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Hanging up is not easy B. It would be much easier to say "come on over!"
Life is a mystery,
Roll on recovery!Thanks for your post on Ian’s thread B!
Talk later!
Spite leads us nowhere, especially when it’s directed at GOD!!!Glad to hear your Christmas plans are going well Larry!
Like "banning", our plans and dreams are very much in the mind. A positive attitude can have a knock on effect!
God grant us all the Serenity to accept the things we cannot change.
Life will never be perfect, but gambling will only serve to magnify it’s imperfections , so lets stay positive and G free !
Today, I will not gamble!Bettie!
I don’t believe it …I has to be Jen! Is she ok?
I AM GOBSMACKED! What next?
When is the big event?
Major changes ahead…odaat!
Think of the little hands and toes and the lovely cuddly little head and the cute ears and the new baby smell!
I L O V E babies!
Glad you enjoyed your trip B! You must have been very proud to hear your brother’s girl singing too!
We miss SO much when we have our heads, hearts, souls and money stuck in slot machines.
Above all , you are one who really deserves recovery Bettie!
I am so proud to be your friend!
reading about pushing a car. reminds me of the morning I came out of the all night casino at 6 am to discover my headlights had been on overnight. The battery of course was dead…
FWB is really being tactless B! Another "item" on the " GIVE UP " list!Larry I just want to tell you that this time 3 years ago I was driving home from my favourite casino, a FREE WOMAN! I had self excluded!
Although, of course I did find other devil’s dens, I never set foot in those sister casinos in those 3 years!
Self exclusion does work!Sounds as if you are going through a rough patch Larry, but we can’t blame our actions for everything that goes wrong…its my sons birthday today. I put myself out to make arrangements which he failed to comply with..some beyond his control so Im going to drive to collect him now…we ll be home at ten pm when most of his "day" will be over…Its tiring being the one making all the effort but all we can do is our best in any situation. I will not get overinvolved with his problems tonight. He has walked out of his new job(again) ….has no money etc etc..
I can relate to that disappointmenent of getting a special present for your daughter, only to discover that she has bought it for herself….no joy in life when we succumb to instant gratification…nothing keft to look forward to…happened me with hubby a few times…had things wrapped up as a Christmas surprise and he just went out a few weeks before and bought the thing for himself…remember there are somethings that money cannot buy Larry…Hold on to those things…
Sorry for rushed post…facing out in the wet windy weather will remind me of all the other nights I left my sons waiting when I was gambling and couldnt leave to collect them, so…Im off
God bless!Bettie!
As I read through your post something struck me, but not for the first time. It’s this!
You seem to tie up your worth B, with "being part of someone’s life" and having "someone special" in your life. As children,I think we are conditioned to believe that we need to be loved. The fairytale where the princess meets her prince or kisses the ugly frog to "turn him into" a handsome man. Women were placed in a position where we were convinced we had to " get a man" , "stand by your man" and " give him all you’ve got" in order to have a happy life. I’m learned that this conditioning is false!…Let’s think about the reality of B! Does your happiness depend on "having a man"???? NO! Is every married woman happy??? I’d say not! Can any man make you happy forever and if he does for a while, are you on tender hooks ( because of your distorted self -worth), waiting for him to find out your weakness or discover the real you??? What if he leaves? Or dies? What becomes of your self worth then??
I think most women, especially the beautiful, intellegent, funny and maybe a bit rtund gals live in this false hope….and we look in the wrong places ..
The reality B, is that NOBODY has the power to make you SAD.. or HAPPY for that matter and it is only when we look inwards for our TRUE worth that the answers will come. And in that inner stillness we will come to know our worth and we will see where it comes from. We will realise that our relationship status, i.e. married/single is irrelevent. The One Who loves us with an evelasting love is the One who knows your true worth B. Only He can show us our true worth and when we betray Him, we also betray ourselves. In the priest’s sermon today, he said the things of earth not only tie us to earth but can also lead us to hell if we abuse those earthly gifts. I do believe that because addiction, I have no doubt is a fast track to damnation unless we turn back and change our ways!
Think about it B and your whole outlook on life will change.
The last things you need in your life are.. selfish men, gambling and cigarettes!
Do some "inner work" and you ll be surprised of what will be revealed to you!
Tomorrow is a new day!
Sounds lovely B!
Good luck with back to work! Get my e mail?Feet up Kathryn. Dreaming and planning for Christmas sounds magical! I LOVE Christmas!
‘Hope you’re feeling a bit better Kathryn!
How long is your lease ? Maybe there will be some way you can extend it? Good tenants are hard to find so don’t give up hope!
Children are far more flexible than adults and what you see as "stability" may come across differently to them so keep it simple Kathryn. One day at a time for everything!
Everything changes, just enjoy what you have today!Enjoy Florida Bettie!
"when you enjoy the scent of a thousand flowers, you won’t miss the fragrance of one!"
If your "friend" chose not to meet you, it’s HIS loss!Maybe it’s hearing about the Melbourne Cup that made me think of you Kathryn, or maybe I’m still trying to answer the question you asked me when I last gambled on 20th September-"WHY?"
Another new month so another chance to find answers instead of escaping the questions !
ODAAT!Was that a male friend who asked why you never remarried, B? Maybe it was a proposal, or am I a romantic at heart?