What keeps you fighting?

lucky you!

Just processing your point no.3! Lol 

1 beautiful day

2 Spotty dog was good when I took him out this morning

3 I let David Sylvian through my armour and had to feel something about me

4 You guys being there over this upsetting interlude.

Yeay. Walks and good weather make such a difference plus talking on here of course 

1. The weather was beautiful
2. I got off my lead and went for a coastal walk and cleared my head
3. caught up with you guys which is brilliant
4. sat down with a nice glass of wine

Ok girls ... whilst waiting what's your 3 good things today? The sun was shining and blue sky and the most amazing sky on the way home. I had a nice walk which included a bit I hadn't done before. My sister had bought a small packet of Thornton chocolates and we had one tonight. 4 I got to talk to you guys again today

Your post made me laugh.. probably wasn't supposed to but I could just imagine it so well. The excursion and the clothing. Yes I do think "my space" rage is getting worse. But maybe we are less tolerant or less able to be tolerant which is slightly different. And yes the situation in Charlottesville is awful( I thought I better read about it). It's so sad that historically race caused such division and cruelty the battles were won the law changed but still people want supremacy and it still happens to humanities shame. Yes I hate labels too especially collar/neck ones.  And I don't like belts either and I like my socks and trousers just right. Fussy b's aren't we! I get clothes rage too trying on this and that, sleeves too tight, something too scratchy, leaving a heap of tried on things.. not all the time just occasionally. 

Your shed building and tin sculpture sound great. I like sculpture too. There are good sculptures at The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Newby Hall and Yhe Himalayan gardens near Ripon. And we went to the Hepworth in st Ives which I liked a lot but also the new one in Wakefield ( think it was there any way)We also saw a nice one in woods in France but can't quite remember where. We saw the Dale Chihuly glass sculpture in Kew Gardens and Vancouver. It's amazing what he can do with glass. So many talented people! 

Hi just got back from the weekly shop,really fed up with ignorant people who don't give a fig,,they walk straight through you,barge past,drive on the middle part of the road as it is really hard to stay in lane the correct distance from the curb, deep breath and relax! Is it me getting old and more miserable or are people just getting worse? No one much has any decency to be polite or think about what they are doing and it's effect on others.

Right more upbeat,just bought a tin shed from home base half price as the cardboard wrapping was soggy.unpacked it and all is well,no dents or damage,all the bits present.result,No doubt me being me I will improve the poor quality fixings and strengthen it as it is put together, don't get me started on quality and cost,

Dear tom I don't tend to watch the news these days like missy61 as it is all such an overwhelming mess, I do get so annoyed at the injustice everywhere and at 54 have decided I cannot change the world, it gets in my head and takes my energy away,I get stressed,and ultimately all around me suffer when they don't deserve my rants.

However I still support some things by voting in petitions. 

Also went to a car boot sale and bought an old copper pot! Another part to my garden ornament, I am attempting to build a big copper structure of some sort, I am also still looking for cheap multiples of stainless-steel to build a Kenetic sculpture,a fancy name for a wind powered sculpture. Always been fascinated by wind turbines and things that spin.

so that's today almost done,this morning nearly ended with a meltdown,went to have a shave,tap water lukewarm! Shower kept going to hot! Each pair of trousers I tried on were to tight or to loose in the waist! I hate belts as they dig In!settled for tight leg ones!every pair of socks I put on felt wrong,big stitch across the toes,strangling my ankles,too thin too thick,even the flipping label on the flannel annoyed-me!I hate labels as they dig into my skin or you can feel them clashing with other clothing,

Good to see everyone happy and I'm ok just a typical day coping with niggles, I would mark my trousers so I know which are which,but that wouldn't be normal,,,,

Thank you for putting all that so concisely Mr Tom, reading it pinned down like that may have stopped it all swirling around my head to no purpose for a while.  I was reading about the goings on in Charlottesville with utter dismay earlier and what with all the rest of it, it's so hard to see how anything can end well.  News overload.

On a happier note, the sun is shining and I agree with Lonewarrior and the rest of you that our collective wisdom and experience are a positive force for more than just ourselves. Happy Sunday everyone!

Thanks, Misfit!  I'm not very good at speaking up for myself.  But at least, where I'm going to work soon, they specialise in autism - so there should be much greater understanding.  They have an on-site behavioural therapist, too.

I'm glad to say my days with the 'If you shout loud enough, they'll soon take notice' school of 'care' are far behind me.

Sadly there is a lot of ignorance about so many things and an unwillingness to learn. Your clients are very lucky to have you in their corner and maybe by example your colleagues might learn not to do that.  

Yes, it is exhausting.  Even people who ought to know better still don't always 'get' it.  The number of times I've had to have words with fellow carers who continue to reprimand autistic people for behaving autistically.  You get things like 'Yes... I understand that she's autistic.  But she still has to learn.'  I want to say back 'And so do you!'

Yes I am well thank you. Looking forward to going out to lunch and flask after with my dad and sister. Yes I so heartily agree with you that our combined efforts of thoughts, experiences and things we find out to share have given me more hope than anything else during the last few months. It's the one place I have found where you say something and immediately someone on the forum knows what you mean. It's so exhausting trying to justify and explain myself all the time so I gave up. Take care too. 

'The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts and the stupid ones are full of confidence.'

Charles Bukowki

There's a Bukowski quote for all occasions!

I suppose I should have personalised my links post but didn't have the energy. But the podcasts are just so helpful. I was listening to the one by Jeanette Purkis and it just so fitted some of this thread ( and me). But the podcasts have websites and so put them on. ( not that I can see them just now !!)and then I started browsing as you do and found more interesting stuff 

I can't remember the quote word for word but it along the lines that the problem is that intelligent people think too much, and stupid people not enough...

Keep close everyone and have a good day.....!

hi misfit your post popped up after I posted, hope you are well? I think we are all learning so much being here.we are good at analysing everything therefore our combined efforts are better than any counsellor or professional for finding answers.take care.

Morning Lonewarrior. Hang on in there. You encourage us too. 

Short post! Loving the communication and spirit of this post,no energy to contribute in a happy way apart from saying that reading it has cheered me up so much today. Keep it going all you fantastic people.

I am a good example of repeating mistakes and not learning from them so unfortunately find this is so for me. But maybe now we know why we are like we are we may have a chance to change that. I do hope so. Otherwise the future is even more scary. I will continue with one day at a time...