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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Blog City:Day 180 August 30th 2014 Prompt: There's a knock on your door. Hi. I ask, can I come in. You say yes, but then see my four suitcases. You tell me what happens .... You enter my home and I would be excited but confused a bit, especially as I live in another country. I bring you into my lounge and immediately offer you a refreshing glass of water as you are looking weary from you long journey. You take a couple of deep centring breathes. I ask you, what brings you all the way to Perth Australia. You have an excited look in your eyes as you announce, that it is not only you here in Perth but also some of our fellow blogger, whom are on their way to my house now as we speak. You explain that you had won lotto and a group of you had talked about visiting Australia and how it would be a great opportunity for you all to drop in on Andi and surprise me. We chat excitedly, and over the next 15 minutes others arrive, and I declare it party time. We all stay up to the early hours of the morning, talking and laughing. The next two weeks are awesome as I take you all on adventure through the South of our beautiful state. Right now life is perfect. I cannot find the code for the BCOF image. I am in bed doing this with tonsillitis. So just imagine it is here! BCOF Day 650 August 30th 2014 Prompt: Who is your role model? I have three amazing role models in my pursuit of learning how to live life! That might sound strange, but I have faced many challenges, which led me to a place where I realised I did not know myself, and did not know how to live life. The journey has been full of emotional roller-coasters, but also a time of great growth. It is a journey I have cherished both the good and the bad. I owe these people so very much. I also praise there amazing patience with me. as it takes me a while to catch on at the best of times!  I hope through my own learning and writings I can pay it forward and be a mentor to someone else one day.This has been the first time I have used a mac to be on WDC and I find when I do my blogging it is providing auto correct for my spelling. Crikey! it makes life a lot easier. I might have to use Anisa's laptop more often. I wonder why it doesn't do that on my toshiba laptop? It is also good to be back and I am so very sorry for just disappearing for the last 8 days. I have been caring for my very ill sister as she had a relapse on her and my, now 12 month journey of her illness. I have missed you all so much and missed WDC. I hope everything will settle for a while. Fingers crossed. And that is how I roll Blessings Andi ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Firstly, my appologies for missing a couple of days and not being here much over the last few days. My sister has been unwell. plus just been super busy with the kids etc... [image:2003172} BCOF Day 642 August 22nd 2014 Prompt: You wake up and everyone in your family is gone. There's a post on the kitchen table. What does it say? Take note Universe...Nothing in this post I mean...So shut your eyes for a minute. (I must say I get a little supersticious~I know that is probably spelt wrong!~ about saying or writing things...One of my little quirks!) Okay now that I have done all that I can write! I wake up and everyone in my family have gone! Hallelujah!, Is my first thought as I casually wander around the house, sipping on my coffee as if I did not have a care in the world. I am so excited that I don't even realise there is a post on the kitchen bench ~though that is mostly because of all the dirty dishes and crap that is still on the bench from the day before~ I spend a couple of hours on WDC, in blissful silience. I even manage to write a new poem, and get an idea for a short story. Because for once my thoughts are not getting bombarded with constant chitter chatter and demands. Now three hours have passed, and I start getting a little curious more than worried about where my family is. I go to make myself anther coffee and this time when I reach for the sugar, I notice a post on the kitchen bench for the first time. The post is on a paper that I have never seen before, on this planet anyways...I also notice that the writing looks like that of someone who is just starting with the written word, and the english language. The note says... We have taken you family to our home planet, which by the way is so far away that they cannot contact you. Oh! and they said they will love and miss you. We have also left you a huge amount of your earthly currency in the front room to compensate you for your loss, and help you re-establish your self. Huh! what do you know!...Miricles do happen! I now must say that I would never really want this to happen...But it is tempting to contemplate the possibility. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Blog City Day 172 August 22nd 2014 Prompt: Your younger self is about to be offered her first job. What would you tell yourself knowing what you know now? I found it really interesting when I woke up in the early hours of this morning and saw this was the prompt. I was only just talking about a missed opportunity to my Mum and my sister last night. When I was about 21-22, I was living in Geelong Victoria, in a little caravan park. I had travelled there because I had previously seen this amasing kinesiologist/chiropractor, and I had returned to receive treatment, which required doing his 6 week programm, where you see him twice a week. It was facinating watching the different techniques that he would get me to do and do to me...this was a blessed time as he was reprogramming my system. At the end of the 6 weeks course and after we had spent many an hour together, and my enthusiasim was seen by this person(I can't remember his name right here right now!  .this amazing person offered me a full schollorship to complete the training he had done, in all places Bali indonesia! And I stupidly turned this offer down for of all things, Love! So if I was going to give my then self a talking to I would be saying. Take this opportunity with both hands and run with it, and never look back! I often think about how my life would be different to it is now. Especially, when my kids remind me that I am a financial failure, and that apparently I have made bad decisions in my life and now have left them with no kick start to their lives, like so many of their friends parents have! Not to worry though. As of yesterday interestingly enough my current kineseologist that I see, has blessed me beyond belief. She has offered to pay for me to do a healing course. I am so over the moon about this and feel the deepest gratitude, for this bestowed blessing. and this is how I roll. Blessings Andi |
| Sorry all for missing today's blog prompts!...life decided to get in the way! Hope to see you all tomorrow. Blessings Andi |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Blog City Day 169 August 19th 2014 prompt: The first time... Well firstly, it seems like Mitchopolis   was clearly helping work on my psychic abilities, by neglecting to send me the prompt! thanks Mitch...feeling the love! The first time I fell in love, I was young and dumb. The first time I had a drink I was young and dumb. The frist time I fell in love with each of my children I was older but not yet much wiser. The first time I witnessed the days new dawn and actually embraced it and was completley in the moment of the now, I was older and somewhat wiser. The first time I went to rehab, I was scared. The first time I left rehab I was proud and now getting a bit wiser. The first time I got to really know myself, I was older and still getting wiser. The first time I experienced today, is today. I am older,and just that bit more wiser. so many blessings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** BCOF Day 639 August 19th Prompt: Write something that is true at first light, false by noon It is true that at first light, I am always up, on my computer or having a coffee out the back sharing dawns new day. It is true that this is a peacful time of the day, that I cherish with every fibre of my being. A time that I do not hear the word 'Mum! I want..." It is also true that by noon it is no longer peacful, and all I hear is "Mum! I want..." by noon I would have heard it at least a dozen times. This is true. And that is how I roll Blessings Andi |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Blog City Day 168 August 8th 2014 Prompt: The last time I... The last time I suffered a major dip in my mental health, was a year ago this month. I was suffereing seretonin syndrome. My anxiety was rife and my depression was holding on tight and dissociating was at epic proportions. I went into clinic for 6 weeks, slowly weaning myself off my meds that were making me sick. I can never remember these time clearly because I am so disconected, It feels more like a dream I had and am recalling. Was it a bitch of a time? Damn straight! But, what were the blessings from this...Well for the last year I have lived without an antidepressent for the first time in my life since I was 20 yrs old (so 23 years). It doesn't mean to say I wont need one again, but for the time being I am coping. I also shed another layer of the onion, let go of some more pain and grew again as a person. Befriended myself a bit more and became more accepting of myself. A year on and I am still on the journey...the journey of life that never ends. I am gratful for my journey. It is always, about the blessings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** BCOF Day 168 August 18th 2014...is bad poem day. Prompt: Write a bad poem. Take a gander at the panda it will turn your frown upside down make it right make it night. And that is how I roll. Blessings Andi |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Blog City Day 166 August 16th 2014 Prompt: I met him on the stairs? I met him on the stairs, he was quiet, yet had a strong presence about him. His mouth smiled but his eyes told of a splintered soul that was trapped within. As he sat there rolling his cigarette, he spoke of a life of happiness and dreams. we all have dreams It was the best I had ever seen him, which probably woried me the most. We sat and talked for ages about hope. Hope for a day when there was no need for meds,or going to group and being expected to not only bare your soul but to understand it as well. He also spoke of love, and broken hearts...How can a man not have a broken heart when he cannot even love himself. That day on the staris was my greatest insight to this man. Amongst his torment, he had found a peace...a peace I had encountered in others before. He was saying goodbye, in his woven words of chaos. As we parted company, he gave me a smile, a smile that said it was all going to be okay. The next day I sat on the stairs alone, and I rolled my cigarette, I rolled it for him and I quietly said my goodbyes on the wind. Peace he finally had. