i was watching a show with people that had different dissablities but the one that touched me most, a man who was born with no proper arms no hands no proper legs or feet, the limbs just looked like small stubs. and this guy works, does wrestling, typing, writing.........my god i thought to myself any time im about to winge now......think of him. he was so positive! what an inspiration!!
take care
It's nice to see you post Elvis. How's life on your side of the pond?
Cowgirl
Cowgirl
oh cg im going to kill my sisters stupid computer this is the third time im trying to post this! ahhhhhhhhh
now thats over, it has literally been my side of the pond lately as its been raining quite a bit. its not usually that crappy.
ive tried to be more positive and join the gym with only 1mg of xanax to go and 3 valium...........and i dislocated my darn ankle!!! grrr and ouch! so im back at it next week! :)
how are you going? i usually write in my thread but havent got many responses from the pain pills section lately?
take care xo
now thats over, it has literally been my side of the pond lately as its been raining quite a bit. its not usually that crappy.
ive tried to be more positive and join the gym with only 1mg of xanax to go and 3 valium...........and i dislocated my darn ankle!!! grrr and ouch! so im back at it next week! :)
how are you going? i usually write in my thread but havent got many responses from the pain pills section lately?
take care xo
Hi Elvis, you are right what an inspiration. We don't know how lucky we are. I was saying to my mum today after we were both moaning about the rain, about someone on this forum the other day saying they were expecting a hurricane, I was like what. I live in the UK and the worst storm wouldn't be like as bad as that. I try to do that lately if I think something bad about something in my life, I try to compare myself to others and realise how lucky I am. Hope you are well. my pc is old and does my head in toox
Hi Elvis,your post reminded me of what happend to me at the gas station last week. I got out of my vehicle to pump the gas and there was a sign on the pump"YOU MUST PREPAY"..i was in a hurry and it pissed me off that i had to walk ALL the way into the station and [ay in advance then walk ALL the way back out in order to pump the gas(apparently all the pumps were prepay because so many people were driving off without paying for their gas)so i went in and was mumbling under my breath about the whole INCONVENIENCE,just being bitchy...when i came back outside next to me was this man in an old pick up truck,he had a wheelchair in the back cab,i saw him slide his back window open,climb out into the cab(he had no legs)he opened the wheelchair,grabbed a ramp,let down the tailgate,rolled down,went inside,then came back out and pumped his gas,wheeled back up the ramp,and climbed back through the rear window and drove off.I just sat there and watched.I was so humbled.Sometimes we just take so much for granted.Seeing something like that really puts things in perspective.I couldnt help but wonder what this guy does when there is snow on the ground.It really was amazing and inspirational to watch!~KIM
Wow Kim, thanks for sharing that. It does put things into perspective doesn't it?
Elvis...sorry about your ankle, but what does your valium and xanax have to do with that? I'm confused. Are you taking those for pain?
Cowgirl
Elvis...sorry about your ankle, but what does your valium and xanax have to do with that? I'm confused. Are you taking those for pain?
Cowgirl
hey andr1, kim and cg, yeh im going to do that from now on when ever i get annoyed. ur story is touching kim.
like today for example i found out today from my physio i wont be able to use my ankle at the gym for 4-6 weeks so i tried to suspend my account and it works out that i pay more if i suspend it than if i just dont go and waste my money!!!!! what a pack of u know whats!!!! so my physio said to go in and just do upper body work outs which i will do and start next tuesday with the trainor. he will have to write me up a whole new program!!!! even my physio told me what he thought of the way they handled it!!!!!!
so i am annoyed but then i re-read my post and thought dont go on about it!!
cowgirl the xanax and valium have nothing to do with my ankle lol, i was just saying about them.
take care xooxo
like today for example i found out today from my physio i wont be able to use my ankle at the gym for 4-6 weeks so i tried to suspend my account and it works out that i pay more if i suspend it than if i just dont go and waste my money!!!!! what a pack of u know whats!!!! so my physio said to go in and just do upper body work outs which i will do and start next tuesday with the trainor. he will have to write me up a whole new program!!!! even my physio told me what he thought of the way they handled it!!!!!!
so i am annoyed but then i re-read my post and thought dont go on about it!!
cowgirl the xanax and valium have nothing to do with my ankle lol, i was just saying about them.
take care xooxo
Dear Elvis and Kim:
I saw that segment on TV. It didn't break my heart and make me cry like most of those do. That young man is living a very productive life. It made me feel so - just realy good about the world in general to know that others like him are in it. He is such an inspiration. I applaud his parents for always treating him the same as the others, I'm sure that helped. Boy, that would be hard to do but look how wonderful he turned out.
