Posts by ladonna

But someone else had a good one and I cannot recall whom it was.
It read something like "I don't want someone I can live with, I want someone I cannot live without"

Does anyone know who's signature this is? Whoever you are, I have admired it and have quoted it to friends.

Ana

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American Words Unused Here. Vice-Versa Also.

by Englishman in

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in the uk you never hear words such as:.

railroad.

mortician.

ladonna

Ah Think41,

You have taught me A LOT

Thanks Think

Seeya in chat,
Ana

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Fear and pain and death...

by Cowboy in

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do you fear death?if so,do you fear it because of the pain that is likely to go along with it?or because of what will become of your soul(your self)after death?.

curiosly,i find that i no longer fear death.not that i want to die-i don't.but i wonder if this how i should feel.. i don't like pain,but i have a fairly high threshold of pain,i think.i'm sure there is much greater pain than what i have experienced,but though i avoid it when at all possible(including spankings...sorry chat babes),i'm not afraid that i can't deal with it if i have to.. likewise death,i just have no great fear of it anymore.i don't think that it's due to my beliefs about what will happen after i die...i don't have any.sure,i was raised a j.w.,instilled from birth with the idea that if i didn't survive armageddon,that i'd be resurrected thereafter.but i don't buy that anymore...neccesarily.nor do i believe in the heaven or hell concept...neccesarily.i do believe that if i'm the best kind of person i can be,then it will have to be good enough for whatever,if anything,lies beyond the life i'm living now.. in talking to others,though,i find very few(if any)people who don't have a pretty high degree of fear about death.it has me wondering,and i'd appreciate your comments.. cowboy.

we ride and never worry about the fall.

ladonna

Cowboy,

As an adendum to my earlier post, I would like to add that after working in a hospice for two years, it was much harder watching others die than to face the possibility of my own death.

I did this work not long after leaving the tower whilst I was studying two subjects at once. I did the graveyard shifts; in other words I sat "with" the dying for many hours in the middle of the night.

This is where I learned not to fear death. But I have learnt that to lose loved one's and family is a frightening prospect.

As Tina and others have said, I would not wish to have a medical condition that left me powerless. I put a fair amount of research into this and read a book called "Final Exit".

Whilst I am not here trying to start a euthanasia thread, I do feel we each have the right to choose our own dignified way of dying.

I would recommend the books of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross to any intrested in the subject of death and dying. You will certainly find that you are not alone in your feelings. It is NOT morbid writing either. This woman has it all summed up in plain English (sorry, USA) and easy to read for all. Her sense of humor and empathy are a tribute to a woman who really cared about people.

Sorry I did not do this post earlier.......tired.

Love,
Ana

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Can You Believe It? It's snowing in Victoria!

by ozziepost in

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yes folks, while new south wales swelters in 40 degree plus heat and some of the worst bush fires on record, it's actually snowing on the victorian alps!

news clips on tonight's tv news show kids having snow ball fights and making snowmen.

this is sure strange weather at the moment.

ladonna

Ozzie,

Sheesh, you're a sheer genius. Did you get to see the news??

Ana ...must have gotten out of the sanitarium

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Donations needed.(Frequent flyer miles)

by WildHorses in

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i can't fight this feeling any longer.

i just have to get to australia to meet in person, the man of my dreams.

actually, the man of ladonna and my dreams.

ladonna

LOL@Bea,

You're welcome to him hun

I'm off with OUTLAW!!!

Ana

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Fear and pain and death...

by Cowboy in

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friends

do you fear death?if so,do you fear it because of the pain that is likely to go along with it?or because of what will become of your soul(your self)after death?.

curiosly,i find that i no longer fear death.not that i want to die-i don't.but i wonder if this how i should feel.. i don't like pain,but i have a fairly high threshold of pain,i think.i'm sure there is much greater pain than what i have experienced,but though i avoid it when at all possible(including spankings...sorry chat babes),i'm not afraid that i can't deal with it if i have to.. likewise death,i just have no great fear of it anymore.i don't think that it's due to my beliefs about what will happen after i die...i don't have any.sure,i was raised a j.w.,instilled from birth with the idea that if i didn't survive armageddon,that i'd be resurrected thereafter.but i don't buy that anymore...neccesarily.nor do i believe in the heaven or hell concept...neccesarily.i do believe that if i'm the best kind of person i can be,then it will have to be good enough for whatever,if anything,lies beyond the life i'm living now.. in talking to others,though,i find very few(if any)people who don't have a pretty high degree of fear about death.it has me wondering,and i'd appreciate your comments.. cowboy.

we ride and never worry about the fall.

ladonna

Cowboy,

I am rather like you. I do not fear death in the least. Yes, the pain of death, but I know that with modern medications even that can be more or less erased.

I also do not have any belief in heaven or hell. I believe this is it; life is not a rehearsal for the real thing.

If you are feeling depressed Cowboy, and some of these thoughts are worrying you, please go to your GP.
Don't want a depressed Cowboy on board.

BTW, you have my email addy at all times.

Love,
Ana

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Donations needed.(Frequent flyer miles)

by WildHorses in

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i can't fight this feeling any longer.

i just have to get to australia to meet in person, the man of my dreams.

actually, the man of ladonna and my dreams.

ladonna

OUTLAW,

Forget UncBruce and his post. You are one "cool dude".
After reading all about Unc, *ughhhhh* even the most desperate case on the forum would not be interested.

I am so happy I laid my claim to you mio amore` before Unc made his distasteful post.

May he and Lilacs have a happy life

Ana

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