Life can be a Pain

[Owlunar]

Hi @Appleblossom@Former-Member@utopia@Shaz51@outlander

I'm sorry I haven't been in - and I do thank everyone for your messages and all the pics - I will try and answer people individually - 

I hate complaining - truly - but as the knee recovered I got a toothache - this is a rare event - I think I have chipped a piece out of a wisdom tooth and it reacts to heat and cold so this is a good thing - it means I don't have an abscess - (knock on wood)

I have a really sore place under my jaw below my tooth - wow - this has to happen on the Saturday of a long weekend - sorry guys - I rarely feel as self-centred as I did yesterday - but I sat and watched recorded movies and chewed on cloves - there are worse ways to pass the day and the taste of cloves is okay with me and it did help

In myself I am okay - I seem to cope with these things - take them in my stride - but there seem to have been a lot of things lately - 

My therapist is great though - I saw her last week - she is very interested in my story - she asks questions that I have to think about for a while - and I seem to be giving satisfactory answers - 

I remember so many years ago when my life was so dark and my way so lost - I marvel that I got through this and can now tell a therapist about things and feel okay about myself - oh yes - I did have people treat me badly and I do understand that and how hard it is

But I have said this often - to many people and in this forum too - we need to please ourselves at times - I don't mean by being selfish but rather in the case we need to put ourselves first because it's the right thing for us to do - after all - if we do things just to please other people there is a chance no one will be happy - but if we please ourselves under these circumstances - then at least one person is happy.

It's a hard lesson though - I am glad I learned it and that was a long time ago

Dec

[Owlunar]

Hi @Former-Member

I'm glad you liked my post - thanks

I don't think I have met you and you are a senior contributor and therefore have been here for a while but I am glad to meet you

Dec

[Owlunar]

Hi @utopia

Thanks for your post - the knee recovered overnight after the RICE treatment - rest, ice, compression and elevation - I couldn't seem to take time to rest when I sprained my ankle but when the knee flared I had no choice - wow - that pain was epic, momumental - but I did read a lot lying on the bed with my foot on a pile of pillows

Yes - I do have a lot of services - domestic and assisted shopping - I don't  know what the situation will be when My Aged Care takes over but it's not time to worry about that yet - I am not without resources unlike so many people

The book - yes the book - I read it in a few days - it's The Tattooist of Auschwitz and it is not that depressing - it's a true story and a love story and warms the heart to think of two people who met in such inhumane conditions were able to survive and find each other after the war and marry and live in Melbourne

It was vitally important to see my relatives - and to have such a wonderful day when my uncle is so sick - I haven't heard anything since I returned when I rang to let them know I was safely home and I did send an email - but I know both of them are battling

We naturally do the best we can and I can only pray my uncle will be okay - he has been my my life all my life and more like a big brother in many ways - I am sure it meant a lot to him that I went - 

Thanks Utopia - I read somewhere that you are going on the wagon - I will get to that or you will let me know. It has to be hard for you - I hope this is your choice and not someone else's - but it will not be easy and I can't know anything about it. I wish you the best though

Dec

[Owlunar]

Hi @Shaz51

The knee - yes the knee - that seems to be okay now - and I spent the last two days with a tooth ache and I am hoping that settles too - but I will be making an urgent dental appointment tomorrow

I know the Lord never sends us more than we can manage - I have proof of that through my life-story - plenty of times this has happened - and wonderful it is when we get something really bad eased or changed or lifted

You are right - we are strong women - we going on facing whatever we have before us and still last - there have been times when people have told me I am a strong woman and I have wondered what gave them that mysterious idea but life itself has shown me that I can shoulder whatever even if I don't like it

And this is true - we don't have to like it - when it comes to mysterious ideas there has to be the idea that we have to like what we have to confront - this is not true - we are all able to get up and take a cup of coffee or whatever outside into whatever the weather and find a few moments peace

It's a bit like my little trips - I am still alone - people are surprised sometimes that I am travelling alone - still it is my choice and I enjoy myself - I find something different to do everytime I go somewhere - this time I saw my relatives - in Lakes Entrance I walked along the Lakes or sat in the sand dunes and stared at the ocean - because of my elderly cat I only take a few days but I don't need people about -

I did get some great pics of Mount Wellington - once in a storm that seemed to make the mountain disappear and other's at dawn the day I left - I must try and get my computer to accept them

Yes Shaz - we are strong women with life problems of different kinds but we have something in common - something hard to grasp or describe - but yes - we are a sisterhood

Dec 

[Owlunar]

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@Former-Memberwrote:

Hi

@Owlunar, sorry ya having a rough time atm. Just do the best you can, that's enough! Hugzz 🙂  

Thought these pictures might provide adgood distraction for you maybe. Hidden pictures. It never ceases to amaze me how one picture can say two different things in detail 🙂  @Faith-and-Hope would appreciate the work involved more than any of us.   Hey,  maybe we should have a 'hidden picture'thread? 

How many bears can you see in this one? 

Love this onei- just beautiful when you see it (tip your head to the left 🙂 

Keep going,  the Lord will in time restore you xox 

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Hi @Former-Member

I really love these pics - about the bears - sometimes I can see more than at others but lets say I can see 3 bears in the top of the picture most of the time and eagles at the bottom half - the bears I could see disappeared when the eagles appearred did. What happened to all the brown bears once I could see the eagles?

And the second picture - oh wow - I could see an owl until I turned my head to the left instead of the right - I tend to be left hand/right hand misdirected at times - that is a beautfiul picture and I will not say what I can see because other people might still be looking but I can see it - and what happened to the owl

If you have more of these why not share - some people are clever this way - I am not but I can figure out some of the pics some of the time

I was at the art gallery years ago and there was a wall sized painting called "Sea gulls" amd up close I could see nothing but a lot of white splashes against a blue background. Then I stepped backwards slowly and the seagulls appeared flying against the blue building in the background and I guess I was three metres away then - and a couple of women entered that alcove and could make nothing of the picture I was admiring - and they moved on - they never saw what I saw

so if you have more pictures then start a new thread - that would be super cool

Dec

[Former-Member]

Hello Dec, I've not been here long, just a bit on the chatty side at times , other times, not so much. 

What you were saying in that post resonated with me and I wanted to show some support. It's nice to meet you also. I hope your day has been kind to you.  

[utopia]

Thanks @Owlunar. Glad RICE helped

[outlander]

hi @Owlunar im sorry i dont have the words but im hearing you. im struggling quit abit myself with internal stomach pain again and living off nutritional suppliments yet again as well as more tests  and mentally trying to just survive. 

glad to hear RICE helped and that your holiday was really good too. loved the pictures youve been sharing too. its good to hear your therapist is supportive and helpful and your able to slowly work through things. your strong for being able to do all these things very well done. big hugs

hello @utopia@Former-Member@Appleblossom@Former-Member@Shaz51 and everyone... 

[Owlunar]

Hi @outlander@utopia@Former-Member@Appleblossom@Faith-and-Hope

Yes Outlander - I am fighting an up-hill battle atm -

For everyone - the tooth that has been aching had settled yesterday flared up during the night and I have an emergency appointment with my dentist at 1.00 pm - it has settled with some tablets but this is not good news

I did some self-hypnosis - this is something I was taught by a professional many years ago - it does work but it does need relaxation and faith - just hoping like crazy that I won't lose the tooth

Think of me today my dear friends - I could feel scared if I let myself

Dec

[Owlunar]

Hi @Former-Member

Like you I am here sometimes and others not - and I can be very chatty at times and write from my heart and my mind

Dec