Army Thread 31st March

[pingu1997]

Army Thread 31st March

been shopping with my tigger.....

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 31st March

Hello Army

Just awake after a mega nanna nap. Ma is making me a cup of coffee. She has her uses around here

Whaddya buy, Pingu?

I would kill for a slice of cake right now, JC!

Nice to see you Waggers!

[JackieClaire]

Army Thread 31st March

Your wish is my command.

[pingu1997]

Army Thread 31st March

i buyed a dress in a size10.....
@ tigger got a bigger violin
and some apples
and a nice top

[red67]

Army Thread 31st March

Morning all! Having a great weekend so far and tomorrows supposed to be 78 degrees so i am loving it.

This is going to be the last shortened visitation before the court date and then we get back to normal. Very excited for this nightmare to be finally over. It's a long story and I only posted a couple of times about it so most of you probably dont know much about it. I dont like to rehash stuff, i dont live in the past or dwell on bad stuff. We have made the best of the situation for the past 3 months of hell her mom has put us thru and thankfully i made it thru everything AL free which only made me stronger. Believe me at the start of this crap i thought i was going to go crazy but i also knew if i drank i would ruin my sobriety and it would not help anything.

So its her 10th birthday next sunday and we are going to make it awesome for her. How quickly they grow up. She is still a baby to me and now she's going to be 10...time moves way to fast.

Anyhoo, she will be here in an hour and gotta get ready so happy Saturday to all!

[one2many]

Army Thread 31st March

Hiya Guys!

Just found this and wanted to share with you all.

Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering – and instead of letting them all go, instead of allowing ourselves to be stress free and happy – we cling on to them. Not anymore. Starting today we will give up on all those things that no longer serve us, and we will embrace change. Ready? Here we go:

1. Give up your need to always be right.There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of being wrong – wanting to always be right – even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain, for us and for others. It’s just not worth it. Whenever you feel the ‘urgent’ need to jump into a fight over who is right and who is wrong, ask yourself this question: “Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?” Wayne Dyer. What difference will that make? Is your ego really that big?

2. Give up your need for control. Be willing to give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and around you – situations, events, people, etc. Whether they are loved ones, coworkers, or just strangers you meet on the street – just allow them to be. Allow everything and everyone to be just as they are and you will see how much better will that make you feel.
“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” Lao Tzu

3. Give up on blame. Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel. Stop giving your powers away and start taking responsibility for your life.

4. Give up your self-defeating self-talk. Oh my. How many people are hurting themselves because of their negative, polluted and repetitive self-defeating mindset? Don’t believe everything that your mind is telling you – especially if it’s negative and self-defeating. You are better than that."The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” Eckhart Tolle

5. Give up your limiting beliefs about what you can or cannot do, about what is possible or impossible. From now on, you are no longer going to allow your limiting beliefs to keep you stuck in the wrong place. Spread your wings and fly!
“A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind” Elly Roselle

6. Give up complaining. Give up your constant need to complain about those many, many, maaany things – people, situations, events that make you unhappy, sad and depressed. Nobody can make you unhappy, no situation can make you sad or miserable unless you allow it to. It’s not the situation that triggers those feelings in you, but how you choose to look at it. Never underestimate the power of positive thinking.

7. Give up the luxury of criticism. Give up your need to criticize things, events or people that are different than you. We are all different, yet we are all the same. We all want to be happy, we all want to love and be loved and we all want to be understood. We all want something, and something is wished by us all.

8. Give up your need to impress others. Stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not just to make others like you. It doesn’t work this way. The moment you stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not, the moment you take of all your masks, the moment you accept and embrace the real you, you will find people will be drawn to you, effortlessly.

9. Give up your resistance to change. Change is good. Change will help you move from A to B. Change will help you make improvements in your life and also the lives of those around you. Follow your bliss, embrace change – don’t resist it.“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls” Joseph Campbell

10. Give up labels. Stop labeling those things, people or events that you don’t understand as being weird or different and try opening your mind, little by little. Minds only work when open. “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” Wayne Dyer

11. Give up on your fears. Fear is just an illusion, it doesn’t exist – you created it. It’s all in your mind. Correct the inside and the outside will fall into place.“The only fear we have to fear, is fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

12. Give up your excuses. Send them packing and tell them they’re fired. You no longer need them. A lot of times we limit ourselves because of the many excuses we use. Instead of growing and working on improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck, lying to ourselves, using all kind of excuses – excuses that 99.9% of the time are not even real.

13. Give up the past. I know, I know. It’s hard. Especially when the past looks so much better than the present and the future looks so frightening, but you have to take into consideration the fact that the present moment is all you have and all you will ever have. The past you are now longing for – the past that you are now dreaming about – was ignored by you when it was present. Stop deluding yourself. Be present in everything you do and enjoy life. After all life is a journey not a destination. Have a clear vision for the future, prepare yourself, but always be present in the now.

