me a story, ...... Your story.

tonys moon base one

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Good morning! @tonys How was love on the spectrum? I've been meaning to start watching it for a while now but have never actually gotten around to it.

A peer support worker is someone who works to support other people (mentally, physically, spiritually or emotionally) and aims to help them in their recovery or their every day life. It can mean so many different things to many different people, but to me it is supporting the people around me at work (members, clients, participants and my work colleagues) in any way that I can. There are a lot of elements to it!

Something about myself is that I love to bake - I've just made some gingerbread cookies the other day and will make a pavlova for Christmas Eve. What is a fact about yourself?

Loving these questions, have a great day!

Amber22

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@amber22 Peer support worker, ..... there you go... I pictured you shaping concrete and setting stones to hold all the bridges up. Two skillsets, one purpose, Heaven is not the sole nesting ground of angels. The healing trade , the true meaning of Christmas.

I can smell those cookies you lovingly baked from here, and pavlova, I had one in an out of body experience long ago. Thank you.

I now know what you like, and i know what you do,

but its only one page in the story of you.

Such is the nature of the world we have built that i know your time must be apportioned and then one day we find , we rushed through the time given us. Take time for yourself first, and then maybe one day when the rain sets in, some more pages .... maybe

As for me you ask, These forums filled with thousands of folks trying to put their broken puzzles back together, Maybe I'm just the shape in the in the old dark coat thats made up of all the left over pieces.......

Christmas ... Good families feasting and the carols they sing.

So lets not reveal and ruin a good thing.

Sorry amber, Humour, its in my defence swag..

You have a great Christmas mate, My guitar is giving the unleash me look.

Till next we meet

tonys moon base one

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Hello from over here as well @Appleblossom

I am so far behind in responding to people.

I am very very thankful for all of your letters to me.

@tonysYour kites.

I will get there.

Please bear with me while I get through this time of year.

Will write when you least expect it.

Sophia 1

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Hello @FloatingFeather

Thank you so much for your response.

A very caring and thoughtful reply to someone whom you hardly know if at all I felt.

Much appreciated and yes did help me when needed.

Thank you.

Sophia1

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Hello @Jacques

Thank you again for your letter.

I read between your words how strongly you want to help your partner and her girls in every way imaginable.

You say that you have always wanted to be a parent.

I believe that you are parenting them in your way now. Having such strong feelings conveys this strongly to me.

You do not have to be a birth parent to be a parent.

My second husband has two adopted sons.

You do not have to adopt either.

Your love and support; presence in their lives whether they accept it always is part of parenting in a special way.

You have a special, beautiful quality within you that provides that.

Please stay safe and be kind to yourself also as must I during this mad season.

Your friend

Sophia1

Oh if I have not already mentioned.

You are one of my family of friends on here also.

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Hello @outlander

Thank you for your lovely supportive post.

I know that you have so much going on in your life also; different again to all of us who have our own struggles.

Please take care of you and be kind to you

Sophia1

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Hello @maddison

Thank you so much for your lovely post.

A while ago and you might have even forgotten.

It is not you.

It is me trying to keep my head above water.

I will get to write to you one day as I have a back log.

@tonysthe flying machine as in hot air balloon sounds like a better place for me than a caravan.

I would get myself all tied up though trying to get down to light my camp fire.

Under the ground you go at night Tony's.

I can sense the need for complete darkness and silence.

My bedrooms have blackout curtains. Actually all of the main rooms do.

Silence and no light can help me go within myself seeking a calmer place.

I will get back to you also

I am sending energy waves currently

Sophia1

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