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anitaParticipantB Back to u in a few hours, Confused <
anitaParticipantHi Zenith:
I was thinking about you only yesterday! Good to hear from you, and please no worries about not posting for a while. I understand how it is.
Sounds like you’re overwhelmed with parenting and work and same-old-same-old. I wish you could have a vacation on your own and be away from everything and everyone for a while!
I am okay, tired after a long walk with my dog (did I tell you I have a dog, my first ever?)
Anita
anitaParticipantGood π Confused:
I think that your insight last night (your Tuesday early morning) is the first significant insight (one that can make a positive difference) since we started talking.
You wrote: “I guess I’m too selfish focusing only on my feelings!”-
I think the word is self-centered (tunnel-visioned) rather than selfish. But point is, you’ve been locked-in, consumed by what you don’t feel (or don’t always feel), and what you “should” feel for her, feeling guilty, so much so, that you didn’t notice that she often feels good because of you.
What if every time you’re troubled with what you “should” feel- you shift your focus and remember a time when she was joyful because of you: when she smiled, when she was kind, etc. It could be like throwing water π§ on the π₯ of I-should-feel-but-don’t-feel thoughts.
π§π§π§ Anita
anitaParticipantOh, yes, I do feel this way π
anitaParticipantNo, not selfish.. maybe tunnel vision, not seeing the bigger picture: that in her mind and heart you’re the bee’s knees, and that’s her reward.
Do you know the saying- the bee’s knees?
(π π don’t have knees.)
Thank you for using my preferred emoji π
π π Anita
anitaParticipant* That last happy face emoji with its pink cheeks bothers me: it’s too happy to my liking.. Edit: π- much better
anitaParticipantI like it that you like how I framed it π
It didn’t occur to me either until I posted it: it feels good to feel kind and generous, and that’s indeed her reward π
And I’m not surprised she feels loving and kind and happy because you’re in her life. I happen to feel happy every time you post here π
π π π€ Anita
April 6, 2026 at 7:24 pm in reply to: Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Lunar New Year and Ramadan Mubarak #456694
anitaParticipantGood evening, Thomas π
Interruption? Not at all. It is truly a pleasure to read from you π
And you getting carried away in your thoughts- please do (I do every day)
Good job π fixing the hole in the tire and all the other mechanical fixing that you do!
In the last few years, I have spent more time and miles walking than driving, strange..?
Reading from you over time, I learned that you’re truly a dedicated father and husband. Admirable.
About death- true.. it is not energy destroyed. It’s energy transformed.
Allowing energy such as shame and guilt to transform while still alive in this (aging) body- is what is taking place in my mind and heart these very days, and that’s as happy as I can be π
Thank you, Thomas for asking, for posting, for sharing π
π π€ Anita
anitaParticipantHey Dear Confused:
Acting on your values- π
Next time she is very kind to you.. think of how good she’s feeling, so good that she’s motivated to buy you gifts or say supportive things.
There’s warmth in her heart because you’re in her life- that’s her reward. It’s already there. Her reward already happened.
ππ€π΅ Anita
anitaParticipantDouble posting π
Your answer: you owe her the same amount and quality of kindness (etc.) that she shows you today? You owe her to match her kindness every day? Did I understand?
So, if she’s not kind to you tomorrow, you don’t owe her kindness.. tomorrow?
anitaParticipantCondused: “I feel… It makes me feel… My feelings are eluding me”-
Feelings are very important bur they’re not everything. They have to be balanced by accurate thinking, truth-telling, I’d you will.
I asked what do you think you owe her. What if I asked, in addition to this question, what do you feel you owe her?
π€πβΈοΈ Anita
anitaParticipantHey π Confused:
What do u think you owe her?
anitaParticipantHey Dear Confused:
“What did I do to deserve such a kind and loving soul?”-
Lots of people feel like they have to do something grand so to deserve love. This is how I used to feel. But now, I understand that love is not something to be earned, but a gift to receive.
Your fear that you’ll disappoint her.. is it the fear that you’re not deserving of her love and it’s only a matter of time before she figures it out?
π€ π€ Anita
anitaParticipantGood morning, Serene Wolf πΊ
I would love to have an image of the sign posted here but don’t know how to do it. I’ll need someone to do it for me. It’ll take some time π
I am sorry about the passing of your grandma π Having felt very close to her- that’s something to cherish forevermore.
About Scarcity vs Aabundance mindset: you said that for many years, you’ve been trying to survive instead of actually living- because you didn’t feel that you had enough time, money and job stability to start really- living, as I understand it.
That kind of waiting is very common. I guess short-term it makes sense.. but when it lasts too long, it becomes a sort of a lifestyle. Or a habit. Is it, for you?
π€ Anita
April 6, 2026 at 7:42 am in reply to: Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Lunar New Year and Ramadan Mubarak #456666
anitaParticipantGood morning, Thomas π
Thank you and glad to read from you this day after Easter π£
The biggest job I ever performed on a car was to check the oil level and add oil. So, from where I’m at, I admire your ability to do all the mechanical work you’re able to do π
Is feeling dizzy and having headaches a result of high blood pressure?
I wish you calm and health, Thomas π
π€ Anita
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