And Jesus didn't know how to merge either.
Have you ever lost your mind?
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Liost your mind??????????? I lose it every day. Quite happy watching Utd beat Arsenal or Ireland beat Australia and then my rather stange and unintersting mind has a chat with me about theromdynamics and Fusion. yes, i would say i have lost my mind
Sorry, meant to say this before, but... HollyGolightly: I don't pray - I'd make a liar of myself if I did - but my thoughts and best wishes are with you.
Have I 'lost my mind'...yes and no. I had a spell when I was about 16-17 where all I felt was disillusionment and rage. I had energy but no direction, and no one seemed to be able to offer any good advice. Life still lay before me, but that wasn't how it seemed. It felt that the best days, my best chances, already lay behind me and naturally, all that unfocused energy became destructive rather than creative/positive. My nephew's going through something similar now and the weird thing is, I have no idea how to help him. I can't remember how it was to feel that way. There was a time when I could, and I wanted to write it all down just in case he needed it - we've always been of a very similar temperament and, like me, he was fine until it came to leaving school and settling on whatever came next - but whenever I tried I found that I couldn't, or didn't want to, think about that period much in case it sucked me in again.
I've mentioned my other, later struggles before, so there's no need for a rehash here. What I will say is that it never felt as if I'd lost my mind. I thought and wondered about if I might have, but then I thought that if I was able to ask the question, it meant I was still 'there'.
As I said over on another thread, and others have said here (most notably ghost19), just doing simple things is best. It's productive, it's uncomplicated, and it's repetitive, but that's probably why it works. Nothing to worry about but the constant movement of the mop, or brush, or whatever. You won't want to do it, but stick at it, and don't sweat the small (or big) stuff. It's not trendy to say so, but you don't have to be in control of everything. You can't be, in any case. Your kids, hubby, parent/s (in law), friends, your boss, all have free will. Yes, it'd be great if everyone did everything we wanted, when we wanted, in the way we wanted. Life would be great, right?
But that's not going to happen. It's unrealistic, and in the modern world it's usually the women who are judged to have failed if they're not seen to be in control of all things at all times, especially by other women (many of whom are also stretched close to breaking) even though such a thing is impossible and is also undesirable from the POV of other individuals.
So your kid's room is a mess and they've not tidied it up...so what? No one's going to die. There's not going to be an inspection and a fine given out. It'll get done. Same goes for everything. So the bins haven't gone out by 9 ready for the next morning as they usually do. And? So long as they do go out, it's all good.
The little things and the big things that you can't directly control...let them go. Trust in others to meet their responsibilities. You're not Superwoman (you're just *a* super woman. See that tongue? Pure silver, that is...I don't think!). No one is, just as no man is Superman (and, largely, we don't try to be). So...
Have I 'lost my mind'...yes and no. I had a spell when I was about 16-17 where all I felt was disillusionment and rage. I had energy but no direction, and no one seemed to be able to offer any good advice. Life still lay before me, but that wasn't how it seemed. It felt that the best days, my best chances, already lay behind me and naturally, all that unfocused energy became destructive rather than creative/positive. My nephew's going through something similar now and the weird thing is, I have no idea how to help him. I can't remember how it was to feel that way. There was a time when I could, and I wanted to write it all down just in case he needed it - we've always been of a very similar temperament and, like me, he was fine until it came to leaving school and settling on whatever came next - but whenever I tried I found that I couldn't, or didn't want to, think about that period much in case it sucked me in again.
I've mentioned my other, later struggles before, so there's no need for a rehash here. What I will say is that it never felt as if I'd lost my mind. I thought and wondered about if I might have, but then I thought that if I was able to ask the question, it meant I was still 'there'.
As I said over on another thread, and others have said here (most notably ghost19), just doing simple things is best. It's productive, it's uncomplicated, and it's repetitive, but that's probably why it works. Nothing to worry about but the constant movement of the mop, or brush, or whatever. You won't want to do it, but stick at it, and don't sweat the small (or big) stuff. It's not trendy to say so, but you don't have to be in control of everything. You can't be, in any case. Your kids, hubby, parent/s (in law), friends, your boss, all have free will. Yes, it'd be great if everyone did everything we wanted, when we wanted, in the way we wanted. Life would be great, right?
