YOUR DAILY JOURNAL (page 120)

compound complex

Sweet, indeed, Poppers!

Thanks for sharing the good news, your getting the iMac.

CC

Hadit

What a wonderful idea CoCo! I just noticed this thread.

My thoughts have been around my son and the fact that he is in community football. At first I was reticent because I worry about him getting hurt. However, since what has happened with the drama of finding out about the truth I'm ecstatic that he is part of something normal. Since my husband is still in I'm hoping that my son will gain some much needed outside influences to help him see that there are wonderful people outside of this religion. I'm hoping that it will help with his independence and critical thinking skills. I desperately want him out of this cult and I need him to see it for what is is for himself.

It was a beautiful, sunny and hot day here and I took advantage of it and went for a long walk. It's a great way to clear your mind and get some clarity on things.

That's it for now - good night.

compound complex

Thank you, Hadit, for an inspiring post.

I agree with your comment on normalcy for children. I commented likewise on the thread asking posters if school is back in session where they live. Keeping our kids out of every normal activity for fear that they will be corrupted and that time is better spent in the ministry is wrong. Now I know. Better late than never, but that realization is of no benefit to our now adult children who were raised in a bubble.

Good point, too, on head-clearing walks - a part of my daily routine.

Best regards,

CoCo

troubled mind

I love this thread and always happy to add a bit .

My husband and I took a quick trip to Michigan's Upper peninsula (westside) last week . It was wonderful ! So relaxing . We stayed in a Mom and Pop motel right on the beach of lake Superior. I love to rock hound and this place was Paradise for doing that . We hiked in Porcupine Mountain state park ,and rumaged through old abandon mine dumps looking for cooper and other rocks and minerals. On the way home we stopped for a night in Lake Geneva ,Wisconsin ,a small lake resort town . I hated coming home :(

Being away on vacation this summer first in Colorado and then in Michigan have been a much needed get a way . For some reason being home and constantly reminded of our Witness past has been terribly stressful this year . It was nice on vacation to know when I roamed a grocery store or Wal-mart that I was not going to run into a former Witness friend or relative . How LONG is it going to take me to finally forget them all and not let it bother me seeing them on a daily basis . I want to move on ,but I feel stuck and stagnant .......I need a new fresh focus in my life something I can immerse myself into .

Here is one of my favorite photo's from Michigan :

compound complex

Dear troubled mind:

So good hearing from you. Thanks for the beautiful photo - it will become my desktop! I appreciate your sharing highlights of your vacation with us.

It takes time to adjust. When I consider the 5 steps of grieving, I realized, quite out the blue, that I had arrived at #5: acceptance. Didn't think I'd make it through the others, but it just seemed to happen as I went on with my little life.

Give it time, Dear!

Love,

CoCo

troubled mind

Thank You Coco.....Maybe your right and it is just part of the process......patience ....

I love that you like my pic well enough to make it your desktop background

Here is another one taken with my other camera ...I like the sun better in this shot ...

compound complex

Thanks, troubled mind!

Yes, it's better composed; I've set it as my background ... a mere 2 clicks away!

Love,

CoCo

Quentin

Today, Saturday, didn't know how bad the pain could get without pain killers. Sat in a chair this morning and cryed like a baby. Walking has become difficult, standing, leaning on the cane is near impossible, sad that, as I love to cook. Laying, or sitting makes the body stiff, joints pop and creak like an old barn door. Have no grip, Kathy, in worse condition than me, opens jars and pill bottles, humiliating.

Never ever thought I would look forward to seeing a "Pain Managment Doctor", Tuesday can't come soon enough. Picked the wrong time to stop smoking, want a smoke , yet have to resist. Gone four days without one, daughter offered one of her oxycodone, said NO! Temptation was strong, can't take others meds, never know what would happen, damm, life, what a joke on us it can be sometimes.

compound complex

So sorry, Quentin.

You're in my thoughts and prayers as I deal with my own trials. I wish there was something we could do to help one other more effectively, but, how little it might seem to you, your kind words of encouragement keep me going. I often want to give up myself. I won't.

We need each other!

Love to you and yours.

CoCo

Quentin

Thank you Coco, didn't intend to sound so morbid, just were my mind set is, for now. I'll get over it. That is one thing that is so good about Your Daily Journal thread. Encouragement IS ALWAYS found in it's pages.

Trials and tribulation often build charecter, yours is strong with a willingness to share. The old saying no man is an island is very true, we do need each other, all of us..."your kind words of encouragement keep me going." I'm glad, I lived a life of greed and self centerdness. When Kathy became disabiled it came time for me to poney up, changed my whole prespective, now I find myself there as well. Life has a way of letting the chickens come home to roost...

Stay well my friend, as we march the road togather....

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