“It’s not how we fall, its how we get back up again.”
Patrick Ness
Thanks Spidey.
Apt.
Okay, so I’ve had a bit of a week of it.
Things going down that have almost knocked me sideways, in professional, writing and personal life.
I won’t dwell on them though.
I will learn from them.
And I will get back up, be a better version of me as a result.
So… tell me, how do you handle situations that knock you for six?
But I Smile Anyway... 
Feb 20, 2019 @ 01:11:17
Sorry. Sure hope it’s better now. I had a Frosty (that’s kind of like soft ice cream meets a malt) and I will soon have a hot bath. Those things help me feel better, and of course, a hot cuppa and a good sleep.
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Feb 20, 2019 @ 08:24:21
My bubble bath and book, my go to comfort!
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Feb 18, 2019 @ 14:46:26
It’s hard sometimes to get back up when something knocks you down. I like to give myself a pep talk and draw some strength from friends and family where possible too.
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Feb 18, 2019 @ 14:47:50
I tell you what, the blogisphere is great for pep talks and encouragement!
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Feb 18, 2019 @ 15:49:11
Totally!!
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 22:09:01
I started the past week out splendidly and created a very happy valentine, a good gift, a good meal and a totally happy experience for my Valentine to whom I’ve been married for 54 years. I had a lovely lunch out with girlfriends Wednesday,then Thursday afternoon, everything went down, down, down. I became prideful, and egotistical, and “full of myself.” Then The Good Lord “took me to the woodshed’ (an old country term of getting a “whopping” usually from one’s father). The result was I became depressed and anxious over how I’d thought I was “big stuff,” lacked confidence in myself as a driver (Yes, I scraped my car–didn’t even make it out of the garage!), and felt old, incapable,and useless all day Friday and Saturday. I am just now starting to crawl out of the hole I fell into. Maybe a Sunday night concert we plan to attend will pep me back up. Tomorrow is a holiday (Presidents’ Day), so hopefully, I can get some things done that will restore me to my former self.
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 22:57:47
Oh Rae, I can totally sympathise with you.
But remember you are Amazing, and we all have huge ups and downs to forge through 🤗💜
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Feb 21, 2019 @ 18:19:55
Thanks for the healing words. Things are better. I have thrown myself into making My Better Half’s milestone B D a week long celebration. We are off to a good start, and today is THE day, so there will be a surprise later this evening. He has no clue! LOL
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Feb 21, 2019 @ 19:21:18
Bless you 🙏🏼😍
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 20:03:36
Since my early teenage years, I developed an attitude to always look beyond the struggle. Although I have found myself in very challenging life situations over and over again, I have never lost the ability to reflexively look out for the liana of something good to hold on to until I was standing on stable ground again. Everything in life is temporary and not meant to linger unless we hold on to it.
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 20:16:13
Thank you for those words sis 💜
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Feb 18, 2019 @ 19:12:28
😘
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 16:51:56
I just keep forging ahead. I really try not to rough moments get me too down. Keep your head and spirit up Sister 🙏🏽💜
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 17:14:07
Trying, and will do, following my Bro’s example 😊
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 18:24:18
Awesome 😊
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 16:51:49
So true, and very motivating. But sometimes i wish to be Spiderman! 🙂 Michael
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 17:13:38
Lol😜 my son wanted to be spidey!
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 23:30:41
Very good choice! LoL Secure your stairs! 🙂
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Feb 18, 2019 @ 06:56:02
Lol!
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Feb 18, 2019 @ 14:05:29
:-))
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 16:16:22
Yes, it is true that you learn more from what goes wrong than what goes right, but it’s also nice to learn a little less and be happy sometimes as well…Tom Hanks (yes, TOM HANKS) told me once: “don’t ever let yourself get too high, because there will always be a low” – this was after he hadn’t worked for two years…yes, that happened to him and he said he got through it by knowing it was ebb and flow and he had to just keep going and let the tide turn again…
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 17:12:27
Ebbs and flows are all parts of life. 💜🙏🏼
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 22:25:10
Indeed – but its never easy to accept the “ebbs”in life!
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 22:56:19
That is very true John!
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 14:31:28
I manage it through the ‘Power of Now’, may all your problems get solved soon… tc
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 14:59:23
Best wa
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 14:59:29
Best way!
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 13:00:49
Great post 😁
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 13:08:48
Thanks 😊
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 11:02:30
Are you okay Sis thinking of you
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 11:35:03
Thank you sis.. I’m okay. You know me. Just silly stuff. But all good. Dusting myself off!
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 10:26:58
I totally agree with that. (Can’t let the b…….get you down!) Onwards and upwards Ritu. xx
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 10:37:30
Exactly Joy 😍
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 08:29:25
My way is like yours, I can only move forward and can only take lessons from the past, not change it. Make sure the lessons are well learned but carry the new wisdom gained to apply to your new day.
Best wishes Ritu.
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 09:26:19
Thank you ❤️
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 08:21:13
When you get knocked you have to learn from your knock and get up continue with the journey and sometimes you just have to learn from other people knocks…
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 09:26:47
It’s a steep learning curve but we can take a lot from these knocks x
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 07:19:00
That is the best approach to life, Ritu, to learn from adversity.
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Feb 17, 2019 @ 09:27:00
100% Robbie ☺️
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