Posted by Kath on May 23, 2006, at 20:40:53
In reply to Re: Monday » Deneb, posted by TexasChic on May 23, 2006, at 20:14:17
Hi Deneb - I don't 'know' anybody here very well at all, but I was thinking what T said - how brave you were.
When you were first telling about coming to Toronto, doing this, doing that - going to the hostel; going here & going there - I was thinking how "grown up" that seemed (& I'm 59!!!)...I'd find it "grown up" for ME to do it!!! Going alone to another country (I don't know where you live, but not in Canada, I gather). Even going to another CITY is a big deal as far as I'm concerned.
Speaking in public is certainly a big deal for most people. I liked what someone said about somebody who had been grumpy before you spoke & how then they changed. That was important. It's pretty 'humanizing' when someone is REAL...talks about real feelings & is OPEN about themself. That helps 'humanize' other people - helps them be in touch with their feelings, I think. Helps them feel warmth towards the person speaking.
I'm glad you met people who you talk with here. I was feeling so lonely, you people who know each other being in Toronto - so close to where I live & I wasn't a part of it. I'm glad you guys got to meet each other. A few years ago I met someone who I knew from PB. It was pretty special.
I hope you're happy with yourself for going on such a big adventure!!!!
:-))))) Kath
PS - I hope everyone kept up with brushing their teeth after eating all those butter tarts!!!
> I'm glad you're feeling better. It seems like when you're really upset, I can 'hear' the panic and frustration in your posts, mainly because I feel the same things when I'm really upset. It as if I recognize it. Like me, these periods seem to eventually pass for you too. Of course that knowledge is no help when you're in the middle of one.
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> I think what you did, going on your own to Canada on the bus, staying at a hostel and sharing a room with complete strangers from other countries, talking in front of a crowd, it was all... well, pretty damned amazing. You take risks and do things even though they're really really hard. Feel good about what you've accomplished girl! You rock!!!!
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> -T
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