tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post919653065997561590..comments2024-03-23T12:41:51.389+00:00Comments on Barbara Gray's Blog. One Day at a Time.: Life‘s too short.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395889137439058863noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-68359573360181487022016-08-26T17:40:36.671+01:002016-08-26T17:40:36.671+01:00Wise words Barbara - I try not to stress about lit...Wise words Barbara - I try not to stress about little things, but sometimes when you're tired it's really hard. I keep thinking of those Olympic athletes who kept saying in interviews that they just had to focus on the task in hand in order to succeed and win gold xssn.wht@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186066471808821798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-23656845002455549442016-08-26T17:24:14.740+01:002016-08-26T17:24:14.740+01:00So sorry to hear your news Sheila - you are always...So sorry to hear your news Sheila - you are always so kind and thoughtful to everyone on here, and don't deserve so many health issues. Hope you get your appointments soon,and that your liver specialist is a lovely as my next door neighbour who happens to be a liver doctor herself (although at the moment she is a new mum to baby Struan who is a happy little soul with a gummy smile for everyone!) xssn.wht@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186066471808821798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-1308529050021582262016-08-26T17:15:45.172+01:002016-08-26T17:15:45.172+01:00Brenda, I too agree with everything that Donna has...Brenda, I too agree with everything that Donna has said. Years ago I did a group course, where you had to leave anything negative at the door, which I found really hard. The instructor made us have a virtual rubbish bin, and we wrote down all the bad things on an imaginary note or notes, and screwed it up and threw it away. It took a bit of practice, but I still do it now, and it does work for me. Xssn.wht@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186066471808821798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-51691927744982383552016-08-25T18:57:14.988+01:002016-08-25T18:57:14.988+01:00Hi Barbara, Great idea, but sometimes it is 'e...Hi Barbara, Great idea, but sometimes it is 'easier said than done' haha, but I am going to try it, I am a person who dwells on stuff and goes over and over it in my head and the 'thing' ends up as a massive thing. So I'm going to try and 'let it go'.<br />Lots of love from Patricia xxPatricia Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459963211079028348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-4917621513644700032016-08-25T18:46:52.744+01:002016-08-25T18:46:52.744+01:00So sorry to read this, Sheila. Thinking of you and...So sorry to read this, Sheila. Thinking of you and wishing you well. xShelagh Metselaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521287880796226910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-90028457902640091582016-08-25T18:06:20.381+01:002016-08-25T18:06:20.381+01:00As long as my box is glittery I'm happy 🌌😁As long as my box is glittery I'm happy 🌌😁Donna Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501493511153954956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-4531875297794582392016-08-25T17:52:19.269+01:002016-08-25T17:52:19.269+01:00That's funny Donna!!! My head boxes are all d...That's funny Donna!!! My head boxes are all dull nothing colour etc, like a boring library! I think there's more than enough stuff in my head without embellishing everything!!!! But now you've planted the thought, my 'Donna' box stands out a mile, multicoloured and covered in glittery all sorts of stuff ;-) Great, what have you done to me!!!! ;-) xxBrenda Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319199253488833078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-57316390415487286832016-08-25T16:57:33.042+01:002016-08-25T16:57:33.042+01:00The first thing you need to craft in your head is ...The first thing you need to craft in your head is a compliments box, covered in flowers and pretty things so you remember them as being good and nice. Start with a small box ad when that onre gets full, craft a bigger one. XxDonna Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501493511153954956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-37586127696755158502016-08-25T16:32:15.667+01:002016-08-25T16:32:15.667+01:00Arrr Morag, Penny sounds like she is in the best p...Arrr Morag, Penny sounds like she is in the best place, at home with you giving her lots of hugs. Its so hard isn't it because you cant tell them it will be OK, and they can't tell you how they are feeling. Thinking of you, give Penny a hug from me. XXDonna Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501493511153954956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-11446412462964173612016-08-25T16:28:18.319+01:002016-08-25T16:28:18.319+01:00Thank you Morag and Maggie xx
I hope poor wee Penn...Thank you Morag and Maggie xx<br />I hope poor wee Penny pulls through.<br /><br />I know a lot of people find taking compliments hard, but it's far more than that for me. It wouldn't be appropriate to explain here. Maybe if I say, compliments were very very rare in my life and they tended to have an alterior motive. So I learned to put up huge barriers to protect me from them, especially those that are about me, the person I am. My good support had been trying to help me with it. They said it's like a switch, someone starts to compliment me and I immediately go blank, and all shutters up, totally unreachable. And when they have reached through, I truly don't know what to do with the words, don't know how to process, what to feel, don't have a box to put them in in my head. I get scaredBrenda Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319199253488833078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-55630221092955043852016-08-25T16:22:01.404+01:002016-08-25T16:22:01.404+01:00Hi Donna. I know that hubby, Jackie and yourself a...Hi Donna. I know that hubby, Jackie and yourself are right, but as you say it's so difficult. <br />Poor little Penny is still really poorly. She just paces around and around. I have to wrap her tight in a blanket and cuddle her in to 'force' her to rest. She has been so disorientated it is pitiful to see. I'm convinced though that there's a little improvement each day. Thank you for asking Donna. xxxMorag Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604551761499472854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-55625102225994369722016-08-25T14:55:28.678+01:002016-08-25T14:55:28.678+01:00Hi Morag, left you a message down below. XxHi Morag, left you a message down below. XxDonna Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501493511153954956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-33144872289007845972016-08-25T14:54:50.040+01:002016-08-25T14:54:50.040+01:00Hmmmmm have said all of these a one time or anothe...Hmmmmm have said all of these a one time or another! XxDonna Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501493511153954956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-74887935445822786582016-08-25T14:53:43.230+01:002016-08-25T14:53:43.230+01:00Hi