Things can only get better!

derekfaeberwick

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Totally £$%^ year, partner died, Dad almost did, now in a 'home',no job,as the song goes, things-- can only get better, can't it?

Roll on 2010.​
 
All the best to you for 2010,remember theres always some one worse of than you,keep the brain active,think positive,I'm sure we all on here, send our best wishes BAZ.
 
Think positive mate. I took early retirement four years ago and have lived off the wife's earnings since. (Not claimed benefits). Wife is now being made redundant and three years to OAP status.
The upside is we can now please ourselves what we do and when. It will cost no more to travel in our camper that to live at home and so we are heading over the Chanel in spring.
Another song: "Always look on the bright side of life".

Not easy but essential if you are not to slip into the abyss.
 
Thanks to all of you,I've been managing pretty well but just had a slight 'alcohol induced' moment last night.
 
derek,i don't know you personally m8 but we all have alcohol induced times so nowt different there but i do wish you the best for 2010 and hope to see you about some time .:)
 
Has much as we want to show there is fire in our belly etc. The truth is far harder than reality.!!!

My parents are elderly, my hound is knocking on too ...Is 2010 the year it all implodes? And left to handle devastation.? I asked the same question last year !!

realistic attitude or negative I am not sure.

Sane or insane ??? not sure.!!

All I do know is 2010 sets a new challenge hopefully collectively

a Year where one is aware of the traps ...I guess it is how we deal with them !!!

Channa
 
I am in the same position as Yorkshirepudding in that I retired early, cannot claim any benefits and have just over 2 years before I get my pension. Luckily, my wife does not mind supporting me. She says its worth it to have me at home for a change. :)

The most satisfying thing from 2008 and 2009 is that the money I put away over the years is not only still in my possession but has grown (and still is growing). The Bankers lost all theirs (yours) so I suppose I should apply for a job in the City if I fancy working again. :cool:
 
at least we have had a life.

my daughter in laws young brother was killed this week while serving in afganistan. he was 19 yrs old a fine brave handsome lad.
 
Very sorry to hear that Duncan.

I hope these young lives are not being thrown away for nothing but I think it is history repeating itself in Afghanistan.

If they sent politicians to do the fighting, we might have a better world.
 
Hi Derek

Duncan's sad story and others' references to the collapsing economy are but two illustrations of my philosophy of life that the human race is an experiment that failed and sooner rather than later it is all going to implode (although Jenny hits me whenever I express it!). Jenny and I have been very lucky - we were born into a time when jobs were plentiful and we have not had to fight in a major war. We are not rich but we are comfortable. We are very grateful for how life has treated us and plan to go on enjoying ourselves for as long as we possibly can. But I dread to think what kind of life our grandchildren are going to have so we do the only thing we can - aim to make their childhood as much fun as possible. If we took any other attitude it would soon lead to despair. I hope 2010 turns out to be as good a year as it could be for you and everybody else on this site - at least we have our lifestyle to cheer us up.
 
2009 has been, for so very many people, in so many ways, a really tough year. Among my friends and family alone there have been illnesses, losses, financial struggles, relationship crises and many uncertainties, underpinned by the underlying fears we all share about what is happening to our planet and how it will impact on us and our loved ones.
Like me, many will also be wishing they had found more time, in the midst of the daily survival maelstrom, to be in more regular contact with the people who matter to us.
Yet, in the midst of all our confusion and regrets, all around there is also ample evidence of how resilient, innovative, caring and courageous humankind can be. I know of no more inspiring words than those written below and although you've no doubt seen them before, they seem especially poignant just now. I think if I print anything this year, it will be this, to keep in a place where I can refer to it often.
Come to think of it...trees and our hearts have something very important in common: they are a renewable resource!
So I wish you peace of heart, renewal, inspiration and contentment for this new year and the new decade.
Let's hope 2010 treats us all better - and special best wishes to Derek.



Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,

even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter,

for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble,

It is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;

many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love;

for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,

it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be.

And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,

keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
 
Forget about new year a different day makes no difference, just plod on and be happy when you can. I had to have my dog put down a couple of weeks ago. I've had 15 years of love and happiness with him, wouldn't want to think being miserable would be what he wanted.
 
BedfordMJ said:
Forget about new year a different day makes no difference, just plod on and be happy when you can. I had to have my dog put down a couple of weeks ago. I've had 15 years of love and happiness with him, wouldn't want to think being miserable would be what he wanted.
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New years day , st michaelmas day etc...I agree it is irrelevant, one day follows the next.

The wierd thing is I feel your loss in respect of the hound!!!

Their devotion is bereft of terms and conditions other than a feed, good walk and a drink of water.

And in return they show love and happiness and are non judgemental.

Mindful of the vacuum in your life at the moment, I hope you find the strength to carry on !!!, tbh life without my hound is so difficult to imagine.

Good luck for 2010 !!!.

kind regards

Andy ( channa)
 
Andy,
Thank you and i'm not unhappy now just honoured to have known him for so long, people are the same. We have to keep plodding.
I imagine in time i'll get another Dog and I do have a good anchor point for a Husky :D
Then I did blub every spare minute for days.
 
sorry everyone off on one.

Sorry Duncananderson, sorry if it appears I have been flippant in my retort re your earlier thread

It strikes me a lot of our young people are losing their lifes in Afghanistan at the moment.and I posted without really reading what had been posted previously.

Please accept my unreserved apology for any offence I assure you not intentional... and my condolences for your loss.

Channa
 
Thank you all, I was not being bitter or despondant, merely commenting on a particularly bad year that I have personally experienced.

Please feel free to use this as a sounding board for all your bad memories of last year and together we might come out of it feeling a little less fragile than we did previously.

Special thanks for the P.Ms.


Kindest regards, Derek and Wee Burnip.
 
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