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** BCOF Day 636 August 16th 2014 Whats the greatest misconception about you? I think the greatest misconception about me by my own immediate family and society as a whole, is the belief that just because I do not go to a job and get paid an hourly rate and come home again...that infact I do nothing! It annoys the crap out of me. My kids even fall into this trap and I am like sooo if I do nothing how did you get to your appointment today? how did you get your school work done today? who did your washing today? who did the dishes today? who took you to the doctors today? who plans your homeschool lesson plans for the week? who gets you to tutoring? who was able to drive you to school? who did all Taj's speech with him today?...and the ist just goes on and on. It would actually be easier and less stressful to get up and go to work and then come home and say"I can't do anything else because I work?" which is what I hear from the big kids dad, and my ex. One day I will stop doing everything I do and then see how they bloody cope! And god forbid if I have a day off cause i am tired..."How can you be tired you don't do anything" Grrrr |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Blog City. Day 164 August 14th 2014 Prompt: Which fictional character have you fallen for? Um, diddy da, diddy doo.Thats me thinking... I know there are many but having a mushy brain day. I guess It would have to be agent Gibbs from NCIS. Wait hold the phone...I cant believe I forgot my all time favourite. Captain Jean Luke Picard from Star trek. He is such a babe. he is everything I would want my man to be. So much style and his voicce...Yep perfect. He can infultrate my fantaties and dreams any day of the week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** BCOF day 634 August 14th 2014 Prompt: Tlak about common sense things you feel every person should know. I usually read my prompts the night before as I do my writing in the early hours of the morning when I wake up. I neglected to do so last night so have not had my usual thinking time. So please do excuse my shabby entry's today.It is interesting because I have been talking about common sense for the last few months, well longer really, but that has pertained to the psychiatry and psychology profession...Chronic lake of common sense happening there...Crikey! But that is not something every one should know. I guess my biggest gripe when it comes to common sense is when walking down the street or in the shoping centre...People just walk where ever the hell they want to walk. I feel like screaming to them half the time saying "its just like when you drive a car people, KEEP TO THE LEFT!" This drives me crazy, especially when I have my 6 yr old in tow, trying to dodge and weave through people.Grrrr! And that is how I roll Blessings Andi ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** BCOF Day 635 August 15th 2014 Prompt" you are on a long flight when you reach into the pocket of the seat, you discover a hand written note thats clearly addressed to you. But how? and what does it say? I hate flying wth a passion! it runs so deeply through my viens that I feel my heart palpertating with guster, trying to free itself from the confins of my chest. When I got to my seat, I checked out my surroundings as I always do, before settling in for the long flight. I was going to need both the bottles of rescue rememdy I had on me for this flight. It wasn't just the flying aspect that was making me so anxious...It was the reason why I was on this flight. I was finally leaving 'it' all behind. "it' was all the pain and suffering associated to this place I once called my home. It is no longer my home and never will be again. I was venturing to a new place, a place of healing and serenity,well at least that was my hope and belief. I was alone, litterally, but I also felt more alone than I had ever felt before in my life, so when I reached into the pocket of the chair and pulled out a hand written note, that was clearly addressed to me, I actually froze with shock for what felt like minutes. Coming to my senses a bit I started to scan the people sitting around me to see if I recognized anyone. No one's face was looking familiar...who on earth could have put this here. On the front of the envelope it simply had my name written on it. I slowly started pulling note from inside it's pouch, I was both curious and weary. As the paper unfloded in my my hands I then smelt a familiar smell...It flooded my nostrils and a sickly panic came over me. How did he know I was going to be on this flight Shaking now and bearly able to hold the paper in my hands. Tears welling in my eyes, blurring my vision, I turned my eyes to the words on the paper. You can try and run, but you can never hide from me. I will always find you. Count on that! I look forward to seeing you soon, my love.xxoo I leant back in my seat and stared out the window, with only despair in my heart...I had ten hours ahead of me to plan my next step, and this time it was going to be final...Count on that Billy! ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Was feeling somewhat dramatic this morning... Blessings Andi |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** BCOF Day 633 August 13th Prompt: Write your own inspirational quote and/or speech. I like this prompt. I came up with a few quotes. I found this really enjoyale to do. So here goes. "truly connecting with another human being, is what living in the hear and now is all about...It doesn't bring me yesterdays...and it won't bring me tomorrow's...It just brings me to my now." I am going to explore this further and write a speech about it. In the mean time I will also share a couple more I came up with. "Being 'needy' is different to being 'in need'...this is a concept we all need to understand and be able to recognise" "when like throws up challenges...Laugh manically at it...Your will throw it of gaurd, giving you a chance to duck and weave." "To mindfully live oure lives, takes prctice" "Don't you just love, when words flow to you you like a waterfall that is never hit with drought" I think there was more to the promt but I wrote it down while I was having a conversation with one of the kids and I wrote it down all befuddled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Blog City Day 163 August 13th 2014 Prompt: Make a list of inspriations,people, places, colours, events. activities. Do these inspire you to write, go to work, help you through life or make your day a good one? So many thhings inspire me. But my constant negelct of myself means I do not take advantage of them as much as I should. I decree I am going to make time for me. Places that inspire me: nature all an any...but particuly forests of large old trees, that whisper ancient words to me. People: Gandhi, Dali Lama, Carolyn Mass, Mary choo (my kinesiologist), my children...the list could go on Reading quotes on a daily basis inspire me. they sure help me get through the day a happier person...when I am focused I will pull an angel card for the day, this gives me not only a message, but something to ponder outside of myself for the day. I find when i do not do this I become a little bit too consumed in the madness of life. Colours inspire me: Lime green and purple are my favourites. There is a lot of peace to be found in coulour. flowers inspire me, I may have mentioned flowers before in a recent post. Events: hmm...Any event where I get to connect to someone or something, be it music or a higher power inspires me. I do also like a good rally...For example, we had many rallies over summer here in Perth against the culling of sharks...they were pretty inspiring...Got the good 'ol goose bumps at them. Well the above comes under activities...I do find the activity of relaxing quite inspiring, It lets my mind slow down enough to actually formulate some good and some bad ideas. Oh! Did I mention that floweres inspire me!    Do these things inspire me to write... Well I know the relaxing part inspires me, and seeing as I have only been writing again for a few months, i will try the others out and see what happens and let you know! And that is how I roll Blessings Andi |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Blog City. Day 162 August 12th 2014 Today actor/comedian Robin Williams passed away. What are your feelings about his work. How deeply affected are you by a celebrity death. Is there a particular celbrity whose passing would/has caused significant grief. This entry is dedicated to my two blessed cousins who have taken their own lives through depression. And to lovely Reece, only young who took his own life only a couple of months ago. May they all now rest in peace. The Death of Robin Williams from the sinister disease of the"Black Dog" (depression) is an absolute tragedy. Robin was a man who could make me laugh and make me cry. Robin was a man with blessed talents. So diverse was his ability that he was not always playing the comedic role. His roles in "Dead poets society" and "what dreams may come" have left a mark on my soul forever. With his passing It brings to society a reminder of just how insidious this disease it. 1 in 3 people suffer depression. With Robin Williams passing, depression will agian be in the light. Yet another piece of the stigma rock will be chipped away. His death will not be in vien, he will infact save lives. Some people think it is cowardly to take ones own life...Living with a splintered soul for so long, tires even the strongest of men. I think he is extremley couragous. May he now feel whole again. I leave you with one of his famous quotes from Dead poets society. "We don't read and write poetry because it is cute. We read and write poety because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine,law,business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love these are what we stay alive for." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** BCOF Day 632 August 12th 2014 Prompt: Today is National vinyl day. We are of different ages so lets here what was you first vinyl record? I thank you for making this prompt short and not needing much thought to it. After the prompt before it seems, strange to just keep going...but it is a reminder that life goes on. My very first vinyl record was "Spandau Ballet" True album. I loved and cherished this record. And that is how I roll. Blessings Andi ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
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It's too bad that you missed that opportunity when you were younger. It seems like it would have been really great, but you do what you can to provide despite the decisions you make. Now you've got another opportunity that you can take, which is exciting!
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