Missing person

[Sparkle]

Photobucket does have its moments, doesn't it? I forget what I was going to say...blond/senior moment..I'll have to read the posts again. Oh yeah. I've always wanted to learn Tai Chi, that slow motion movement thing. I saw a program about it and they were chanting, 'I place my foot upon the Earth," and they put their foot down. "The Sun rises in the Heavens" and they made a graceful sweep with their arm. Sort of Line Dancing with a purpose.

[Nasoosie]

I'm going to have to think long and hard about these last few posts. (I just lost a very deep response to Barb's "kill the dogs' post, and decided to not even try to recapture those words.)

But, the song, "Where does the Time go?' done so eloquently by Judy Collins, keeps running through my head now, after reading this thread. Do I miss the girl I once was? Am I still that girl? Do I miss the things I used to be able to do with no effort? Am I wiser now? Do I appreciate what I CAN do more now? Have I finally realized that life is not infinite?

I'm off to find a darned chicken, also!!!!

[BirdbyBird]

Sparkle, I agree with your over all philosophy. It has kept me sane most of my life, through many issues (Okay, mostly sane....) But I also remember to question more now. I remember health issues that came up with my father (he passed away two years ago at 93!) In hindsight, I realize that there is a high probability that the quality of his last 15 years may have been improved at different points, if he had been more questioning and less resigned to declining health and mobility issues. Did I mention that he was brilliant but stubborn. By the time I was able to effect his health care, he had lost so much. I also think of health issues that come up and the initial response is to consider them normal until an alert physician or educated family member or friend begin to ask questions and the observed behavior changes prove to be an individual's unique reaction to a medication. The medication or the dosage is changed and the individual realizes the benefit.

Our bodies are each so unique. I worked for years with the mother's of some of the students with Autism. (It was generally the mother's who did the heavy lifting in this department.) The mothers would be told by the doctors and or educators to just accept certain behaviors or functioning levels but the mother's through further research and trial and error with diets and avoiding suspected allergies were sometimes able to significantly improve their children's lives and the child's ability to interact with his/her environment. So, no, a magic pill is not the answer, but neither will I go meekly (quietly) into that good night. I am responsible for maintaining my own best health.

[Sparkle]

You are right Tina. I'm blessed with excellent health, and inclined to dismiss those who have problems as hypochondriacs! I need to improve my attitude! The funny thing is that when my dog was having trouble with Arthritis I rushed out and bought him expensive medication, and was thrilled when his quality of life improved. I stand corrected. Tell me when I can come out of the corner...
Again the Forum has come through. We each change the others attitude. What will we talk about when we are perfect?

[bluepinecones]

The photobucket thing got me again. Thought I was doing so well at learning to post pictures until I spoke with Sparkle tonight. She asked why I cut the head off in the photo. It was an accident; I did not know I was supposed to make them smaller.

[BirdbyBird]

Nasoosie....can we meet back at the next real campfire?....I like the ramblings of your mind and the paths that you explore....I will see you down the road....

[Redetotry]

Photobucket is strange, your head was cut off but then I went back in to read a new post to your topic and there you were, complete with lovely face and beautiful long hair. But now it's back to just part of your body! Did anyone else see the whole picture, did I dream it!?

[AlmostThere]

The picture has freaked me out since it was first posted, without a head. It's still there. Make it go away, please!

[bluepinecones]

Haven't figured out how to make the first one go away. However, here is an attempt to get the smaller image with head. Do let me know if this works for you (on my screen, the original was all there so I was unaware you were viewing a headless creature).

[Bethers]

Very interesting discussion that went on here. More interesting today to me, since I'm sitting here wrapped up in a blanket, with a head cold. A couple years ago, I tried to accept the gained weight as hormonal changes. But I couldn't and lost it. So, gaining it back and then some while here in Port A - is not hormonal, is because I'm EATING too much - but I'm also getting a lot more exercise. Geez, I walk and walk and walk - But I discovered that I'm not feeling as good. So I have to do what it takes coming up to lose a few pounds. For ME - because I know that's part of my problem. No pills necessary, just me doing what I need to do. I bet it will even make my very sore ankle and foot much better, as an extra 10 (20) lbs can't help it.

I was talking to a friend last night and he was so surprised by what I was eating - said I never was hungry when sick, and here I was fixing pork chops and a baked potato - when I wasn't feeling good. Said he remembered me forcing myself to eat a small bowl of soup. HA - I always liked to eat, but yes, he's right - not just that, but I've allowed portion sizes to get out of control. I used to go to a restaurant and always needed a doggy bag - and it would contain another complete meal. Today, there isn't enough left most of the time to ask for one.

OK, I'm rambling, but I believe, for the most part, we can help ourselves, by being moderate - not being boring, not skipping desserts, etc - and, no, Sparkle, I do not want to miss the highs and lows. Just as I'm not the person who will never have a pet because of how much it hurts when they leave this world - omg, I'd never want to miss out on all they brought into my life because I hate that they leave it before me.

But, I do need a nudge now and then - otherwise, I can sit in my little home here and not do anything. This forum and all of you give me that needed nudge - and often. And meeting some of you (and hopefully many, many more) gives me a nudge.

[Sparkle]

We had a song in Britain it went like this...with 'er 'ead tooked oonderneath 'er arm, she wa-a-a-alked the bloody tower. Oh I'll have to sing it at the next GTG, it loses something without the screeching. Yes, Sarah, you have a head!
Beth, I don't know. It may be that sea air. You remember me at the Chinese Buffet? Well since leaving Port A I've lost interest in food again. I eat, but I don't think about it all the time. So eat away. When we get to NM I bet your appetite goes back to normal.

[BirdbyBird]

I'll come sing the "Anne Boleyn" song with you.....My father used to sing to at night especially when we went camping..... That is a memory...... But see the headless pic thing...I just thought it went with the hand over the face syndrome we have here. It spoke to me on a deep level of artistic meaning (so deep you might want boots here) regarding the missing person theme. Missing heads makes it much harder to find ourselves.........

[Sparkle]

Oh my bippykins! Does it have a name? The Anne Boleyn song! My gasted is flabbered!

[Nasoosie]

Tina----there's not much I love any more in this world than sitting around a campfire solving the problems of the world! Also playing the guitar and singing old familiar songs----such as the Ann Boleyn song! I sure hope to meet you around a campfire before too long.

Also, the mystery of the headless lost one has been solved and remedied! The younger bluepinecones is probably no different than the current version, on the inside! So glad you discovered and fixed the headless pic! I was beginning to think that Sparkle had infused you with her affliction for a while there!

Beth, I sure hope your day of rest has helped your cold feel better. Ain't no fun being sick! Peaches will take care of you, as best she can!

By the way, I will also never be a person who doesn't have a pet for fear of losing them. As much as it hurts, as you say, the joy that they bring totally overrides that loss-pain in the end. And I have a huge cemetery on this property full of feathered and furred critters of all sizes and shapes-----each with great stories and memories. Both of the kids' grandfathers ashes are also in the cemetery, with Army and Navy gravestones. And my ashes will go there, too. Hopefully, the memories emanating from that area will infuse ancestors' minds for generations to come and cause great bouts of laughter around future campfires for eons!!

[snowball]

ok I'm confused yes me i'm confused....when I first opened this post what was it yesterday? there was this chick with head laying on couch with dog and others didn't have a head? I just went back and the body still has a head...what you all into?
Sheila