Are You Living or Just Existing?

Cora-123 said:
Wow what a beautiful place, I think I really need to take a trip to this place.:love:
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you should...it's where I was born and raised..I was born very close to Loch Lomond...

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I was born and raised less than 15 miles from here
 

StarSong said:
How lovely, @hollydolly!
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the picture above , is balloch on Loch lomond, a small town..and in the summer when we were teens we used to drive out to Balloch or any of the other towns on Lomond, because it was just a 20 minute drive...

.... one day while we were all belting out Simon & Garfunkel songs loudly in one of the boys' cars singing along to the 8 track.. and as we drove through the back roads and fields , we suddenly we got a flat tyre . ( we were all about 17 or18) , so not knowing where we were or how far we were from town , we girls waited in the car for the boys to go and walk the country lanes to find a garage to get a new tyre.

They were gone hours, and we were beginning to get desperately thirsty and fed up.. when they came walking back rolling a tyre in front of them...

We thought they were our shining knights, until they got the tyre on and drove on, and we found we'd only been within 2 minutes of civilisation, about a mile from the town.. and we could have got out and walked ourselves..:ROFLMAO:
 

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I'm living. My creative juices are flowing again thanks to my son and Honorary Son #3,, both of whom want me to work on their music projects. I've already started collaborating with HS#3 on his tracks and we're excited with how things are developing. Having the ability to play what they need has inspired me to get back to practicing and I will get back to working on the compositions for my next album. I've also been invited to be a co-host on HS#3's radio show. I may not do that, but am acting as his consultant and will periodically be a guest. This coming Saturday, I'll be participating in the show's round table discussion about some heavy topics.

I'm planning to go back to the gym very soon and HS#3 invited me to try walking the trail on the mountain sometimes when he goes. Now that the cold weather is gone, I intend to be out amongst nature more often. particularly by large bodies of water. I'm also getting back into my dancing (though mostly around the house). These things make me feel good.

I've got friends, who although I don't see often, talk with me on the phone. Usually a laugh fest happens. Laughing is a very important health benefit and I do it often, especially when dealing with my two aforementioned sons. Plus I have the gift of being able to make even the most down trodden laugh. I enjoy it when I can do that for someone. Lately I've been going to more social events and outings, so life is good.
 
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Veronica said:
Im the same. Thankfully Im in mostly good health and I have enuf cash to be comfortable. I do enjoy puttering too.
Im a professional putterer. I always have several projects going on. :D

After the husband passed and I was no longer involved in his care and I had all this free time on my hands.
I kept thinking I should be doing this and that. But after a while I realized I dont want to be doing this OR that.
This is way too much like work. :D
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After my husband passed last year I found out I had too much time on my hands also. From time to time I also think about the “I SHOULD be’s ” . Then I think I’ve always done what should be done and I’m kinda tired of it. I’m starting to accept and appreciate what this new quiet life is. I have found that for the most part, I don’t like being around people anymore. I like my quiet existence.
 
StillLearning said:
After my husband passed last year I found out I had too much time on my hands also. From time to time I also think about the “I SHOULD be’s ” . Then I think I’ve always done what should be done and I’m kinda tired of it. I’m starting to accept and appreciate what this new quiet life is. I have found that for the most part, I don’t like being around people anymore. I like my quiet existence.
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I feel the same way. I like peace and quiet. When the husband passed he was the last of my charges. People said you need to get out and do things. Now that you have all this free time its time to do what you want. But it had been so long that I had no idea what I wanted to do. So being a "fixer" I started working on me. Joined some widows groups etc. Discovered I didnt need to be fixed. Im fine just the way I am. All that was too much work and them people got on my last nerve. :D

To be honest I could stand just a smidge of people. Maybe once a month. For an hour or two. :D
 
WELL AT THIS POINT IN MY LIIFE I HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT
I AM JUST "EXISTING"....I DON'T GO OUT THE DOOR UNLESS
IT IS TO A DOCTOR OFFICE....JUST HOW IT IS....DO NOT HAVE
AN ABUNDANCE OF FRIENDS, NO ONE STOPS BY JUST FOR
HECK OF IT, EAT ALL MEALS ALONE, DON'T EVEN GO TO GROC ANY MORE WITH DELIVERY....MY ONLY HOBBIES ARE TV AND
THIS COMPUTER. I DO GET LONESOME AT TIMES, BUT HEY
THE ALTERNATIVE IS BELOWE THE GRASS @@@:LOL:
 
StillLearning said:
After my husband passed last year I found out I had too much time on my hands also. From time to time I also think about the “I SHOULD be’s ” . Then I think I’ve always done what should be done and I’m kinda tired of it. I’m starting to accept and appreciate what this new quiet life is. I have found that for the most part, I don’t like being around people anymore. I like my quiet existence.
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Same here.
 
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