Posts by Mimilly

Why? For starters, I can't afford it. However my oldest 'reassures' me that if I go to a bar, I'll not have to purchase even one drink, and end up loaded. Uh.... no. Pass.

If I did have the moulah, and became a screaming drunk - there's the screaming headache that follows, and I have learned to respect that headache.

Matty me darlin', I'd love to have a few with ya. I missed ya by just a bit on IM this morn.

Mimilly

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Repressed Memories.

by Englishman in

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some years ago, i visited a hypnotist in an effort to stop chewing my nails.

the habit had become so ingrained that i didn't even know when i was doing it.

well, i was a wiliing patient, and the lady hypnotist led me down into a beautiful imaginery garden, filled with flowers and birds where i could be at peace.

Mimilly

Gawd, I had to bite this hook.

I loathe therapists who misuse thier 'power' over a client/patient for the very reasons larc stated.

I've never been hypnotized. The reason? I never wanted anyone to have access to what happened to me. If they found out, I'd be locked away and eternally labelled crazy. Not just that, but it would be 'telling' for which I'd been raised to equate with certain death.

When it became too much to hold in, I told in little pieces, always watching the therapist for clues that I was bonkers. I told a bit more, then a bit more, and then one day, blurted it out as if in a challenge - 'now you know, send me up the river, I don't care anymore'. Didn't happen. I wasn't called crazy, though I certainly felt it. Scared to death for telling, which lasted a long time.

Therapists who are on a mission to find something that just isn't there, shouldn't be allowed in the biz, plain and simple. Thought suggestion is quite powerful to someone who is vunerable and trusts a diploma so much. I firmly believe that if a therapist does this, they oughta be charged as harshly as possible. I wish there was a productive way of policing therapists. In the end, it's all done behind closed doors isn't it.

my .002

Mimilly

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BALI BOMBING

by refiners fire in

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word is 110 dead.

a lot of ozzies.

i just heard that there was a football club in there.

Mimilly

This is heartbreaking. Just plain heartbreaking.....

Mimilly

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Fruits of the Spirit & Works of the Flesh

by Matty in

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as a loyal witness, i often considered the words of

galatians 5:22,23

the apostle paul's words there list what are known as the "fruitages of the spirit".

Mimilly

Matty! Gawd I miss ya! ((((((((((((((((((((((Matty))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Well, no works of the flesh for me as of late. With the news of the psycho-sniper and the terrorist acts in Bali and on the French tanker in Yemen, I'm holding onto good ol' fashioned Faith.

Tis Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, and we will indulge in eating ourselves into a stupor, which I spose is gluttony, a work of the flesh? Yum yum.

But yeh, with the daily news being as it is, I'm holding faith close, as always.

Mimilly

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For Thanksgiving ......

by Mimilly in

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well, for canadians anyway, it's this weekend.

i hope everyone has a safe holiday and gets a chance to have some precious moments with their loved ones.

it's especially sweet for me this year.

Mimilly

Well, for Canadians anyway, it's this weekend. I hope everyone has a safe holiday and gets a chance to have some precious moments with their loved ones.

It's especially sweet for me this year. I received my first pay cheque this week and was able to buy groceries for the first time in quite awhile.

I have a great job, only three weeks old.

I got to see my mom for an overnight visit and she got to see the changes in me. To see her beam with pride was a dream come true. She's been waiting a long time for me to get on my feet after what's happened.

I have a three day weekend, which I'll not have again due to my job, and for these three days I will be with my two treasures, Beth and Shelene.

And along with them, I'll curl up and watch movies, nosh on food and let our two dogs, two cats, and two kittens entertain us with their endless antics.

Lots of hugs, kisses and snuggling. Beth and I will be nursing Shelene back to health after her operation on her mouth this morning. (dental work - a ligament had to be removed from the top and inbetween her front teeth to her lip) I'm gonna take care of my 'baby'. (she's 18yrs)

While I'm certainly an appreciative and thankful person on a daily basis, this is the very first time Thanksgiving has meant more than a 'day off'. It's extra super sweet and I will bask in appreciation. With each year, I break the psychological chains from the borg more and more.

This year, Thanksgiving marks great changes in my life - all for the better. I intend to celebrate.

Have a good one and keep safe.

hugs, Mimilly

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Is Ray Franz Great or What?

by silentlambs in

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this evening i had a nice conversation with ray and we discussed our previous conversation.

while our previous conversation was remembered differently in certain areas we agreed that we should be peaceful with one another, i apologized for any misunderstanding and decided as a result to remove any negative comments made about him.

i do believe our discussion was productive and will help us both to be more supportive of one another in the future.

Mimilly

Ditto larc. Cos I couldn't word it any better than he did.

And this is all very sad.

Mimilly

(edited cos the kitten walked on the keyboard)

Edited by - Mimilly on 10 October 2002 0:46:1

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So, what did you have for dinner?

by Princess in

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i just skimmmed over a lot of angry posts (see all the flames listed below) and i'm in the mood for a little fluff.. what did you have for dinner?

any good recipes to share?

anything nice to say at all?.

Mimilly

I haven't been able to eat for a couple days - flu I think, pure nausea. But this evening I got hungry..real hungry, so I nuked two potatoes and fried a nice steak. Mmm Mmmm Good!

Funny part was - it was so good that I had our 2 cats, 2 kittens and 2 dogs sitting around me hoping I'd get sloppy and drop some.

Mimilly of the fluff threads rule for awhile class

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Our Lives Are Worthless

by Undecided in

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i've been in a strange mood lately.

i keep thinking what difference does anything matter.

in a few years we will all be dead anyway and anything we did won't amount to anything.

Mimilly

(((((((((((((((((Undecided)))))))))))))))))

I've gone through the motions of those exact thoughts. Think of the size of the universe, the extent of time and our lives inevitably become miniscule. Now, during these 'miniscule' lives, we see torture, famine, disease, murder, suffering and we end up wondering 'why bother?'

Our lives aren't worthless unless we want them to be. Perhaps you've been thinking too much on religion or watching too much news. You need to change your focus to see the good things. Look at your children, grandchildren, wife, friends, pets...... all the good moments make life worthwhile.

Eat your favorite food, go for a walk on a scenic path; write down all the times you laughed; remember all the times you made a difference just by hugging someone.

This is our reality. We can't change the world, but we can affect those around us for better. Having doubts and dark moments doesn't make our lives worthless - it makes us human. What would you say if someone close to you came to you and stated what you said above? Practice what you'd preach at that moment

sending you warm sunbeams,

Mimilly