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PrintableCatsume said: AzureStar said: I've done laundry until I'm blue in the face...
 Maybe you should take your head out of the washing machine.   | |
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NovaAngel said: AzureStar said: Supernova said: AzureStar said: MrBliss said: hey you
 ... do something creative... and just let yourself get lost in whatever it isThat would be a fantastic idea... if only I were creative! Seriously... I have no idea what to do... especially after the kids go to bed at 7:30. I'm like, "This is great! Now what do I do?" 
The best thing about this whole thing is feeling no pressure and feeling "alive" and actually seeing myself act and do certain things that used to be me... I'm coming out of my shell... it's sort of neat.  Now, if I could just find something to do...At first I thought you were depressed, until you said you feel alive. So since that is the case; just find out whatever it is you really love to do, and take it from there. Friday I was a complete mess... each day it is getting easier and much better. That's the thing though... I'm not sure what it is that I love to do, since I haven't been allowed to do much for the past ten years. I guess that is what I need to do... find what it is that I enjoy doing and go with it! I think it's great that you're doing this.  Take your time and enjoy discovering or rediscovering those things that you love. It won't take long.Thanks... I will. It will be a wild ride, I think. | |
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teller said: 2) Develop a marketable skill you have such a rock'n'roll way with words  | |
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ian said: Here's an original idea...
How about pissing away all your free time on some kind of website... maybe a fan site related to Prince or something? Maybe you can find with lots of dumb forums and stuff... FANTASTIC idea, Ian! | |
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teller said: Hmmm...here are some suggestions:
1) Org 2) Develop a marketable skill 3) READ THE FOUNTAINHEAD!  Should I read The Fountainhead?
I will, I will!! | |
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AzureStar said: That's the scary thing... even though it sounds ridiculous.. knowing that I CAN do it. There's no one to tell me that I can't. YIKES!
We're here to be controlling by insisting that you CAN!!! Yikes? Fear is the mind-killer. | |
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AzureStar said: teller said: Hmmm...here are some suggestions:
1) Org 2) Develop a marketable skill 3) READ THE FOUNTAINHEAD! Should I read The Fountainhead?
I will, I will!! 
We should start an Org reading group! We all agree to read the same book (preferably a non-Rand, non-Vonnegut type of book) and then report our reactions to it here! How about it?
That would help you pass your time!  | |
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2the9s said: AzureStar said: teller said: Hmmm...here are some suggestions:
1) Org 2) Develop a marketable skill 3) READ THE FOUNTAINHEAD! Should I read The Fountainhead?
I will, I will!!
We should start an Org reading group! We all agree to read the same book (preferably a non-Rand, non-Vonnegut type of book) and then report our reactions to it here! How about it?
That would help you pass your time! Okay, Oprah!
Seriously though.. I do think that would be interesting. I remember a while back a bunch of us were going to get together and watch Mulholland Drive and then discuss it on here and never did. I would participate in that... | |
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2the9s said: We should start an Org reading group! We all agree to read the same book (preferably a non-Rand, non-Vonnegut type of book) and then report our reactions to it here!
How about it?
That would help you pass your time! What the fuck do you mean, non-Rand?! The Fountainhead, as opposed to the existentialist, hopeless, life-as-torture view of Vonnegut, is a tribute to Individualism, Achievement, Independent judgment, Creativity, and personal Ambition! It's just what the doctor ordered, goddamnit!!!  Fear is the mind-killer. | |
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teller said: AzureStar said: That's the scary thing... even though it sounds ridiculous.. knowing that I CAN do it. There's no one to tell me that I can't. YIKES!
We're here to be controlling by insisting that you CAN!!! Yikes? Zoinks! | |
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AzureStar said: NovaAngel said: AzureStar said: Supernova said: AzureStar said: MrBliss said: hey you
... do something creative... and just let yourself get lost in whatever it isThat would be a fantastic idea... if only I were creative! Seriously... I have no idea what to do... especially after the kids go to bed at 7:30. I'm like, "This is great! Now what do I do?"
