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I wanted to thank all of you who have been kind and helpful to me throughout this year.

This site and the people here have been a strength for me and for that I'm appreciative.

I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Karona

You are such a Princess!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Happy Thanksgiving to you & your girls.

FR

And you a Prince!

I wish you and your girls the same.

K!

Thanks Karona! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!!!!

Here's a thought for the day. This is a good-enough place for it. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Go with the flow
I was standing in my kitchen, many years ago, cooking Thanksgiving dinner. The
children were racing around the house. I was expecting company. Dinner wasn't coming
out the way I'd planned. And then I noticed, to my dismay, that one of my acrylic
nails was missing. I looked around frantically, then realized it was most likely
where I feared: inside the turkey, in the stuffing.
I called my bestfriend and explained things to her.

"Just relax", she said, in the cheery voice I like so much, sometimes. "Go with the
flow."

"How?" I said, quietly.
I don't remember the details of how that day worked out, but it did. In time, the
lesson became clear --learn to relax and go with the flow. From that relaxed place,
you will learn to naturally manifest your power.

Some people call it ki, some chi, some the Holy Spirit, some the Way, the Tao, God's
will, or the force. Whatever we choose to call it, there's an energy flow, a path
that will lead us through any situation we encounter in life. The lesson isn't that things will be okay. It's that things are okay, right now.

God, teach me how to give up resistance and go with the flow.

hugs,
Faith1

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Thanks for sharing Faith1!

I will remember this tomorrow, and for future days that seem difficult!

I think the last sentence sums it up!

Have a great one Faith1,
and did you get that Holiday date??

K!

No... I chickened out of calling him. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

I hate being alone... but I think I need a little more time before pursuing something else. Also, my friend at work, that I've wondered if we could be more than friends, seems to be showing a little more interest. So, I might chill and just give that some time.... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Well Faith, sounds as if you have some excitement going on.

Can I come to work with you??

The time spent alone will be good for us when that special one comes along. Well, that's what I keep telling myself anyway.

Don't forget to keep us updated!

K!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I am thankful for each and every one here even the ones I don't always agree with <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> The fact that everyone is willing to put their thoughts, beliefs and ideas out there for the world to read speaks volumes. Thank you everyone!!

Hugs
Alluring

All,
This is awesome! Thanks!
I'm alone too, but I'm totally cool with it.
I enjoy SO much all of your wisdom, thoughts, strength...
We all go through so many things in this life and from that, I have always felt, are things to pass along to others. My life has been a colorful one, I've dealt with many problems, and always come out a better person...*I* think, anyway.
So, this is my first Thanksgiving on MB, and I want to thank you all for letting me get a glimpse into your lives, and letting me share mine...because, to me, that's what life is all about.
I'm so blessed in so many ways!! Even though I'm facing a job loss (my office closes Dec 15), health issues that I've never had before, etc, somehow when I count my blessings those things don't seem to matter. An "attitude of gratitude" gets me back on track everytime.
Thank you all, I truly hope you all enjoy your Thanksgiving, but most of all, realize WHAT you are grateful for and what counts in life...

Let your light shine!
God bless,
Della

Very well said Drita! I loved it!!

There is so much truth in what you have said. So many times, when we are going through our trials, we just can't see that those times will make us stronger and better, but life lessons do just that.
I am sorry to learn about your job. It is bad news anytime, and whey it happens around the Holiday's is especially hard. Good luck to you.

As you said Alluring, we may not always agree.... But, we need to keep an open mind to what other's are sharing with us.

Enjoy your girls Newly!

K!

Oh yea, I've seen lots of things that I would go...huh? on here, but if you keep an open mind, you might find that tidbit from that one person you least expect!
I always say even if it's how/who I don't want to be, I can learn something from everyone!
Thanks for your thoughts to me! Prayers are welcome too, but I don't want to highjack the Thanksgiving thread!
I think everyone needs it!
Gobble gobble!

Karona,

Happy Thanksgiving to you also! You have helped me a lot!!!

Keith

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving, Karona. Thank you and everyone else for being here to share our joys as well as our sorrows and to help each other grow to be the best we can be.

LT~ My Thanksgiving was quiet and uneventful for the most part. My mom came,[and is staying until Tues] and the 4 of us had a nice day together.

How about you? Did you get together with your friend? Did you do any shopping today?
My mom and I went out at 5 this morning. Crazy! Today was only the second time in my life that I have gone shopping early after T-giving. People are die hard shoppers.

BH~ I hope you also had a great day and that you were able to spend some time with your kids. Hope life is lighter for you these days.

Karona

Karona,

I had a great Thanksgiving with the kids and I made a turkey for the first time in my life! It was delicious...

Kids are with me tonight and we are watching movies.

Keith

Karona, Glad to hear you had a nice Thanksgiving. I did, too. I didn't go shopping, but I did something equally crazy. My friend and I rented 6 movies. We started watching them after we ate our turkey dinner... while we ate our dessert... our 2nd turkey dinner... our 2nd dessert... even after dozing off during the last movie, National Treasure. Then we did the dishes and I looked at my watch<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />. I thought it had stopped and asked her what time it was... it was 5AM!! We both were guessing it was a little past midnight. So today I'm exhausted to say the least!

One thing you'd find interesting... XBF stopped by for a few minutes early in the day. When I ran into him last week, he told me he had 4 T-day invitations and I told him what I was doing (the friend I was with, XBF, and I used to go on "practice dates" together since we all had broken hearts when we met). He showed up, unannounced. I guess maybe we're destined to be "friends". It seems very possible since neither of us felt more strongly about the other. The only problem for me being the occasional flare-ups of my own feelings about being rejected and/or unlovable.

That's GREAT BH! Very impressive!

You know....they will go home and tell that you made them a Thanksgiving dinner. You can smile about that!
Enjoy the movies, together.
I took my girls to see Your's, Mine, and Our's, last night, it was a good movie.

Karona

LT~~ You wild woman! The two of you must have been having a good time to not realize the time. That's great!
I don't think I could have done that, I would have been asleep long before 5!

So, xbf, did he not accept any of the invitations? Do you think he's been thinking of you since the bump?? What are you thinking right about now??
I don't think for a minute that you are un-lovable. I don't read that at all from you. Please don't feel that about yourself.

Keep me posted!
K!

I seriously don't know how we stayed up so late. I know if I'd realized how late it was, I never would've done it!

No, XBF stopped by for a few minutes between #1 and #2 and was planning to hit all 4! Don't know if he made it. I'm sure he's been thinking of me as I've been thinking of him. But, we both feel the same way - we like each other, but we're not in love. We were both suffering from broken hearts when we met and this drew us together.

I know I'm lovable the same way we all are lovable. I still sometimes feel inadequate and unlovable anyway because my circumstances don't meet my expectations of how my life "should" look right now. This is especially true during the holidays.