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Barbara K.
Quit Date: December 23, 2004
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Posted: September 10, 2005 11:46 PM Post subject: |
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Good research Melody.
Simone, my heart goes out to you. Stay strong, KTQ.
Blessings, _________________
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn arouind and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Blessings,
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Seabrez
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Posted: September 10, 2005 11:55 PM Post subject: |
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Simone,
Sounds like one heck of a situation. Sorry about the late posting here.
Well, just recently was stressed to the max myself....what helped was taking a nice trip the mall and buying some fragance mist and shower gel from Bath and Body...in other words...I got the heck out of Dodge and spent some much needed time to myself!!!! And after that prayer!!!!
As far as bf is concerned....well, I won't even try to give advice on how to deal with him..but this I will say.....beware of bitterness. When we get so mad and angry with someone it's so easy to let it "brew" inside and steam. And this leads to bitterness. The catch is that bitterness does nothing to the person we are angry with...all it does is steal from us our peace and calm inside. So, smile and love yourself instead!!!
Hugs Girl ((((Simone)))) _________________
Living in Freedom
Deb
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 Corn 5:17 NASB |
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Simone
Quit Date: April 28, 2005
Posts: 953 Location: Australia
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Posted: September 14, 2005 2:56 AM Post subject: |
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Ohhh just logged in & saw all the posts!!!!! thankyou all so much *hugs*
I have never felt so stressed in my life & my bf has pushed me to the limit & now I know I do NOT need a cigarette I can just go for a walk-sit outside or do what I love the most play my Piano so loudly bf runs away lol.
In all seriousness it is a fight everyday & people who stress you are just pushing button imho.I am a sensitive creature so I better toughen up!!
I had bf print out 'Never Take Another Puff' Joel Spitzer & it rocks !!.
Plodding along!
Love to you all (((HUGS)))
Simone
Melody your advise could have made my 2 divorces a lot easier !! great research |
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Barbara K.
Quit Date: December 23, 2004
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Posted: September 14, 2005 10:55 PM Post subject: |
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Hi Simone,
I think playing the piano is a lovely way to relieve stress or get bf to run off. Nice to hear back from you and that you are still quit.
Blessings, _________________
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn arouind and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Blessings,
Barbara K. |
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Simone
Quit Date: April 28, 2005
Posts: 953 Location: Australia
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Posted: September 15, 2005 2:05 AM Post subject: |
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Thanks Barbara I just love my Piano LOL so funny to watch bf run away hehe. I keep telling myself 'You've come this far don't cave' so far so good
Extra blessings for you as you are just so lovelyyou really deserve every one
Simone xx |
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kannprint
Quit Date: April 10, 2004
Posts: 4988 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: September 15, 2005 7:52 PM Post subject: |
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Simone, I too play piano; classics. What type of music do you enjoy playing? It sure does relieve stress, doesn't it? _________________
LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN, LOVE MUCH.
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Simone
Quit Date: April 28, 2005
Posts: 953 Location: Australia
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Posted: September 16, 2005 12:03 AM Post subject: |
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I write/play 99.9% of my own music the style is a little like Tori Amos/Hannah Fury, strangely classic haunting powerful music yet I can do very soft pieces as well.
I also play Guitar it must be a stringed instrument thing !!
I will always adore the classics
For sure it relieves tension & stress plus I get enjoyment out of it I have a black Yamaha upright the baby grand was so expensive I nearly died & I would have had to knock another wall down to fit the darling in .
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Simone
Quit Date: April 28, 2005
Posts: 953 Location: Australia
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Posted: September 16, 2005 12:20 AM Post subject: |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000055XJ7/qid=1126843974/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-7151019-6618303?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
You can listen to Hannah's piano playing a little from the above link & Tori here:
http://www.toriamos.com/
I must say meeting Tori as well as her signing my music book was one of the most wonderful events of my life lol & than the picture of us that was put up on a website (the same pic I attached when I first came here), so music is a huge part of my life as I bet it is yours I was never taught to read music I just listened to a song one day & than played it on my Cousins piano, I did go for llessons but simply cannot read it well & the Piano teacher asked how on earth I could play after a few hours of listening to pieces & than playing them I was told I have a gifted ear for music.........still would love to read those notes |
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Barbara K.
