Guest guest Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 k, so I didn't get a bottle of wine like I wanted to. I am going to go to bed now. It's only 6:53 p.m. Eastern time. Sometimes going to bed is the only thing I can do. Sitting on my hands, so to speak. Tomorrow is a new day.Night all ...Still feeling helpless and alone. I'll sleep on it.Thankful for having this forum to help me express my thoughts when no one else is there to listen....even it none of you are listening : )HelenaTo: "ACT" <act_for_the_public >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:37:47 PMSubject: hard i feel so helpless and alonei really want to get drunk tonightwhat a relief it would beoh godlifeisso hardso rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 You are not alone. Keep breathing and hold your heart with gentle hands. > > k, so I didn't get a bottle of wine like I wanted to. I am going to go to bed now. It's only 6:53 p.m. Eastern time. Sometimes going to bed is the only thing I can do. Sitting on my hands, so to speak. Tomorrow is a new day. > > > Night all ... > > > Still feeling helpless and alone. I'll sleep on it. > > > Thankful for having this forum to help me express my thoughts when no one else is there to listen....even it none of you are listening : ) > > > > > Helena > > hard > > > > > > > > i feel so helpless and alone > > > i really want to get drunk tonight > > > what a relief it would be > > > oh god > > > life > > > is > > > so hard > > > so rich > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Sorry to hear about that, Helena. Hang in there.One upside to having cravings like that is when they occur, you are 100% within your rights to eat an entire pint of ice cream, pack of cookies or frozen layer cake. Best,Jim k, so I didn't get a bottle of wine like I wanted to. I am going to go to bed now. It's only 6:53 p.m. Eastern time. Sometimes going to bed is the only thing I can do. Sitting on my hands, so to speak. Tomorrow is a new day. Night all ...Still feeling helpless and alone. I'll sleep on it.Thankful for having this forum to help me express my thoughts when no one else is there to listen....even it none of you are listening : ) HelenaTo: " ACT " <act_for_the_public > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:37:47 PMSubject: hard i feel so helpless and alonei really want to get drunk tonightwhat a relief it would be oh godlifeisso hardso rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Really? I know you mean well, but I never eat that kind of stuff. My sister, who was addicted to sugar, is now lying in a hospital, dying. She ate all the stuff you said was within my right to eat, and it is killing her.Still, I get what you mean, and you didn't mean to upset me. It's just that the very stuff you mention is killing my sister right now.Thank you for reaching out to me.Helena To: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:23:04 PMSubject: Re: hard Sorry to hear about that, Helena. Hang in there.One upside to having cravings like that is when they occur, you are 100% within your rights to eat an entire pint of ice cream, pack of cookies or frozen layer cake. Best,Jim k, so I didn't get a bottle of wine like I wanted to. I am going to go to bed now. It's only 6:53 p.m. Eastern time. Sometimes going to bed is the only thing I can do. Sitting on my hands, so to speak. Tomorrow is a new day. Night all ...Still feeling helpless and alone. I'll sleep on it.Thankful for having this forum to help me express my thoughts when no one else is there to listen....even it none of you are listening : ) HelenaTo: "ACT" <act_for_the_public > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:37:47 PMSubject: hard i feel so helpless and alonei really want to get drunk tonightwhat a relief it would be oh godlifeisso hardso rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I didn't go straight to bed, and I thank you for holding me with gentle arms. HTo: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:08:06 PMSubject: Re: hard You are not alone. Keep breathing and hold your heart with gentle hands. > > k, so I didn't get a bottle of wine like I wanted to. I am going to go to bed now. It's only 6:53 p.m. Eastern time. Sometimes going to bed is the only thing I can do. Sitting on my hands, so to speak. Tomorrow is a new day. > > > Night all ... > > > Still feeling helpless and alone. I'll sleep on it. > > > Thankful for having this forum to help me express my thoughts when no one else is there to listen....even it none of you are listening : ) > > > > > Helena > > hard > > > > > > > > i feel so helpless and alone > > > i really want to get drunk tonight > > > what a relief it would be > > > oh god > > > life > > > is > > > so hard > > > so rich > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 You know, I'm glad you brought this up because I'm thinking the sitting on hands practice has offered us is highly under-rated. Or it was by me, i confess. At first I thought of this as a way too narrow move, like something for wimps. Like struggle just to hold it together. I'm starting to see this move now as letting go, really. Letting go of all the shoulds shouldn'ts. Something very positive, even powerful, like an active leap of faith for myself. A bit like 's other meditation: Will I let traveling be enough? Something about the slowing down and having being where i am be enough. And something about standing at the crossroads every moment and choosing for myself, not based on any reason or explanation or rationalization. The bittersweet road of choice and not shame and blame as Steve said. And so thanks for sharing this. It has helped me too. Be well.T To: ACT for the Public <ACT_for_the_Public > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 5:09 PM Subject: Re: Re: hard I didn't go straight to bed, and I thank you for holding me with gentle arms. HTo: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:08:06 PMSubject: Re: hard You are not alone. Keep breathing and hold your heart with gentle hands. > > k, so I didn't get a bottle of wine like I wanted to. I am going to go to bed now. It's only 6:53 p.m. Eastern time. Sometimes going to bed is the only thing I can do. Sitting on my hands, so to speak. Tomorrow is a new day. > > > Night all ... > > > Still feeling helpless and alone. I'll sleep on it. > > > Thankful for having this forum to help me express my thoughts when no one else is there to listen....even it none of you are listening : ) > > > > > Helena > > hard > > > > > > > > i feel so helpless and alone > > > i really want to get drunk tonight > > > what a relief it would be > > > oh god > > > life > > > is > > > so hard > > > so rich > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Yes,, sitting on hands is so very useful at times. I slept peacefully, in spite of my troubled mind last evening. It was helpful to reach out here. Today is a new day. I will greet it with gratitude. It's so nice to not wake up with a headache and hangover, as I might have, had I given in to imbibing to escape. Thank you Jim. Thank you Terry. Thank you . Thank you all!HelenaTo: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:48:47 PMSubject: Re: Re: hard You know, I'm glad you brought this up because I'm thinking the sitting on hands practice has offered us is highly under-rated. Or it was by me, i confess. At first I thought of this as a way too narrow move, like something for wimps. Like struggle just to hold it together. I'm starting to see this move now as letting go, really. Letting go of all the shoulds shouldn'ts. Something very positive, even powerful, like an active leap of faith for myself. A bit like 's other meditation: Will I let traveling be enough? Something about the slowing down and having being where i am be enough. And something about standing at the crossroads every moment and choosing for myself, not based on any reason or explanation or rationalization. The bittersweet road of choice and not shame and blame as Steve said. And so thanks for sharing this. It has helped me too. Be well.T To: ACT for the Public <ACT_for_the_Public > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 5:09 PM Subject: Re: Re: hard I didn't go straight to bed, and I thank you for holding me with gentle arms. HTo: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:08:06 PMSubject: Re: hard You are not alone. Keep breathing and hold your heart with gentle hands. > > k, so I didn't get a bottle of wine like I wanted to. I am going to go to bed now. It's only 6:53 p.m. Eastern time. Sometimes going to bed is the only thing I can do. Sitting on my hands, so to speak. Tomorrow is a new day. > > > Night all ... > > > Still feeling helpless and alone. I'll sleep on it. > > > Thankful for having this forum to help me express my thoughts when no one else is there to listen....even it none of you are listening : ) > > > > > Helena > > hard > > > > > > > > i feel so helpless and alone > > > i really want to get drunk tonight > > > what a relief it would be > > > oh god > > > life > > > is > > > so hard > > > so rich > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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