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shelleypalmer [2018-07-16 16:34:03 +0000 UTC]
I read this ages back and thought I had faved. Such an emotional piece, written from the heart as always.
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shelleypalmer In reply to Supach [2018-07-22 17:06:33 +0000 UTC]
4 months!!! Far too long. I think when you are with someone strong you can take these things much easier. I know that at times (although I haven't missed my husband as we divorced amicably) I miss that sort of strength and 'Can do' attitude in the background. I'm afraid I've joined you in the 'fed up' club. Some days I'm not too bad and others...Waiting to hear about my job situation..also feeling so tired and achey. Not wanting to write any poems or stories I'm afraid as I dont feel the inclination. I hope you have complained strongly to the store. Did they measure places when you first ordered, or ask ypu to measure doorways etc., I see that you wrote this on the 16th so I hope maybe you are feeling a litle less fed up. I am always trying to be positive and I expect you are too and I remind myself that I have been through trials and tribulations before.
I have been trying to think of all ways to save money in case I end up without a job and have come up with bulk buying, doing online surveys, buying my magazines through a special subscription offer, etc., There are actually quite a few ways, so my ingenuity is being tested to the full. I have had to find cheaper ways to feed the cats too. I should know before the end of this month what is happening. Waiting for anything isn't easy, as I expect you are like me and just want to get things sorted. The furniture place must have come up against this sort of thing before, so I am wondering what went wrong. Anyhow hope you get some luck to make up for this annoying event and take your mind off it.
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Supach In reply to shelleypalmer [2018-07-24 12:57:42 +0000 UTC]
Well the couch came today and is now after a very shocking and upsetting morning finally in it´s place. The delivery firm arrived with a giant removals lorry towing a 1 1/2 ton electronic lift and they were not able to get the lorry down our drive and into the yard( after I had sent photo´s of the situation and they had supposedly assessed it all). We had to arrange for a friend of my mother-in-law to come from his work with a vehicle with a tow-bar to get the lift safely into the yard. This meant that the firm had to wait for him to arrive and their Boss told them no waiting and they drove away. I was at the time talking to their boss on the phone pleading with him to please wait. Thank GOD, They came back and our friend managed to get the lift in the yard and everyone helped and within an hour it was all done but before hand there were a lot of tempers flaring and lots of stress. Anyway the furniture shop and the delivery firm will not be getting any recommendations from me and have completely lost a customers cos I will not be using their services ever again.The stress was just not worth it.
There must be something in the air or the planets because a lot of people are suffering different degrees of bad luck at the moment life has become very complicated and a lot of things are just not running smoothly anymore or it seems that way. I hope all your endeavours pay off and the job situation improves, the best of luck Sheila
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shelleypalmer In reply to Supach [2018-07-26 20:37:31 +0000 UTC]
What a nightmare for you, Sometimes one wrong thing just merges into another. Don't know if you were aware but there is an eclipse of the moon tomorrow Friday - and that may be influencing things. Eclipses can mean endings and beginnings. At work they have decided to reduce three people to one. Well two of us job share and we have to vie against the full timer to get the main job. If we all interview and they dont want to put one of the job shares through i.e. me or my friend, then I can't imagine they will employ just one person who does half a week and wait for another to apply. So really the full timer is favourite. We will stop being paid on 6th August. They are going to offer us redeployment but we have seen the choices and they are not at all within our capabilities or to our liking. My friend and I will not work in a job with stresses and having to 'perform complex analytical decisions' as it is phrased. Yes and with the bad luck thing two of my friends and my ex boyfriend are going through things that make my head whirl
Two years ago there was a mass of bad luck with falls and so on - which you had and so did my son's friend, my two closest friends and others close to me, all with similar falls and injuries. Not sure if it was an eclipse then though. I have recently had a flood of waste water (blocked shared pipes) coming out thr my toilet and a fire out the back recently too - had to call the fire brigade, who missed our turning and I had to recall them out again. Luckily both things got sorted. I could go on...but anyhow...phew must be due for some good luck soon. Gkad you got your sofa in the end but what a farce that was. Hope you didn't get another panic attack.
