h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I do realise that my perennial whingeing is perfectly useless. I would like to apologise for coming across as insensitive, when it's perfectly obvious that each and every one has their own problems, and that my existential crisis may sound ridiculous.

It's not that I don't care, folks. It's just that I feel very much useless, and I wish I could find the right words for everybody, including myself.

I think I'll go sit by the river and hope that the words will come to me, and I will find it in my heart to be a contributing member of humankind again.

you are still able and able!

Greta, for what it's worth, I certainly don't think you're insensitive, and if getting things off your chest helps, then I'm glad you do, because we all need help at times. Heck, hearing from you here has even helped me to deal with myself. Personally, I from what I know of you, I think you're a fantastic woman and the world's a better place for having you in it. There's no need to apologize for being human.

The fact is, not only is the answer not 42, but I don't know what the question is. In that, I'm not alone, I suppose.

I could do so much better with myself and my life; I just don't know how to.

I hear that... you are most definitely not alone in that.

Hi! Greta, Relaxits like I told you earlier the only ones who really understand, are the people who have been there them selvesEveryone has bad days, and although they tell you that your cured, you never really are. There is always that dark corner in your mind, where day light never shines
Smudger.

You are so right, Smudger. Here I am in my "new" life; for most of the time I am on a real high that I'm proving I can be independent, capable etc. BUT. But, but. There are definitely moments when I would give up just about anything to have a real from a real person (well, OK, one in particular) & it's these moments that tend to drag you down.

--One thing that cheered me up when in this mood the other day was I spotted something that had been a "private joke" in a previous relationship (not this recently terminated one. This sort of thing is guaranteed to make me descend into weepy nostalgia. I then realised I couldn't remember WHICH relationship it had been special to; so; yes; these things DO lose their significance with time!
--But still very, very hard to accept when the pain is happening NOW.

Greta, one of the major reasons I am coping at the moment is because of YOU!!! PLEASE believe that; you know it is true. You phoned me when I needed it most. I painted pictures in response to our similar shred pain. We are both writing probably the best stuff we'll ever write at the moment. You've got a HELL of a lot to give to the world, you know that. All that love will end up in the right place someday soon. I have to believe that & so do you.
--on a practical note, I tried to phone you tonight, couldn't get through, can you e-mail me the number again; maybe I've got it wrong (I'm stupid about numbers!!)

Take care, lots of
Terri
ps: it ain't wrong to whinge!! If you don't, how the hell do people know you're hurting?

Hi Terri/Greta, Heres a verse I wrote many years ago now, when I was feeling down


Sounds in the distance
Way back in your mind
Desperately trying to recall a time
Of music and laughter, from way back when
Will I recapture those days again.


Thats the only part I can rememberit was long ago
Smudger.

Good Morning,
I have popped in here to see what it is like I try not to read other peoples conversations,but do notice that certain subjects are spoke about.For example WAR!!.
I wish there was a peaceful way to this problem and hoped and prayed that would be.But War has started this morning going by the news.The Americans seen to be very keen,there have veen alot of peace marchers but it did not stop it!!
I just hope and pray that it is a very short one.
Mags

We care greta
I hope you get a new burst of hope going for you.

I hope so too :-0)
Where's there's hope there is life

Temporarily better, but I know it's not going to last long. Thank God for the weekend.

Terri... it's so good to hear that I've managed to do something right for once. It really means a lot. My presence on the planet only seems to make sense when I can be of use to others. I know it's only borrowed significance, but it's significance anyway.

I'm trying to love as best as I can, even when it hurts. It doesn't hurt to love my friends, thankfully

And, would it mean anything if I told you that talking to you made me feel better, too?

to everybody else. Thanks you, thank you, thank you.

Way to go Greta
Smudger.

YAY! I do hope you can hang onto that small sample sunshine! Nothing wrong with wanting to be helpful/useful! You are a support and give great advice Greta Terri has been thankful several times for having your frienship,and told me so. *wishes international phone calls were cheaper*

I wish I could take my own advice sometimes.
My co-worker C and I go out to lunch together every day. We sit on the pier by the sea with the sunshine in our eyes, and talk about our romantic quandaries. She is in love with a slightly older guy who, by the look of it, isn't too interested in a relationship with her. I'm in love with the One that Got Away, who still comes to me for support, especially now that The Girlfriend, three months into the relationship, has started mistreating him.

We sit and wait, sit and wait, each thinking that the other should quit, stop thinking about it, get a life, find a new love interest.

Neither of us can.

We sit and wait, sit and wait. And love. And hope. And wait some more. Praying for a miracle.

Hi Greta, chin up my love!

--Thanks for saying that about me, yes, we've got to keep trying to support each other, especially in the face of indifference/callousness/one almost suspects deliberate cruelty; from those who once seemed to think the sun shone out of our bums!

--tried to phone you again today, still no success, but this new phone is a bit of a mystery to me; today there seemed to be a message for me; when I finally deciphered the number it turned out to be from my old number with ; which is rather odd since it's been cut off for a week!! Phoned him at his "office"; he of course denies all knowledge!

--I'll e-mail you again tomorrow (oops; I mean today!!) & try to confirm your number.

Take care,

Terri

Thursday 's for Greta

When love goes bad there is
L ots
O of
V venum
E every now and then

It not venom... well, not much anyway. Sadness abounds. I suppose I should learn to live like he never happened. I don't know why I can't.

HI Greta<
Smudger.

Venom paralyzes.

Depression can be outward anger aimed inward.

Helpers tend to aim their anger/blame/depression at themselves.
Numbing or paralyzing themselves.