But that's not going to happen. It's unrealistic, and in the modern world it's usually the women who are judged to have failed if they're not seen to be in control of all things at all times, especially by other women (many of whom are also stretched close to breaking) even though such a thing is impossible and is also undesirable from the POV of other individuals.
So your kid's room is a mess and they've not tidied it up...so what? No one's going to die. There's not going to be an inspection and a fine given out. It'll get done. Same goes for everything. So the bins haven't gone out by 9 ready for the next morning as they usually do. And? So long as they do go out, it's all good.
The little things and the big things that you can't directly control...let them go. Trust in others to meet their responsibilities. You're not Superwoman (you're just *a* super woman. See that tongue? Pure silver, that is...I don't think!
). No one is, just as no man is Superman (and, largely, we don't try to be). So...I'm saddened by some of the difficulties being experienced by people here. Losing a child, in particular, is just about the worst thing imaginable. My nephew died when he was only three months old, so I have a huge amount of sympathy and understanding when it comes to this. It's an awful thing for anyone to go through.
Personally speaking, I have bipolar disorder, so I lose my mind quite frequently! It all but wiped me out a few years ago, but I recovered and have found my own way of handling it over time.
Personally speaking, I have bipolar disorder, so I lose my mind quite frequently! It all but wiped me out a few years ago, but I recovered and have found my own way of handling it over time.
Happens when you bite off more than you and an army could chew and go solo but, what doesnt kill you makes you stronger and let us know how things go.
This cracked me up. And I needed to be cracked up today. Thx. xxxooo
Neesy
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I know - when I heard this song for the very first time this was me:
Another point to be made, HollyGolightly, is the fair and friendly caution that, no surprise, one of the first tests of fate on the way back from tougher times is with your faith giving strength to patience.
To come to Jesus' defence, after all he has done for us, if there were no pens among our neanderthals that does not mean none were good authors or writers. Jesus left home at 16 or so upon getting his Calling. He took his clothes, sandles and his mule. Alone with his mule, homeless by choice, and without wealth he walked and rode. He cruised the land, you could say. Within weeks he was THE international star with walls of followers in all directions with no radio, TV or internet. I would say that counts as more than just a good driver. In addition, I bet if he were reborn in modern times he would be, as a driver, a natural with the knack. Some innate talents reach out in all directions..
past present future.
Well put.
To come to Jesus' defence, after all he has done for us, if there were no pens among our neanderthals that does not mean none were good authors or writers. Jesus left home at 16 or so upon getting his Calling. He took his clothes, sandles and his mule. Alone with his mule, homeless by choice, and without wealth he walked and rode. He cruised the land, you could say. Within weeks he was THE international star with walls of followers in all directions with no radio, TV or internet. I would say that counts as more than just a good driver. In addition, I bet if he were reborn in modern times he would be, as a driver, a natural with the knack. Some innate talents reach out in all directions..
past present future.
...at least he had a license....Another point to be made, HollyGolightly, is the fair and friendly caution that, no surprise, one of the first tests of fate on the way back from tougher times is with your faith giving strength to patience.
Well put.
To come to Jesus' defence, after all he has done for us, if there were no pens among our neanderthals that does not mean none were good authors or writers. Jesus left home at 16 or so upon getting his Calling. He took his clothes, sandles and his mule. Alone with his mule, homeless by choice, and without wealth he walked and rode. He cruised the land, you could say. Within weeks he was THE international star with walls of followers in all directions with no radio, TV or internet. I would say that counts as more than just a good driver. In addition, I bet if he were reborn in modern times he would be, as a driver, a natural with the knack. Some innate talents reach out in all directions..
past present future.
This is my bag.
Notice that it's empty.
Notice that it's empty.
Lost my mind,
But I don't mind,
Can't find it anywhere,
And I don't mind.
But I don't mind,
Can't find it anywhere,
And I don't mind.
Sounds like the lyrics of some country song.
Not exactly country... It's more from the grunge era...Sounds like the lyrics of some country song.
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AIC.....OOOOHRAHHHHH!!
...at least he had a license....
Even Jesus couldn't take a good drivers license photo.