AF Daily - Tues 1/4

[greeneyes]

FABBIES!!!

Today is a good day to clear your chakras, do your meditations, do your forgiveness work and let go, be grateful, mindful and open to new possibilities! There is a planetary thing going on and no planets are retrograde; everything is direct and the universe is ready to gently push you forward in the direction you were meant for. There is a new moon and partial lunar eclipse tonight. Pay attention to yourself and feed your mojo an extra dose of high vibration!

That is all. :H

[Brigitte Bardot]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Morning Greenie,

I'm feeling really lethargic today, and my body is aching. I think it's the lack of sunshine that's doing it to me, and it's very cold here right now. I really like this morning's mantra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_TcWUslfvE[/video]]YouTube - The Warmth Of The Sun

Morning to all who check in today, love and peace to you all.

[universal]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Morning abbies! Sorry I didn't get a chance to check in yesterday - was crazy busy zooming around!
I am feeling good - have had 3 good days in the past 5 where my depression symptoms were pretty much non-existant! For me to have 3/5 days where that happens is amazing progress and I am really pleased that my medication and therapy seems to be helping.

I am tired today but feeling like I can get stuff accomplished and am raring to go. Got my coffee and will get my daughter off to school and then I am on my way to a meeting and some running around. Feels good to be able to get out of bed and do this stuff!

Pride and I are almost at 6 months! woo hoo! And yesterday was my 4 month nicotine free anniversary. I love all of you here for helping me to get to where I am and giving me an outlet to vent, gain support and valuable advice.

I hope everyone has a great day - stays warm and safe.

Love and hugs,
Uni

[AAthlete]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Ugh - back at work today after a nice little four-day weekend! Not so bad I guess, as now I can get back into my usual routine and at least have our Spring Break cruise in a couple of months to look forward to.

Morning to all and hope everyone is doing well, and Greenie I'll be clearing my chakra like crazy today. Course I have no idea what in the hell that means, but that's just a minor detail!

[Brigitte Bardot]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Uni - That's fabulous!! And 4 months without those nasty cigarettes as well. Good for you! I'm really happy you're feeling better, put a smile on that face and brave the cold. Is it snowing where you're at? We have light snow coming down right now, but it's so cold out that it's just reminding me that I have nipples!

AA - You just need a good whipping to get moving again. I'd be more then happy to help. Hah. Kidding, sort of. And I think a chakra is something you sit on? lol. Nope..nope, entirely different..

[universal]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Thanks BB - yes, snowing lightly here today - not really overly cold actually. It has been though, yesterday was freezing!

Keep warm!

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Good morning Abbers!

Enjoying sunshine & a 'warm' day today; tomorrow will go right back to winter.....

Greenie, my chakras are due for some work - I'll get right to it Actually I have a good CD for doing just that.

Wishing everyone a terrific AF Tuesday.
Lav

[momof3]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Good Morning All,

Greenie, Thanks for the information on the planets. I woke up this morning feeling that all things are possible so I am going to move forward on a thing or two.

I am so very happy to be sitting here at my kitchen counter catching up on my emails and having my children back to school and husband at work. It is great to be back into a routine after the holidays.

Later

[LVT25]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

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Oh, Gia, you really cracked me up this morning! It is really cold here too, 5 below. I guess it's always good to remember you have nipples! :H

Greenie--I hope it is a good day to clean my office too. It's a big job I have been waiting until I have a full day and the right mood to tackle. It's not a black hole, but lets just say I pile rather than file and I'm sick of not being able to find anything!

Uni--thanks for the video, I've realized I have trouble not so much with depression, but my energy levels drop in the winter. I started taking Vitamin D supps and I think that helps. I'm glad you're feeling better!

Hello to mom3, AA and Lav. I can say hello to everyone if I get on the thread early enough in the day!:h

Sunday I had a long overdue talk with my friend whose husband has colon cancer. She is being strong, but she feels bad when she's not. I feel so bad for her/them. I think it helped her to talk though. We have another friend that just moved out of her home with her 3 kids. My heart breaks for everyone hurting and I try really hard to count my blessings. It has been a rough start to 2011 as my bil's dad passed away New Years Day. Terry is doing well right now though, I wrote her a 3 page letter yesterday.

My son starts his ADD meds today. I hope we are not disappointed in the results. I keep emphasizing that he will still have to work hard and might need some help in some areas. I got a really good book on the subject with tips from kids who have been there-done that. It is amazing the similarities. I kind of considered myself fairly well educated in "stuff", but I sure didn't have a clue about this one. For example, most of these kids talked about forgetting their books, or forgetting to do their homework, or forgetting what they were suppose to do, or forgetting to turn it in.....their lockers, cars and rooms are chaos. Sure explains a lot, and it explains why my son is so different in many ways from his friends. My husband, always the skeptic, just says he hopes the medication doesn't make him suicidal.

I got a wild hair, and decided I'd like to try grinding my own coffee. Do any of you do that? I'm not really sure of the advantages to this, except maybe the flavor is fresher? There are not a lot of options as far as flavor where I'm at, but if I ever get to a coffee shop, I thought I might look there. I think I can use my Vitamix blender to do the grinding. Anybody??

Ever since my mom passed away 6 years ago, and I had to come home and deal with the Christmas decorations, I have a real hard time taking them down. I think it's one reason I don't really get into putting them out. I've decided to wait until after January 6, and honor the 12 days of Christmas to the fullest.