The best thing about this whole thing is feeling no pressure and feeling "alive" and actually seeing myself act and do certain things that used to be me... I'm coming out of my shell... it's sort of neat. Now, if I could just find something to do...At first I thought you were depressed, until you said you feel alive. So since that is the case; just find out whatever it is you really love to do, and take it from there. Friday I was a complete mess... each day it is getting easier and much better. That's the thing though... I'm not sure what it is that I love to do, since I haven't been allowed to do much for the past ten years. I guess that is what I need to do... find what it is that I enjoy doing and go with it! I think it's great that you're doing this. Take your time and enjoy discovering or rediscovering those things that you love. It won't take long.Thanks... I will. It will be a wild ride, I think. That's the fun part. "I ordered no broth! Away with ye lest my cane find your backside!!"- Ralph Wiggum, Actor. | |
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AzureStar said: Supernova said: Find out what it is you're passionate about, pursue it, and you'll feel even more alive.You know what, supernova... I can't wait to experience that... feeling completely alive! It's funny how we allow ourselves to be shut in (I can't really place blame on him as I allowed myself to stay in that situation for as long as I did)... but we shut down and then when we break free, we find and actually see the person that we once were. That excites me... seeing "me" blossom again... it's almost like, "Hey... where have you been!?" But this time I'll be a mixture of who I once was and who I had become... I think it'll be a nice mixture.
Life is going to be good (I can't believe I am actually thinking positive here... that's not me!)... and I'm going to find those things and pursue them. Since being out, I've realized how much time I had wasted by being afraid to hurt another by leaving. I don't want to waste any more time. Thanks... You're welcome. I've been there, and it's like either your living your life for someone else, or your not LIVING at all. Now you're a butterfly out of a cocoon. Your post reminded me of a certain Beatles song:
Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life You were only waiting for this moment to be free Blackbird fly Blackbird fly Into the light of a dark black night Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise You were only waiting for this moment to arise You were only waiting for this moment to arise This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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teller said: 2the9s said: We should start an Org reading group! We all agree to read the same book (preferably a non-Rand, non-Vonnegut type of book) and then report our reactions to it here!
How about it?
That would help you pass your time! What the fuck do you mean, non-Rand?! The Fountainhead, as opposed to the existentialist, hopeless, life-as-torture view of Vonnegut, is a tribute to Individualism, Achievement, Independent judgment, Creativity, and personal Ambition! It's just what the doctor ordered, goddamnit!!! 
heh heh This could be good! | |
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Girl I'm at a loss of words, I've never had that much free time before. | |
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Supernova said: AzureStar said: Supernova said: Find out what it is you're passionate about, pursue it, and you'll feel even more alive.You know what, supernova... I can't wait to experience that... feeling completely alive! It's funny how we allow ourselves to be shut in (I can't really place blame on him as I allowed myself to stay in that situation for as long as I did)... but we shut down and then when we break free, we find and actually see the person that we once were. That excites me... seeing "me" blossom again... it's almost like, "Hey... where have you been!?" But this time I'll be a mixture of who I once was and who I had become... I think it'll be a nice mixture.
Life is going to be good (I can't believe I am actually thinking positive here... that's not me!)... and I'm going to find those things and pursue them. Since being out, I've realized how much time I had wasted by being afraid to hurt another by leaving. I don't want to waste any more time. Thanks... You're welcome. I've been there, and it's like either your living your life for someone else, or your not LIVING at all. Now you're a butterfly out of a cocoon. Your post reminded me of a certain Beatles song:
Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life You were only waiting for this moment to be free Blackbird fly Blackbird fly Into the light of a dark black night Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise You were only waiting for this moment to arise You were only waiting for this moment to arise That's funny... two years ago or so I wrote a short poem that goes like this: From this cocoon I emerge, quietly and ever so softly, silently I test my wings. Graceful, free and beautiful... Two lives very different, from here I can see much more. Well, it went something like that anyway... I think I just butchered it.
Yes, I can relate to those lyrics... | |
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Paisley said: Girl I'm at a loss of words, I've never had that much free time before.
Me either!  | |
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2the9s said: We should start an Org reading group! We all agree to read the same book (preferably a non-Rand, non-Vonnegut type of book) and then report our reactions to it here!
How about it?
That would help you pass your time! Here are a few books we might consider. I have been meaning to read these for some time, but haven't. I picked them because they are short! Adrift on the Nile, Naguib Mahfouz [Nobel prize winning Egyptian writer] The Street of Crocodiles, Bruno Schulz [Polish writer, shot to death in the Warsaw ghetto] Waiting for the Barbarians, J.M. Coetzee [South Africa writer] Transparent Things, Vladimir Nabokov [This one's for Ice] Don Quixote Kathy Acker [The only thing I know about this one is that she mentions Prince in this book] Who's in?