School, sports and now college. Wonderful.
Don't feel too bad about being spoiled. Our big TV is in the shop (well, the broken piece is) and we are watching a smaller TV, remote for the channels but not for the sound. Don't know if the rest of you have noticed this or if it just happens here but some channels, the volume is so low you can't hear it and you change the vhannel and it blast you away. When we're ready to change the channel, we look over at the other one like "is it your turn or mine" The little TV is about 6 feet away - Now that's spoiled and lazy.
Elvis, so good to see you posting, have missed you.
Love, Jean
I saw that segment on TV. It didn't break my heart and make me cry like most of those do. That young man is living a very productive life. It made me feel so - just realy good about the world in general to know that others like him are in it. He is such an inspiration. I applaud his parents for always treating him the same as the others, I'm sure that helped. Boy, that would be hard to do but look how wonderful he turned out.
School, sports and now college. Wonderful.
Don't feel too bad about being spoiled. Our big TV is in the shop (well, the broken piece is) and we are watching a smaller TV, remote for the channels but not for the sound. Don't know if the rest of you have noticed this or if it just happens here but some channels, the volume is so low you can't hear it and you change the vhannel and it blast you away. When we're ready to change the channel, we look over at the other one like "is it your turn or mine" The little TV is about 6 feet away - Now that's spoiled and lazy.
Elvis, so good to see you posting, have missed you.
Love, Jean
i would just like to say good morning. i'm kinda new here been here a few times.but isn't it a great day to be alive!!
Southern Suzie:
I have been looking for you. I live in Greensille, SC - if you don't mind, which part of the south are you from?
Love, Jean
I have been looking for you. I live in Greensille, SC - if you don't mind, which part of the south are you from?
Love, Jean
jean,
you made a very good point... and I would like to point out something if I may... if that boys parents would have given in and treated him with kid gloves and poo poo him and treated him as different and like he was fragile .. he wouldnt be the strong and independant person he is is today correct?... well that took a certain amount of well consistant tough love like stuff for lack of a better description. like some of the addicts on here... if we treat them as special or different or unique because they have pain or other issues they will never break free from the hedious demons that control their lives... I am sure that boy had more than enough people baby him through his life but if his parents and relatives had joined in where would he had been ...
my point is that it takes all kinds sometimes to help others... when an addict is in such denial and is constantly using others compassion and good nature for there own sick perverse ego food they are not getting the real help they need and they are just draining thenperson they are seeking this "its ok" love from.... this doesnt really help them....
I havent posted here for a while and this is precisiouly why... I have seen a lot of things go down lately that are so counter productive to recovery in some ways that it hurts me ...it is like watching a train wreck only in slow motion and only certain others like me can see it .... I for one am tired of watching and often times of participating.... but I wanted to respond with this analogy... hope this doesnt offend it wasnt meant to....
God bless us..
Teresa
you made a very good point... and I would like to point out something if I may... if that boys parents would have given in and treated him with kid gloves and poo poo him and treated him as different and like he was fragile .. he wouldnt be the strong and independant person he is is today correct?... well that took a certain amount of well consistant tough love like stuff for lack of a better description. like some of the addicts on here... if we treat them as special or different or unique because they have pain or other issues they will never break free from the hedious demons that control their lives... I am sure that boy had more than enough people baby him through his life but if his parents and relatives had joined in where would he had been ...
my point is that it takes all kinds sometimes to help others... when an addict is in such denial and is constantly using others compassion and good nature for there own sick perverse ego food they are not getting the real help they need and they are just draining thenperson they are seeking this "its ok" love from.... this doesnt really help them....
I havent posted here for a while and this is precisiouly why... I have seen a lot of things go down lately that are so counter productive to recovery in some ways that it hurts me ...it is like watching a train wreck only in slow motion and only certain others like me can see it .... I for one am tired of watching and often times of participating.... but I wanted to respond with this analogy... hope this doesnt offend it wasnt meant to....
God bless us..
Teresa
hey jean yes lol i have noticed that can happen with the tv's lol!!!!
and yes teresa i can see ur point and agree with u to a great extent! it was great to see him with that fantastic personality!
take care
and yes teresa i can see ur point and agree with u to a great extent! it was great to see him with that fantastic personality!
take care
