waiting for night to fall
long dark teatime of the soul
by Hortensia 28 Replies latest jw friends
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*summer*
are you ok???
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aSphereisnotaCircle
It falls pretty early this time of year.
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AlmostAtheist
>> long dark teatime of the soul
It's an excellent book, a good one to lose yourself in while waiting for night to fall.
Dave of the Holistic Apostate class
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changeling
In The Gloaming
Below are the lyrics to the song In The Gloaming sung by Dana Reeve at the end of Christopher Reeve's directorial debut from the film of the same title.
Written by Anne F. Hamson & Meta Orred
Performed by Dana ReeveLyrics:
In the gloaming, oh my darling,
When the lights are dim and low,
And the quiet shadows falling,
Softly come, and softly go.When the winds are sobbing faintly,
With a gentle lull of woe,
Will you think of me and love me,
As you did once long ago?In the gloaming, oh my darling,
Think not bitterly of me,
Though I passed away in silence,
Left you lonely, set you free.For my heart was crushed with longing,
What had been could never be,
It was best to leave you thus dear,
Best for you, and best for me. -
Hortensia
I loved the title more than the book. I am depressed and bored bored bored. I have a project I need to work on, but no motivation. I got out and made myself run errands. I don't know how I am going to manage three days alone - I don't go back to work until Wednesday. I need to get my work done, it will increase my income if I just get it done, but like I said, zero motivation. I have decluttered until I have hardly any possessions. The dishes are clean, the car has gas, the cats are fed and the cat box clean, I've walked so much my legs hurt. I listed a load of crap that no one will buy on Ebay. I listed books on Amazon. I've done the laundry. I talked to friends and relatives on the phone. I am tired of taking atavan but I suppose that's what I need to do. Sometimes it feels better to just be depressed than to take the med and feel nothing.
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AlmostAtheist
>>but like I said, zero motivation.
When I've experienced that but HAD to accomplish something, I set a timer. I would work for 5 minutes, then I got an M&M, or 5 minutes to play a Flash game, or anything. Then reset the timer and go again.
It works for me because I can do ANYTHING for 5 minutes, but sometimes I can't bring myself to work continuously for 10 minutes. Over the course of three hours, I'll have done 1-2 hours of work. Which is considerably better than the zero hours I'd've put in otherwise.
Just a thought.
Dave
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Hortensia
that's actually a good idea - it's how I do housework sometimes - how much cleaning can I get done while the coffee pot perks? Or how much work can I get done during commercials on television. Sometimes quite a bit. I'll try that - I had forgotten about it.
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PEC
You can still come down and go to the Wild Animal Park with us. If you are not getting the work done, it will be just as done when you get back.Or get it done tonight and you can still go tomorrow.
Philip
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Hortensia
I thought about that - let me see if I get some work done and I'll email you later. How nice to have a total pity party and get some useful responses. I'm feeling better - I think I'll sit down and work for a few minutes, see what I can accomplish. One of my goals is to get through the day without taking the atavan...I'm feeling a little more hopeful.