The "Thank you" thread

Discussion in 'Conversations Between White Women and Black Men' started by Arwen, Jul 20, 2009.

  1. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    I've definitely been guilty at times of focusing on the negative instead of the positive & not appreciating my blessings...gotta love human nature. I have to remind myself to step back & look at the big picture & find the good that's buried in the bad, so I can learn & grow from it...even as painful as it is sometimes.
     
  2. TreePixie

    TreePixie New Member

    If you don't, the negative just weighs you down like an anchor.

    It's not like I've never had to step back - I've been fighting the negative a lot the last couple of weeks in my own life. But if I spend all my time thinking about what I can't have, or can't do, or can't be, in the end I'm contemplating my navel instead of moving forward.
     
  3. nati

    nati New Member

    thank u to my friend who comes from another country at the right time when am in the greatest depression
     
  4. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    Thank you for the rep, Nyx. :D

    That's very true.

    I grew up in an extremely negative environment, & although I recognize the cycle & have been determined to break it, that thinking tries to take over sometimes. I've been through a lot in my life, & it's easy to get bogged down with all of the pain & strain that comes with bad experiences. I finally figured out that no matter how bad it gets, there is always something good to be gained from it. Even though I still struggle with it occasionally, that's where I try to keep my focus & it makes a huge difference.
     
  5. TreePixie

    TreePixie New Member

    I'm not big on the "everything happens for a reason" thing, but I'm big on "hey, this is reality, deal with it the best you can or wallow, your choice" thing. :)
     
  6. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    I think there are a lot of things that happen for a reason, but I wouldn't say everything. Sometimes shit just happens & like you said, it's reality, & we either have to choose to deal it or let it have its way with us.
     
  7. TreePixie

    TreePixie New Member

    Some things you can change, some things you can't. That's been a hard lesson for me. I spent my life going around, over or under every obstacle in my path. I cannot out think MS. It's the one obstacle I'll never be able to just ignore or go around, and it's part of my life every minute. A friend of mine says that I never gave myself a chance to just slow down for a minute, so my body and brain conspired to MAKE me do that. I still suck at it, and think I'm *wasting* so much time that I could be productive. I was always a multi tasker, and doing less than 3 things at a time seemed like a colossal waste of productivity to me. But I do understand her point, and I'm trying
     
  8. mama

    mama Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the rep nyx. :D
     
  9. whikle

    whikle Well-Known Member

    Thank you for the rep Satyr, and it was totally my fault, I jumped to conclusions. It's all good :smt109
     
  10. wtarshi

    wtarshi Well-Known Member

    cloneable tony...just a mouth swab will do it...!!! thank you for being you
    ms j...no, you're the sweetheart & back at ya sister ;) xxxx
    karmsy...trashi hearts you...!!! thank you
    ms anon repper...i think it's tastyacidmilk. i have no idea why all these threads are being made & if they have to question how, they should ask the question why
    gl...lol...i read what i wrote & it wasn't that funny...!!! think you misrepped me, but i'll take it ;)
    bbw...how could i not use the spoofed up, big titted bunny as an avi...??? thank you for the drawing
    curley...thank you. it makes me laugh that we both repped each other at the same time and said nearly the same things about each other xxxx
    wifey....:smt049:smt049:smt049
    cha-cha...i am twisted...!!! i loves ya my food & beauty twin xx
    ib...i'm glad i could give you some much needed laughs, you vixen you xx

    ME...FOR BEING SO FICKIN AWESOME
     
  11. whikle

    whikle Well-Known Member

    Damn tarshi, there's a reason you're the undisputed rep queen!
     
  12. wtarshi

    wtarshi Well-Known Member

    lol...la is my rep king. together we rule our kingdom with pics of hot blondes with small flat bottoms and inappropriate suggestive comments
     
  13. Athena

    Athena New Member

    When is it ever inappropriate???? :smt042
     
  14. wtarshi

    wtarshi Well-Known Member

    lol...never inappropriate when it comes from you...!!! you can make anything sound grand:smt050
     
  15. Ra

    Ra Well-Known Member

    Thanks to Whikle, Pixie, Mikey, Lippy & anonymous repper for the recent reps.
     
  16. Bookworm616

    Bookworm616 Well-Known Member

    Thanks so much for the sweet words, Ms Jenny, Espy and Nyx! And thanks for the anonymous rep.

    I :heart: all of you!!
     
  17. Stheno

    Stheno New Member

    Soulthinker i can not give you a rep... so just wanted to Thank you... for all the time you took to reply and say something nice on the fashion thread ..
    have posted too many photos there sure i got everyone thinking not another lol

    anyways better not say more am not good with this
     
  18. vanilla2chai

    vanilla2chai New Member

    Thanks Tam :smt049
     
  19. FG

    FG Well-Known Member

    Thank you for the last reps! You know who you are. I especially like the one that said "well done Sir".
     
  20. swirlman07

    swirlman07 Well-Known Member

    Thanks to everyone who recently supported me through their positive reps.
     

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