I used to treat certain people like an emotional doormat in the past. I try not to do it anymore though. I try to check myself when I catch myself doing it.
I would say, yes. Much of what I advise others is based on what I feel I would do in their situation. You can never go wrong with practising what you preach.
Yes. Even further, I'll say, ANY advice of any kind is usually made from personal experience, and most of the time, seeing someone else in a familiar rough spot helps us understand the whole picture of rough spots of our own experience. Whatever we say to them may still lack clarity in some way, but it's usually a good exercise of self-understanding.
Sure. I stuck to mine like a fat kid sticks to candy.
Actually, I stopped making New Year's Resolutions in my early teens. Doesn't make any sense for me to have any. If I will achieve something, it won't be because a new year turned over.
Hi everyone. I hope this thread finds you all well.
Someone that I love very much suggested that I take some "Me Time" to collect myself and get things in my life straightened up a little. I packed my PS3, and a bunch of chess books and spent a little time up at the lake in my grandmother's old cottage. No cable nor phone.
It seems weird taking some alone time when I'm a member of a forum with several who are suffering with loneliness. During this brief getaway, I
dealt with several problems going on in my life and have learned more about who I am.
I've been feeling much better ever since. It was certainly a lonely place to be this time of year, but it was just what I needed to help me think about life and it's purpose for me.
I just wanted to apologize for the late replies on any member's birthdays
and messages. I had no internet up at the lake. A belated happy birthday to all recent member's birthdays.
I'm glad to be back and feeling so much better mentally and spiritually.