I've set some goals again this year. I want to be more active physically --to tone up--to eat better (more fruits and veggies--less crap) do my morning reading/meditating/praying, to get some big projects done--less procrastinating, and to be more outgoing and friendly. I got a study bible (Max Lucado) from myself for Christmas, so I'm going to follow the 2 year plan to read the bible as well. I'm off to a great start in most areas. The 2 friends I spoke of earlier and I are going to the community center to walk at least 2 evenings a week starting tonight. This should be therapeutic for all of us. I got on the scale there after yoga yesterday, and I lost weight during the holidays. THAT has never happened to me before, but I'm not complaining. I wonder if it has something to do with the thorough cleansing I had to do before my colonoscopy? Anyway, if I start eating better and exercising, maybe I won't have as many problems with weight gain when the ole menopause kicks in.??

It's been great seeing some new avatars posting here! Please continue to do so, it's like making new friends! DG--I hope you're just busy and not super discouraged. I pretty much stick to the daily AF thread. I know it's selfish, but there are many others out there paying it forward!! I myself am trying to limit my computer time though.

Speaking of that, I better keep moving. I have a busy day ahead. Have a great sober day all!:h

[Pride before Fall]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Greenie I'll be clearing my chakra like crazy today. Course I have no idea what in the hell that means, but that's just a minor detail. >>

hahaha AA! If it means my clock needs cleaning, I'll join you. Getting my soul all nice and shiny under layers of dust and grime (full circle to Greenie's onion-layer peeling! Have I passed the metaphor quota?).

BB, with the breast shot of Bardot and the nipple talk, are you trying to drive IJM crazy? Naughty naughty BB!:bigwink: I hope you get outside even for a little bit today; natural light really helps with lethargy (as does icy cold, but in a much less pleasant way).

Uni, you sound so much more positive and hopeful! Lovely! that you were feeling so crap and managed it sober is just amazing. Just goes to show you can. And did. :woot::woot:

We had a New Year's Day party (which was terrific), but I got cornered again by the same friend who's been needling me about quitting since July. Errrrgh. She even pinned Sean to the wall. "D.'s not going to get all self-righteous on us now, is she?" I love his reply: "...Has she?" Answer: Nope. Not a lecture or even a word, to anyone who hasn't asked. She's initiated every conversation: "Are you just doing this to make us all feel bad?" is what she came out with Saturday. My response has always been the same: I'm doing this for me. The weirdest thing was when she broke a wine glass (she dropped/knocked over 3 that day), and pointed to me across the room and said, "She did it!" Huh?

The thing is, I need to bite my tongue not to get preachy when she acts this way. It's not my job to change her, and she's not asking me for help, so I try and just stick to my own story when she gets like this. One or two glimmers of light: in the make-us-feel-bad conversation she said, "Frank thinks I'm an alcoholic" [her boyfriend]. She also said, "Really? You sleep? Like, all night?" when I described how good I was feeling. Talking about quitting with someone who hasn't acknowledged they've lost control of their drinking is like walking a tightrope sometimes, and it gets old.

Even on MWO. Which is to say, DG, take all the time you need to regroup! You've earned it. (cf. not my job to change her, above).:l

Okay, back to beige career (see you there, P3!:l)

Lots of love to all who haven't checked in yet. AFM, LVT, and Chief, extra strong good vibes for losses and health challenges you face with loved ones. Good for you for not defaulting to "might as well drink." :l

xoxox Pride

[Pride before Fall]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

LVT, also have the "why file when you can pile" philosophy in my home office. Feeling shamed by P3's office makeover, and started digging out last night. I found gift certificates I really could've used over the holidays. They're more than a year old. ; )

BTW, you're paying it forward plenty in real life, judging from your post.

xoxox Pride

[EnglishWriter77]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Hello All,

I've just got in from a run and BB is right about the cold, I won't comment on my nipples however

I'd love to learn how to cleanse my chakra - sounds like it's important!

EW

[Brigitte Bardot]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Hi Lav and M3!

LVT, I used to grind my own fresh coffee to. I think I might get back into it, I did really enjoy trying new coffee flavours and varities from all over the globe. Getting back into shape sounds good as well. I'm going to try to start watching what I eat a little bit more, although I don't really eat a lot of junk food anyway, but I will cut out eating after 7pm I think if I can. A little bit of exercise is always a great idea. Hearing your daily updates will inspire me to start my own. I'll pull Little Gia behind me on her wagon, she loves it when we go for walks together. I hope the meds work out for your little guy! It can be difficult sometimes having other people understand what you're going through as a family when all they see is through the other side of the glass..but really they don't have to understand..even though you can feel the judgement. Lots of love coming your way honey!

Pride..I never thought of all the nipple talk and IJM. In this pic if you can't see a nipple, I don't really think of it that way. It all changes though once you see a nipple, completely different rating! LOL. With your friend, she knows she has a problem and trying to deflect everyone looking at her and directing it onto you. As you know there's nothing really you can do, she has to take ownership herself. Maybe then you can support her, but when she's in denial like that she's pretty much flying solo.

DG..taking a break can be a good thing. I got a little bit of frost bite from someone new not that long ago so I'm homing more on this thread in this section as well. Take some time and come back when you're ready. We'll be here waiting for yah lovey! I know we all however will miss your posts since they are really great and it all comes from the heart. Love yah woman!

Looking forward to hearing from all the newbies here and the regulars as well!

[Brigitte Bardot]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

Xposted EW - I think after I'm done cleaning my Chakra I'll give it a little spritz of some Insolence by Guerlian, that always makes everything smell so pretty and fresh. Do men have nipple issues? I'm not up on the whole male nipple problem in the cold.

[EnglishWriter77]

AF Daily - Tues 1/4

No probs BB - Well that does indeed smell lovely so good choice!

I don't particularly have 'issues' but I guess you could hang your coat off them in the cold! Jogger's nipple is a concern though when running long distances!