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#1
Apr 29, 2011, 10:14 PM
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My hope for this thread is that even though we suffer and live with depression, perhaps we can help each other get through the day with positive thoughts and ideas. And if your positive thought worked for you during the day - please come back and let us know so we can celebrate!
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 Can't Stop Crying, CaptainKirk, lxegirl, online user
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#2
Apr 29, 2011, 10:27 PM
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“People are about as happy as they make up
their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln
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#3
Apr 30, 2011, 01:00 AM
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Today I watched the Royal Wedding and enjoyed it immensely. It was fun to see a lovely couple sharing their big day, enjoying each other and impressed with the warmth and love shown them by the British, Welsh, Scottish, and other people attending the affair to thronging along the motocade/carriage routes.
To make sure I have a good day, I make myself do one positive thing. Either a housekeeping chore, some paperwork, or some task that's been on my "to do" list forever. But only one. I don't push myself beyond my coping level which is low right now from depression. Thanks for starting a POSITIVE thread! So many times this list is such a downer--I can only read so many posts and I'm exhausted. Try to help others though--it makes me feel better. |
| Caretaker Leo, littlebitlost
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Apr 30, 2011, 05:16 AM
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As for positive thoughts what has always stuck with me is "This too shall pass". I know that whatever happens everything will change. Everything changes, that's just the nature of the world. So having said that with my depression when it's bad I just tell myself it's only a matter of time before it gets better.
Love and hugs, tara |
| Caretaker Leo, lastyearisblank, missbelle, online user
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#5
Apr 30, 2011, 01:14 PM
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Online and Tara - thanks for joining in and sharing here.
  I also get exhausted when I read too many downer posts. So today, I'm going to stay away from those posts as a way to take care of myself. I have a 5 item to do list for today - but I will take the advice about doing just one positive thing today and not get hung up and stress myself out if I don't finish the list. After all, there is always tomorrow.  "This too shall pass." Yes, yes, yes! I think I told myself that a hundred times this past week at work! Along with taking a deep breath, it helped keep my stress headaches at bay. Keep smiling and eventually you will actually be smiling. 
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#6
May 01, 2011, 12:07 AM
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Update. I got one thing done on my to do list today!
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#7
May 01, 2011, 12:12 AM
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Good for you, Caretaker Leo! I baked a strawberry/rhubarb pie with a lattice crust for two ladies who came over to get our bridge games in before the league ends next week. It was perfect an they loved it! Hubby helped by cleaning cat litter boxes, vacuuming, and helping put out snacks and cars. We won both games, too, despite having not overly great cards. Then hubby took me out to dinner. So a very nice day today for me, too.
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#8
May 01, 2011, 12:28 AM
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Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
John Lennon
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 Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. ~ Maya Angelou Thank you SadNEmpty for my avatar and signature.
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| CaptainKirk, littlebitlost
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May 01, 2011, 03:20 PM
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Online - yum! And your hub sounds like mine - total sweethearts pitching in to help.
Today I finished 3 items on my weekend to-do list. Hooray! The best one is writing up a new job description for myself because my manager is trying to get me promoted. 
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#10
May 01, 2011, 04:05 PM
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Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
~St. Francis of Assisi That's my positive thought for today. Some days it just seems very hard to do anything. But then I remember someone always has it worse! |
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May 01, 2011, 04:19 PM
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I love the saying.."Don't give up before the miracle happens...!"
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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich The road to hell is paved with good intentions. "And psychology has once again proved itself the doofus of the sciences" Sheldon Cooper
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| Maria38Divine, online user
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#12
May 05, 2011, 09:02 PM
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Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today I will find good moments and cope with whatever comes my way.
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May 05, 2011, 10:14 PM
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Played with my cute kittens today--they are so adorable! We took pictures and emailed them to the people who are getting some of the kittens. They are really happy, so that makes me happy. Kittens are a good thing.
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#14
May 23, 2011, 08:51 PM
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I am finding for myself that many threads in this forum are creating negative triggers for my own mental health. I can't change how PC works, but I sure wish more would join in and try to post positive thoughts here. One kind word from another can really make a difference in whether I move closer to or further away from the black hole of depression. From what I've seen here so far, those kind words make a difference for many others, too.
and to all who are working towards healing.
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May 23, 2011, 10:21 PM
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Take one day at a time.
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May 26, 2011, 11:53 PM
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Saw a beautiful rainbow yesterday--it was raining in the mountains and the sun was shining where we were. It was so broad and beautiful and shone for a long time.
Hoping there is a rainbow in everyone's future! |
| Caretaker Leo, lxegirl
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May 27, 2011, 08:58 PM
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My cat is the best. She is always there for me and follows me around everywhere.
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May 28, 2011, 01:56 PM
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We have sunshine today! First Saturday in weeks. YAY!!!
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May 29, 2011, 11:12 PM
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Returned from vacation yesterday. Have done nothing but hold cats since. Have a purring kitten on my shoulder. She missed me terribly. As did the others. What sweethearts!
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#20
Jun 10, 2011, 10:32 PM
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Today was a good day for no reason. Good days always come.
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#21
Jun 11, 2011, 12:33 PM
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A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. ~Harry Truman
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. ~Oscar Wilde “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. – Mark Twain “We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” – Robin Sharma “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” ~ Albert Einstein “Change is not pleasant, But change is constant. Only when we change and grow, We’ll see a world we never know.” ~From Wisdom of The Orange Woodpecker All of life is a journey; which paths we take, what we look back on, and what we look forward to is up to us. We determine our destination, what kind of road we will take to get there, and how happy we are when we get there. From A Little Book of Happiness THANKS for this wonderful thread!!!!!
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
| Caretaker Leo
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Jun 11, 2011, 03:27 PM
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Happy Saturday! Don't have to dress up, do my hair or put on make-up today. Just get to be my raw, real self. What could be better than that?
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#23
Jun 20, 2011, 10:41 PM
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Ha, chat can be the best, I was really down and there was a lot of support there to get me positive.
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#24
Jun 21, 2011, 06:30 PM
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I love the Chat Rooms! Someone always makes me laugh and forget my troubles.
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#25
Jun 22, 2011, 06:38 AM
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i decorate my house with plants. even when i feel down and depressed i find it helps to brighten up my house with colourful plants. i find it helps
i also find jus posting how i feel and giving support to others on this site helps. so many people feel the same way |
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