14. Give up attachment. This is a concept that, for most of us is so hard to grasp and I have to tell you that it was for me too, (it still is) but it’s not something impossible. You get better and better at with time and practice. The moment you detach yourself from all things, (and that doesn’t mean you give up your love for them – because love and attachment have nothing to do with one another, attachment comes from a place of fear, while love… well, real love is pure, kind, and self less, where there is love there can’t be fear, and because of that, attachment and love cannot coexist) you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even trying. A state beyond words.

15. Give up living your life to other people’s expectations. Way too many people are living a life that is not theirs to live. They live their lives according to what others think is best for them, they live their lives according to what their parents think is best for them, to what their friends, their enemies and their teachers, their government and the media think is best for them. They ignore their inner voice, that inner calling. They are so busy with pleasing everybody, with living up to other people’s expectations, that they lose control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need….and eventually they forget about themselves. You have one life – this one right now – you must live it, own it, and especially don’t let other people’s opinions distract you from your path.


Source: Purpose Fairy

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 31st March

Hello Troopers!!!

Wow, the barracks are kind of quiet tonight.

Pingu - sounds like you and Tigger had a fun day!!

Tipster, so happy that you are enjoying having your Ma stay with you.

Red - hope the rest of your weekend is as good as this day has been so far. Wow, you sure are going to have a warm day for this time of year. Supposed to be around 72F or 22C here tomorrow. Wait, you do live in Wisconsin and not in Greece, right?:H

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 31st March

Oney - thanks for sharing that. Everything it says is so true.

I think I'm going to translate a few of them and print them up for Mr. Stirly.

[red67]

Army Thread 31st March

O2M, that was an awesome post! Those are definitely things i have learned over the past year and it really does make a difference in how happy and content i have become. Tough things to do but they make a HUGE impact in how to live a peaceful and happy life.

SG, yep Wisconsin and it is unusually warm but I'll take it. We are going to ride bikes tomorrow and believe me we don't even take them out til May usually.

My bosses dad is greek and he talks about Greece (and talks in greek) all the time. I have another boss whose last name is Agoudemos. Get those two together and all I here is macho greek speak and lots of laughing

[expat3]

Army Thread 31st March

:groupluv: Hello all!
Thank you for sharing the list, Oney. I'm going to print it out. Good stuff.:l

[red67]

Army Thread 31st March

Zen, my favorite meal is a really good steak (T bone or New York strip medium rare) with a big baked potato smothered in butter. And warm fresh baked bread. Damn now I'm hungry.

[expat3]

Army Thread 31st March

red67;1289065 wrote: Zen, my favorite meal is a really good steak (T bone or New York strip medium rare) with a big baked potato smothered in butter. And warm fresh baked bread. Damn now I'm hungry.

Yum!:H Now I'm hungry too. Going to dig in the freezer. Oney-I'm trying to stay away from the supermarket too.
Enjoy your steak and movie Zenners! What ya going to see?

[stirly-girly]

Army Thread 31st March

red67;1289058 wrote: O2M, that was an awesome post! Those are definitely things i have learned over the past year and it really does make a difference in how happy and content i have become. Tough things to do but they make a HUGE impact in how to live a peaceful and happy life.

SG, yep Wisconsin and it is unusually warm but I'll take it. We are going to ride bikes tomorrow and believe me we don't even take them out til May usually.

My bosses dad is greek and he talks about Greece (and talks in greek) all the time. I have another boss whose last name is Agoudemos. Get those two together and all I here is macho greek speak and lots of laughingWell, if it's macho Greek speak, you probably don't want to know what they're saying..:H

expat3;1289059 wrote: :groupluv: Hello all!
Thank you for sharing the list, Oney. I'm going to print it out. Good stuff.

Hiya ExPatty!! I don't think we've been on the boards together for a while. I keep missing you.
Zenstyle;1289060 wrote: Yaaaaaaaaaaaawn.... Lazy here today!

I wrote the day pretty much off. Things went a bit pear shaped earlier when my neighbour got delivered home by the Paramedics... long story... think he'll be fine now although he refused assistance.

Other than that, just got off the phone with our resident Scouser! Love that Cilla Black accent!

And looking forward to going out for a steak! Early dinner... steak and baked spud type deal... and I reckon a movie after. Call me an old fart... just don't call me late for dinner!

We had pork chops (cooked in oven bag with spices ) Greek salad, a mushroom pilaf and grilled rustic bread topped with EEVO and oregano. Yum, yum. Mr. Stirly is slowly getting his appetite back. He lost 2 kilos this week. :upset:

We're watching a movie so I'll be baccinnabit.

[expat3]

Army Thread 31st March

Hello Stirly!!
Your food sounded yummy too. Definitely going to cook now.
back laters x
I want some of JC's cake too!

[limers]

Army Thread 31st March

hello,from a cranky irish bint!!