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tim...of usa
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Location: buffalo, new york...USA
Registered: July 2002
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i walked thru life for a long time wondering why no one understood me or seemed to care that i was hurting, what was wrong with the rest of the world.
till one day while walking with a friend in the woods i came upon my answer....its not whats wrong with the rest of the world that eats at me daily and has me feeling set aside by life , its what is wrong in me and my views of life and people that needs work.
that day was the first day i had any peace and was able to grab life and enjoy it for what it was and is worth.
just my thoughts
peace
tim...of USA
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warren c. e. austin
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... and at least four toes of the other in my mouth; but what the hell, I'm here, I've read your *post*, so I might just as well answer this one too, before I fade away again.
In for a penny ... in for a pound.
Timmer, you may well feel that it is your "views of life and people that needs work"; but in truth, is those very same "views" that in reality make you the worthy person that I know you are.
Granted you may have a rough edge or two, and are often abrasive (a circumstance I believe solely to be most often the case with me); whilst on the the other hand, you are one of the most caring and compassionate people I've ever had the pleasure to make an acquaintance of.
Age seldom brings with it, by right of it being through age alone, wisdom. One only has to look at the likes of some of our youngest members, be they smith, or TomS, or Drew, or others that we both could name, to see that this is true.
It is through your "real world" life experiences, however troubled those may have been, that you have acquired tools necessary for survival, and in doing so thrive, whereas I have, though living my own pampered one, have none at all.
You have an ability, I seriously lack, namely the reach and grasp of "youth" issues, concerns and feelings. I have often envied you this, just as I do one other here for his being able to call A Place of Safety his "home" - a feeling that I know you share with him.
Just be "you", with each and every breathe you take, each and every day, and you'll do admirably.
I sincerely hope that I'm not misquoting you when I add that it's "just my two cents worth".
Warren C. E. Austin
"The Gay Deceiver"
Toronto, Canada
2003.02.06 12:15 Hrs EST
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and I tend to disgree that you "need work". I have seen your compassion and wisdom at work and IMHO it works great!
Hugs, Charlie
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Location: currently So Cal
Registered: May 2002
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Don't sell yourself short. You've got more tools than you may realize. However, "pampered" you think your life may have been, you've had experiences that none of the rest of us can begin to fathom. I've read many of your posts where you've written about your life and just had to step back in awe of your experience. Simply because your life may have been different from many of us does not mean that you have failed to develop the same tools for survival. It simply means that you have developed them from another set of experiences.
If you wish to call this place "home" then make it your home. That is something you must do yourself. The rest of us cannot do it for you. We may make it easier or we may make it more difficult, but if you truly want to call this place home, then do it, mean it, and it will be so.
It has always been my opinion that the difference between heaven and hell is your state of mind. It is also my opinion that the difference between "home" and "just another place to be" is also your state of mind. Though there are times when I feel it is not, I work hard at making this place my home. And it all begins when I call it that.
Think good thoughts,
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tim...of usa
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Location: buffalo, new york...USA
Registered: July 2002
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this is exactly why i posted that which i did....make others stop and think and maybe just maybe look at themselfs in a bit of a different light.
in the past few weeks there has been great saddness here with stephen, some new names that dont feel welcome and others that dont feel like what they might have to say matters. that hurts me deeply. i have also read stated directly and indirectly that some feel that there are "know it alls" here on the board, that maybe be true looking form there eyes, or it maybe that some of us have delt with some of the same issues and learned and grown with and thru those very issues.
i dont clame to know it all, hell some days i dont know anything other than i am hurting but i do know this I AM NOT ALONE ANYMORE, and that helps me a lot.
like i said in the origanl post these are just my thoughts.
peace
and a hug if you need one
and 2 rather big ears to listen if you wish to use them
tim...of USA
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