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Supach In reply to shelleypalmer [2018-07-26 21:39:29 +0000 UTC]
The world has become very confusing at the moment, one only has to look at all the world leaders and one has to ask oneself "What is wrong with people?" All the plastic in our oceans, Fish and bees dying, the weather going to extremes with heatwaves, fires and floods and then the greed of company managers and politicians nothing seems normal anymore. Our beautiful planet has become a very scary and dangerous place and one has to ask where is it all leading to; another world war? I hope not but people are over populating the earth, something has to give. Is this bad luck is a sign of the times of how society will proceed......
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shelleypalmer In reply to Supach [2018-07-27 19:47:34 +0000 UTC]
Yes it is all scary and the way the world is, is down to way we treat others, and the environment. The thoughts and actions of the world's population continually contribute to the disasters and possibly some to 'bad luck' But bad luck' is subjective really and can turn into something good. We can injure ourselves and be off work and then discover a talent within ourselves that we may not have discovered if we had spent all our time working. Thing is, you and me and others likeminded, can do our bit and try to raise the vibes within our own lives and those close to us. Prayer helps, humour helps and art helps! All the little bits of positivity still count. We can create our own worlds within worlds. Oooh I sound a right philosopher but as with some of my writing I just say what flows into my head. These thoughts you have just written though have been mine at various stages.
I have my job interview Monday and I keep changing my mind about what sort of life I want and how to adjust if I stop working, I dont see it as bad or 'bad luck' that admin are being pruned down. It's just life.
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Supach In reply to shelleypalmer [2018-07-28 05:49:05 +0000 UTC]
I like your positivity always helps to keep believing that everything will turn out for the best. In the midst of all the chaos as my couch was being delivered I realised my son was really the only one who was staying calm, keepin his head and trying to solve the situation logically. He made me proud If there was ever something I got completely correct in my life then it´s him <3
Then go for it on Monday, bowl them over !! I hope you get the Job.
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shelleypalmer In reply to Supach [2018-07-31 19:04:58 +0000 UTC]
Didn't get it, but I expected that. I actually felt relieved not to get it. I feel I want to feel free. It felt like a weight had lifted. Another colleague felt the same as me. We surprised ourselves. I think life has something else to offer. Unfortunately I still have more interviews before the process is over. If I keep going for a bit I still get paid. The friend I was going on holiday with is in hospital. I am going with another friend hopefully. Can't believe all the happenings lately.
Like your son my son is very calm. I felt so peaceful yesterday and calm too but today it has rather gone off. more's the pity.
I hope you can sit and feel calm on your couch now!
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Supach In reply to shelleypalmer [2018-08-01 20:55:29 +0000 UTC]
I'm at my Mums now for a visit am feeling very much relieved because it's at least 10 degrees cooler here. Hope you have a good holiday too where ever you go. sorry to hear about your friend. Take care xxx
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TitanXecutor [2018-06-11 18:33:25 +0000 UTC]
A beautiful poem
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TheSmileyDinosaur [2018-06-07 21:06:47 +0000 UTC]
The lines "Do you own a river now filled with all the tears she´s cried?" gave me goosebumps. Wow.
Great emotional piece.
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Supach In reply to TheSmileyDinosaur [2018-06-07 21:14:55 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. (My way dealing with grief)
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TheSmileyDinosaur In reply to Supach [2018-06-09 14:58:51 +0000 UTC]
Though sad, it's truly a beautiful piece. Poetry can be so therapeutic. I am sorry that this comes from a place of such deep pain. Though I find that there is no true healing for grief, I do hope that you're able to find peace and that you continue to find ways to honour the memories of this person. <3
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TheSmileyDinosaur In reply to Supach [2018-06-09 16:40:46 +0000 UTC]
Everyone's nerves are their own problem LOL. There is no right way or right amount of time to grieve. If you need 4 years, you need 4 years. If you need 40 years, you need 40 years. When it comes to any type of art, I think people should do it for themselves first - and then outsiders are welcomed in. When art is created with authenticity and passion, that is when it is the most beautiful. So, there should be no shame in writing what you need to write, especially if you find it so useful. Keep doing what you need to do to stay strong. <3
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ariya-sacca [2018-06-06 19:55:18 +0000 UTC]
This is beautiful! Thank you!