Morag, I am tge same, you don't mind doing ...Hi Morag, I am tge same, you don't mind doing your bit but when it becomes expected or assumed it feels different. Saying no is really hard but it sounds like you need to. How is your puppy getting on? XxDonna Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501493511153954956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-50528659095467052822016-08-25T14:41:42.845+01:002016-08-25T14:41:42.845+01:00Brenda, Donna is quite right in what she says abou...Brenda, Donna is quite right in what she says about you. I know you find it very hard to believe how incredible you are in the way you deal with such problems in your life. You should be very proud of your strength and determination. xxx MaggieMaggieC (Silvercrafter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13560733295194874288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-68121874856345601632016-08-25T14:17:25.887+01:002016-08-25T14:17:25.887+01:00Hi Jackie, yes they do but they're always '...Hi Jackie, yes they do but they're always 'too busy'!! This is where most of the resentment stems from. I don't mind doing it for her to go shopping, but she's now decided to increase her hours at work and has taken for granted that I'll look after things. My hubby is going mad!!! xxMorag Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604551761499472854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-13947781698199120252016-08-25T13:09:09.818+01:002016-08-25T13:09:09.818+01:00Sometimes we just have to say 'Oh well, that&#...Sometimes we just have to say 'Oh well, that's there problem, not mine' and let it go. I think now I am older I find it much easier to say to myself that there are people in this world that are totally negative about things, definitely not the half full variety anyway, and whatever you do there will be someone who will want to pick holes in it just because they can. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't look at ourselves so that it isn't 'the pot calling the kettle black' as the saying goes. xPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889103826921393113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-48867513362605005812016-08-25T12:52:47.949+01:002016-08-25T12:52:47.949+01:00Life is definitely too short and these are definit...Life is definitely too short and these are definitely the right things to say ! My other one is don't worry about it until there is something to worry about. However, I need to tell myself that :)<br /><br /> “Oh whatever.”<br />“It’s not worth worrying about.”<br />“Life’s too short.”<br />“Let it go”<br />JackieCouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508619041194103682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-2026264775439825702016-08-25T12:51:08.251+01:002016-08-25T12:51:08.251+01:00Hi Morag, your hubby is right on this occasion. Y...Hi Morag, your hubby is right on this occasion. You need to think of yourself too. One day wont hurt. Has your neighbour got family? xxxJackieCouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508619041194103682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-11954698383450904462016-08-25T11:57:52.121+01:002016-08-25T11:57:52.121+01:00Your mindful Wednesdays always seem to be so perti...Your mindful Wednesdays always seem to be so pertinent for me Barbara. I am full of resentment lately, but it's mainly at myself. I have so much negative stuff going on in my life which in the main I try to cope with positively. But then, as always, I go and agree to do something to help a neighbour. But now it's taken for granted that I'll be there more often and for longer periods each time. I also feel resentment to the person who asked me as she is fully aware of my situation, but mainly blame myself. Every year my resolution is 'learn to say no'...but I've never quite got the hang of it!! It is so difficult as I feel very sorry for the person involved. But I really do feel that I'm stuck. Hubby says that tomorrow I have to say that we're going out, so that I can't go in!!! So between the devil and the deep blue sea.... I suppose I could get a card using that theme but I haven't got anyone that I dislike enough to send it to!!<br />Sorry Barbara, I find I often get carried away on your mindful Wednesdays!!! I'm sure there'll be a solution here somewhere. Hugs xxxMorag Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604551761499472854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-44425600628114816552016-08-25T11:26:45.626+01:002016-08-25T11:26:45.626+01:00Hello Donna. I hope you're having a good day, ...Hello Donna. I hope you're having a good day, and making the most of the rest of your holidays. Love to you and Phoebe. xxMorag Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604551761499472854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-89494238586064170812016-08-25T11:25:28.576+01:002016-08-25T11:25:28.576+01:00Oh Sheila my dear, I'm so sorry to hear this. ...Oh Sheila my dear, I'm so sorry to hear this. Stay strong and look out for all the positivity, love and caring coming your way from all of your friends here. Thinking of you with love. Sending lots of gentle hugs xxxMorag Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604551761499472854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-72013483053700050982016-08-25T11:17:46.042+01:002016-08-25T11:17:46.042+01:00I'm with you there Brenda dear, on having so m...I'm with you there Brenda dear, on having so many reasons my whole life to feel resentful and angry. But I am so lucky that I do not have your problems. In that, sometimes, I can make sense of the things that happened to me and my family. I think, with the specific problems you have you are remarkable. I totally agree with Donna in everything she says. Love and Hugs xxxMorag Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604551761499472854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-52623523892874963142016-08-25T11:13:24.691+01:002016-08-25T11:13:24.691+01:00Swearing in sign language, now that really is usef...Swearing in sign language, now that really is useful!!! Penny is still really poorly. She had an awful reaction to one of the meds, it was so distressing to watch. We phoned the vet's but were basically told that there was nothing really that could be done...we would just have to hope for the best!!! So a pretty stressful few days.Morag Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604551761499472854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012372152948410381.post-21269770231190129002016-08-25T11:09:36.912+01:002016-08-25T11:09:36.912+01:00I'm so pleased Gilly, that Neil's RT has n...I'm so pleased Gilly, that Neil's RT has now started. You will be so surprised how quickly the days will be ticked off. Your A5 Groovi stuff will be just the job to pass those 1 and a 1/2 hours. I bet you'll get some converts too!! I used to stitch my cards during those times, so was able to keep up with my card making. Love and Hugs to you both..from Hubby too. xxxMorag Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604551761499472854noreply@blogger.com