Quit Date: December 23, 2004
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Posted: September 16, 2005 10:39 PM Post subject: |
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Hi Simone,
My husband plays the piano by ear too but he did take a lot of music lessons starting at 7 years old. How is your quit going?
Have some pie below. _________________
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn arouind and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Blessings,
Barbara K. |
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Simone
Quit Date: April 28, 2005
Posts: 953 Location: Australia
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Posted: September 17, 2005 3:59 AM Post subject: |
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Hi Barbara so your Husband is the same well at least I don't feel alone I can just manage the notes to write down for a song lol.
My quit is going well I went out for dinner last night with bf & friends (boring salad ) & as they both are smokers I was getting a little edgy but it passed when I got a big wiff & nearly chocked my friend said she was sorry & stubbed out her cig.
Ahaaa that is about the only pie I can eat & I helped myself thanks for that
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marw
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Posted: September 17, 2005 10:46 PM Post subject: |
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Hi Simone,
I have enjoyed hearing about your music. Both my parents were jazz musicians, and both played by ear (I think they learned to read a little--not sure). My father played brass, and my mother played strings. They played professionally when I was young, and put in a Music Store when I was about 7 years old, and did that instead. I grew up around music. I played a clarinet in the band in High School, but did not have the ear to sound out notes. (Although, I can tell exactly to a shade if someone is on pitch or not, and it will bother me exptremely, so I only go to hear professional music. I do not mean to be snobby about that--and I would include you in professional, of course!--but it hurts my ears if people are off key, either vocally or instrumentally. Odd, isn't it, that I can recognize "true" pitch but cannot reproduce it.
Actually, I was very visual (a painter and a dancer), so I often felt like an eye growing up in a family of ears!
NOw I have been wanting to tell you for the longest--since you started this thread--how much I love this word "severve." Now I know that was probably a typo, but it should be an actual word, because it so very well expresses the frustrations we go through in the early part of the Quit.
You are doing a great job! Keep that up! And keep posting. We enjoy these posts. _________________
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Simone
Quit Date: April 28, 2005
Posts: 953 Location: Australia
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Posted: February 22, 2006 11:47 AM Post subject: |
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"Severe" LOL is my ultimate favorite word lord knows why
I have to say even when my poor partner whistles 'off key'' I haul him up hurts my ears!!.
I am plodding along..hating the heat here at the moment |
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londa
Quit Date: July 28, 2004
Posts: 2469 Location: new york, USA
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Posted: February 24, 2006 7:58 AM Post subject: |
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I loved reading this thread again! As always, Melody had me in stitches!
Love, Londa _________________
My name is Londa. I am 57 and I act like I'm 20. I love to laugh and smile. The more the better. Being kind to someone is the best thing you can do. |
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Simone
Quit Date: April 28, 2005
Posts: 953 Location: Australia
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Posted: February 24, 2006 8:07 AM Post subject: |
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Same her Londa
Melody just has the ability to have me holding my stomach from laughing in which is always needed .
Still plodding along here -have beeen walking in the city since 4pm & caught the bus home in the dark took 45 minutes stupid bus was late 8.33pm so I got off up the hill at 9.20pm -totally pitch black my & my partner had had a few too many beers to drive so he staggered up the hill to walk me home while I was laughing at him cause his speech was all slurred-shame on me!!a lady asked if we were ok LOL !!
Have to say heaps of people at the bus stop were all lighting up & I didn't have the urge at all & for me that is a ''Miracle'', I actually felt sorry for the smokers
Love to All,
''Severe'' Simone |
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Barbara K.
Quit Date: December 23, 2004
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Posted: February 24, 2006 2:19 PM Post subject: |
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Simone,
Glad you didn't have the urge. Can people smoke on buses by in Australia? We use to here be able to smoke on the buses many years ago.
Blessings, _________________
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn arouind and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Blessings,
Barbara K. |
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