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Nov 29, 2014 15:58:51   #
Don G. Dinsdale Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)
 
Fill Up Your Life. -- Hazelden

One of the good things about the blues is their power to make me feel better. No matter how bad it gets in my little world, I can be pretty sure that B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, or Stevie Ray Vaughn has seen worse. Sometimes, it just feels good to vocalize all those bad feelings.

Bad things happen in life. Sometimes they are small annoyances; sometimes they are the major grief mongers. What matters is not what happens to us, but how we react to it. He left you. That is a fact. Now after you get done with the quart of rocky road that you are drowning your sorrows in, what are you going to do about it? You can sit around and complain to your friends about how unfair life is, or you can get up, put the empty bowl in the dishwasher, and go fill up your life.

Feelings are one of the blessings of being human. All of them. Sometimes we feel good; sometimes we feel bad. Take some time. Take some energy and be upset. Be aware of the feeling of being upset. But then get up, go out, and make positive use of your life.

God, help me put to positive use all of the feelings in my life.

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About a year and a half ago I was in the hospital having "Open Heart" Surgury, five bi-pass's were needed... After two more trips to the ICU, "The Operation" was a Success, but the Patient damn near died... Massive Kidney failure they told me... Then I keep falling here at home, come to find out my blood pressure kept falling too... So while all this was going on, I did an inventory of my life, good and bad (seemingly bad), I got to look at all I had done, places I've been, people I've known, women I've loved, etc. ... I had done just about everything I've ever wanted to do, landing and taking off an Aircraft Carrier... Shouldering a rifle when it was necessary... Dancing Like No One Was Watching... I had no b***h, I'd been there and done that, and I had the T-Shirt to prove it... I had lived a full and mostly good life... Well here I set, my ex-wife #1 and my oldest daughter were here for Thanksgiving, it was okay, almost like 36 hadn't past, but of course they had... Life is ending good too... Don D.

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Nov 29, 2014 16:59:26   #
permafrost Loc: Minnesota
 
Don G. Dinsdale wrote:
Fill Up Your Life. -- Hazelden

One of the good things about the blues is their power to make me feel better. No matter how bad it gets in my little world, I can be pretty sure that B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, or Stevie Ray Vaughn has seen worse. Sometimes, it just feels good to vocalize all those bad feelings.

Bad things happen in life. Sometimes they are small annoyances; sometimes they are the major grief mongers. What matters is not what happens to us, but how we react to it. He left you. That is a fact. Now after you get done with the quart of rocky road that you are drowning your sorrows in, what are you going to do about it? You can sit around and complain to your friends about how unfair life is, or you can get up, put the empty bowl in the dishwasher, and go fill up your life.

Feelings are one of the blessings of being human. All of them. Sometimes we feel good; sometimes we feel bad. Take some time. Take some energy and be upset. Be aware of the feeling of being upset. But then get up, go out, and make positive use of your life.

God, help me put to positive use all of the feelings in my life.

~~~~~

About a year and a half ago I was in the hospital having "Open Heart" Surgury, five bi-pass's were needed... After two more trips to the ICU, "The Operation" was a Success, but the Patient damn near died... Massive Kidney failure they told me... Then I keep falling here at home, come to find out my blood pressure kept falling too... So while all this was going on, I did an inventory of my life, good and bad (seemingly bad), I got to look at all I had done, places I've been, people I've known, women I've loved, etc. ... I had done just about everything I've ever wanted to do, landing and taking off an Aircraft Carrier... Shouldering a rifle when it was necessary... Dancing Like No One Was Watching... I had no b***h, I'd been there and done that, and I had the T-Shirt to prove it... I had lived a full and mostly good life... Well here I set, my ex-wife #1 and my oldest daughter were here for Thanksgiving, it was okay, almost like 36 hadn't past, but of course they had... Life is ending good too... Don D.
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Don,

Terrific post.... You have grabbed the right attitude... I have been to Hazeldon, buy completely into things such as your post..

We also nearly share the medical adventures... But mine, one Aug 1st, 2012 was a valve job and stints. No by pass, which I was told was a rougher road.. Also did only have emotional problems on recovery, nothing physical went wrong.. As you say we are running out of time, but nearly everyone has to view a life of great experience and adventure.. The changes we have seen in 70 odd years is amazing and we can take great satisfaction in those happenings, both good and bad... Glad you are buzzing around on the 1PP...

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Nov 29, 2014 17:45:59   #
Don G. Dinsdale Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)
 
permafrost wrote:
Don,

Terrific post.... You have grabbed the right attitude... I have been to Hazeldon, buy completely into things such as your post..

We also nearly share the medical adventures... But mine, one Aug 1st, 2012 was a valve job and stints. No by pass, which I was told was a rougher road.. Also did only have emotional problems on recovery, nothing physical went wrong.. As you say we are running out of time, but nearly everyone has to view a life of great experience and adventure.. The changes we have seen in 70 odd years is amazing and we can take great satisfaction in those happenings, both good and bad... Glad you are buzzing around on the 1PP...
Don, br br Terrific post.... You have grabbed the... (show quote)


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Thanks, glade I found this spot... Don't remember how I did come to think of it, hmmmm... Don D.

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Nov 30, 2014 12:52:48   #
Don G. Dinsdale Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)
 
Don G. Dinsdale wrote:
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Thanks, glade I found this spot... Don't remember how I did come to think of it, hmmmm... Don D.


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Message for ginny t...

I've managed to loss everything you sent me last night...

I'm not even sure this will find you, damn... Don D.

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