Or does anyone else have any suggestions? | |
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Azure, I remember that poem...A suggestion would be to develop your artistic skills...pottery is one that I can think of. It beautifies your home..
Good luck my friend. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect, it means you've decided to look beyond the imperfections... unknown | |
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sag10 said: Azure, I remember that poem...A suggestion would be to develop your artistic skills...pottery is one that I can think of. It beautifies your home..
Good luck my friend. OMG do you even read my posts sag? | |
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2the9s said: AzureStar said: teller said: Hmmm...here are some suggestions:
1) Org 2) Develop a marketable skill 3) READ THE FOUNTAINHEAD! Should I read The Fountainhead?
I will, I will!!
We should start an Org reading group! We all agree to read the same book (preferably a non-Rand, non-Vonnegut type of book) and then report our reactions to it here! How about it?
That would help you pass your time! That's a great idea! Count me in. | |
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2the9s said: sag10 said: Azure, I remember that poem...A suggestion would be to develop your artistic skills...pottery is one that I can think of. It beautifies your home..
Good luck my friend. OMG do you even read my posts sag? Um, no! ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect, it means you've decided to look beyond the imperfections... unknown | |
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Go outside the house and do something. Go to the park. Talk a walk with the kids. Go to a store and window shop. Meet people. JUST GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!!! | |
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SuperC said: Go outside the house and do something. Go to the park. Talk a walk with the kids. Go to a store and window shop. Meet people. JUST GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!!!
I am thinking about doing something so off the wall... I am thinking about taking the kids to the zoo this weekend! Scary, I know! | |
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AzureStar said: SuperC said: Go outside the house and do something. Go to the park. Talk a walk with the kids. Go to a store and window shop. Meet people. JUST GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!!!
I am thinking about doing something so off the wall... I am thinking about taking the kids to the zoo this weekend! Scary, I know! That exactly what you should do. In time you'll find something that interest you and you will find you have no time to do anything again :LOL: . So in a way, enjoy THIS TIME! | |
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sag10 said: Azure, I remember that poem...A suggestion would be to develop your artistic skills...pottery is one that I can think of. It beautifies your home..
Good luck my friend. I tried my hand at pottery years ago and people make it look so easy. Me and pottery isn't too pretty of a site. Hmmm... writing. I could take up hours writing and writing about nothing at all. Maybe that's what I should do again. I did decide on one thing tonight... I am going to join a gym... in two weeks. It will be a great stress reliever and it will be healthy for me... and, I'll be able to meet more people which will be good for me. | |
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2the9s said: 2the9s said: We should start an Org reading group! We all agree to read the same book (preferably a non-Rand, non-Vonnegut type of book) and then report our reactions to it here!
How about it?
That would help you pass your time! Here are a few books we might consider. I have been meaning to read these for some time, but haven't. I picked them because they are short! Adrift on the Nile, Naguib Mahfouz [Nobel prize winning Egyptian writer] The Street of Crocodiles, Bruno Schulz [Polish writer, shot to death in the Warsaw ghetto] Waiting for the Barbarians, J.M. Coetzee [South Africa writer] Transparent Things, Vladimir Nabokov [This one's for Ice] Don Quixote Kathy Acker [The only thing I know about this one is that she mentions Prince in this book] Who's in?
Or does anyone else have any suggestions? I'm certainly in... just tell me which book to buy! | |
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AzureStar said: I did decide on one thing tonight... I am going to join a gym... in two weeks. It will be a great stress reliever and it will be healthy for me... and, I'll be able to meet more people which will be good for me. Has always worked for me. No matter what the situation was. | |
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AzureStar said: As many of you know, I finally moved out on my own, with my two children, and I have found that I don't know what to do with myself now.
I've done laundry until I'm blue in the face, thinking if I washed everything we owned that would take up my time... I've shopped when I shouldn't have because I need my money... I've even broken down and watched movies more than once, which is something that I NEVER do... I've even ran the dishwasher with two glasses in it just to hit the button and know that after a period of time I can take the glasses out and put them away... I'm happy... I just don't know what to do with my time, now that it's my own to do with what I please. Any suggestions? Have a Bible study...It's free, and you will meet some nice folk. You need not feel pressured, but you may ask any questions you have always wondered about and see what the Bible answers are. Or just dig deeper into the book yourself. A modern translation lends itself to longer study periods. Meditate. Just a suggestion.
MELODY So...how's everybody doing? | |
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Look for God. It keeps me busy. I can't find him anywhere! | |
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Dance girl, dance! | |
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