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xDonnervogelx [2018-06-06 16:15:51 +0000 UTC]
May I ask, how many years have it been now? :/ *hugs*
I hope one day you will feel better about it, loss is so cruel :'/
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xDonnervogelx In reply to Supach [2018-06-06 19:31:59 +0000 UTC]
I can relate. It's been a bit less than 5 1/2 for since I lost someone very important myself. I hope you also find days where you find happiness in what you do and where you are. For some things you can even cry even though it's so long ago, but you still remember the time when it was not like this. Perhaps you can take those memories to smile even more often. When I think of her, I think of funny things, of things when I felt happy. And they remember me that she would be proud of me, that I am so strong and that I go my way, even without her. I hope this Maybe helps you a bit. All the love and care for you, Suzanne.
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Supach In reply to xDonnervogelx [2018-06-06 20:19:11 +0000 UTC]
I know what you mean, I have great memories because he was such a funny and easy going guy who everybody loved, we had many friends and went on many trips abroad with his office and colleagues. I have often said in the 30 years of knowing him I had laughter everyday, this is true and it´s what I miss the most.
I am so sorry you are missing someone very dear too and have to go through the same sort of pain, you are such a caring and good person, I am sure she knows how you are doing and is there (if only in spirit) still supporting you.
Thank you Joana for your comforting words, take care my friend. God bless
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xDonnervogelx In reply to Supach [2018-06-07 12:03:07 +0000 UTC]
If that just was the only problem I have *sighs*
Anytime and the same back to you. It's though that I long lost my faith in god. I need to find that peaceful place within myself somehow.
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Supach In reply to xDonnervogelx [2018-06-07 12:28:01 +0000 UTC]
I believe in the goodness in people, that´s where my christianity is. I don´t think there is an all powerful man above pulling all the strings but that god is in all men. We all have choices and most choose to do/be good people.
Be kind to yourself first then be kind to others.
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xDonnervogelx In reply to Supach [2018-06-07 18:49:25 +0000 UTC]
Perhaps it's related to how I see things. If religion helps others to do good, I accept that greatly. I rather have a belief in the good in people. That's why I still care a lot about others and try to help them. I know that many religions so far caused trouble because people were too much focused on their own than the greater good for everyone, no matter what they believe in. Or those, that justify their wrong actions with religion. I don't support that. It's better when people help people because they care for them, maybe even because their religion opened their eyes, but the care should not be bound to what we believe into. We don't know what is really the truth, anyways. It could also be that we're just simulations by someone else who wants to study how we cope with such complex problems and issues. But that still should not matter on that manner. I care because I want that others care, too. Simple as that, and perhaps the simple things sometimes are the best solutions.
It's still hard for me myself to keep self-kindness when the world around me seems to be just a mess of madness. Will hopefully change one day.
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librarian-of-hell [2018-06-06 13:52:13 +0000 UTC]
She wouldn't have to wait that long if she took it into her own hands.
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librarian-of-hell In reply to Supach [2018-06-06 16:30:22 +0000 UTC]
Ahhh, okay, as an atheist I did not think of that.
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Anon3146 [2018-06-06 12:43:39 +0000 UTC]
Nicely written <3
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Rose-Hunter [2018-06-06 10:46:47 +0000 UTC]
very nicely written
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Maria-Schreuders [2018-06-06 05:03:26 +0000 UTC]
Sad story, great written
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seek-and-hide [2018-06-06 00:47:14 +0000 UTC]
Surviving sudden absence is so difficult, but surely he knows how much you suffer ... beautiful work, dear Suzanne ... full of emotion.
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zilzalisme [2018-06-05 23:29:06 +0000 UTC]
Good words SU, and well written.
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IRIS-KUPP [2018-06-05 20:04:53 +0000 UTC]
Sad message, but very beautifully put into words.
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