Something SDLS said in another thread, go me to thinking about all the recent changes in my life....some good, some bad, some unexpected...but big changes, none-the-less. What big changes have pixies encountered? Were they good?


As for me, I regained myself over the last year. I had lost me.....and that was pretty sad....but by god, I'm back now!!! And in the course of rediscovery, I met my honey bunny.....such surprises in life!!! The world is new and beautiful again.....sounds like so much drivel, i'm sure....but to someone who had only seen gray for years and years....it's beautiful AGAIN... there's magic in living again.....in loving again......it's a second chance that i'm enjoying the hell out of.

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No amazing discoveries here but I will say I gain a great deal of hope from sharing in your discovery. Having had the pleasure of speaking to you still emotionally charged from your newfound love gives me hopes and and too I have the best of wishes for you both. Enjoy! We'll all be waiting for wonderful stories of how things go.

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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will. He will be sure to repent - Socrates

Love is not looking in each other's eyes, but looking together in the same direction - Antoine De Saint-Exupery

This past year I've had to cope with an immense loss, and it has changed me profoundly. I can honestly say I am not the person I was last June. I'm not sure if its good or bad or if it even matters, it's who I am now. I have also gotten sooooo close to finally achieving the most desired goal in my life. The fact that I am {--} this close to making my dreams a reality is both thrilling and scary. Learning how to feel both emotions at the same time, and do so gracefully, is something I am striving to accomplish. It's been a challenging 9 months. I've loved, and lost, I much prefer the loving part

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
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(((((lilith))))) sometimes is better to remember the treasure you had than to think of it as not being there anymore.....some people never find true treasures.....never know what it is to love that deep.

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absolutely! Loving is a risk but it's a risk worth taking.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

You guys are making me cry. It's so so so sosoooooooooo true!

I wish I could hug you right now!

I'm right there with ya.

"A New Day Has Come"

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~Tainted Love~

((((IWM))))

for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction......for everything lost, there is something found

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I never expected my soul to be found, it just sorta bit me in the ass!!! God that feels great!!! Things have gotten kind of bleak as of late but an up comming change in scenery looks very promising!!!

Wow, that's pretty incredible :hug:

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~Tainted Love~

I've encountered some pretty big changes in my life, I choose to remember the positive ones fondly, and file the negative ones away in my mind. It seems I have about a three year itch for change, and the change is always very positive... and yup, I've got the itch and am hoping things play out in my favor once again.

The past year has been nothing BUT change for me, some of it good and some of it bad. I've had to grow up and realize that the world is a lot bigger and more painful than I thought, and outside of school there was so much I DIDN'T know. I am humbled.

Besides experiencing life on my own, which was sometimes terrifying and thrilling at the same time all on it's own, I had to break it off with the person I love more than anyone in the world for reasons beyond my control. That has scarred me deeply. I'm not over him (you don't get over someone you've loved for years in a matter of months), and I don't know if I ever will be fully over him. He affected my life profoundly in ways both positive and negative. I think sometimes I like to block out the negative so my first real love doesn't look quite as tarnished in my mind as it does in reality.

I've learned to see the world as beautiful and mysterious as well as sharp and unforgiving (just the reality of life!).

I feel like in the past year or so I have been forced to become a stronger and more stable person. To survive in life, you have to be both.

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It's a BOY!!

For me, the past couple of years or so have been a matter of adapting to constant, sudden, dramatic changes in my fortunes (such as they are)...I have been hit with multiple health problems, the dead end of my career path (& the loss of income that went with it), & some startling revelations involving my family history...all in all, I think that the fact I'm still here & have not suffered a total meltdown says that I may well be more resilient than I had thought...as I look toward beginning my 5th decade on this rock, I've decided that whatever I do to earn my keep here from now on will involve starting at square one anyway, so this time I'm gonna try to stay focused on doing things that give me real personnal satisfaction, & not just a paycheck...stay tuned, & hang on, this could be one helluva ride....

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If the theory does not conform to the facts, then the facts must be discarded.

No good deed ever goes unpunished

Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, & beat you with experience.

For quite a while, I knew I had wanted to retire, but when I did back in the summer of 2001, I found myself doing things because I wanted to and not because I had to ... everything became better. I felt more relaxed, more fullfilled, more satisfied with each day.

The first checkup I had at my doctor's after I retired, he noticed my blood pressure was better as was everything in general. When I told him I'd retired from my job in Data Processing for a large local company, he said, "That'll do it. See it all the time. Too much stress in our working lives anymore."

I think he was right.