Good afternoon everyone, 7 hours of sleep helped alot considering I'd been up forever.
There are times when a blanket thank you applies to a thread however there are also other times when I like to answer each person individually because we are all different. So here goes at least as of this morning. lol
Believe aka Beth: I thank you very much because you've been with me from the very start of my journey back in July of 2006. You have seen me progress over the years and are always a constant source of energy for me when I slip or fall back a little, and everyone does at some time or another. Your friendship and advice mean the world to me but you already know that don't ya.
MsPip, ahhh Lynn, what would I do without you? I was once told that here on the StressCenter.com site I'd make many friends, some close and a few very close as the months/years go by. Well, there are only two people that I can say have seen the inside of David and Lynn is one of them. She knows what makes me run, what makes me work, and what makes me tick but the surprise is, I know the same about her.
Lynn was one of the ladies who kept me going during this journey. All I had to do was hit her with a text message and say hi and she was right there telling me to 'get my butt in gear and she was so proud of me'. That's all it took to drive the next 100 miles with a smile on my face..and a few chuckles added in. And NO I will not go back and get those ears! I want you to do it Lynn and soon you will be able to. Lady you are so close to breaking out of this anxiety trap also and I am going to keep on you until you do...you know I will. Just stick around casue part 2 of the journey is less than a week away and keep that cell phone charged!
Angel: I'm now starting to get to know you in chat and you are one wonderful person, I mean that with everything I have. You will win this battle but remember it takes practice practice practice. You always say hi or have a smile for me and I thank you for it.
Sunshine: Though you have recently joined the program, always rememeber, go beat something like this takes work, a lot of it, but I believe you have the attitude and strength to do just that. Don't stop, work it everyday, and never put a time limit on anything, just do it and you'll win.
Mimigirl aka Cowgirl: Thank you Mimi for your williness to help me with dad's medication when we needed it the most and wish there had been a better agreement between the USA & Canada which might have avoided what's to come for him next friday, but it didn't, so now we move on to the next stage with dad and go from there. At one point this 'old cowboy' was ready to ride off into the sunset but you just wouldn't let me go would you and because of your help & friendship, the old cowboy turned his horse around and made the final jump to success. YOU can do it too and I'll be with you until you ride the range as free as I do now.
Krissy, when I saw your post and your registration date, I chuckled a little. Why? I completed the 1st run of the StressCenter.com program on October 14 2006. The day you came here is the day I truely started my journey to freedom from anxiety. You are a breath of fresh air as well.
bna: All of us veterans have always carried one thing in common the same as the new person to the website..that word is Hope. We all "hope" for the day that we become free and it does come. It takes practice practice practice and hard work but everyone's "hope" will be real at some point in time, just keep moving forward all the time.
Diane: Yes I hear you clapping even today and as I take to the skies soon I will listen for that clapping while I'm in the clouds flying free as a bird. Thank you also for your prayers for my family and everyone else too, it means a lot for my entire family. Yes I wish this next week was over, especially dad's surgery, but it is what it is and we will let the doctors use their god given skills to help repair the damage to his heart. All I can do is "hope" for the best.
YoYo, nah Monica, cause that's who you are! You are an inspiration to me for being you and you only. I've known you a long time now and I honestly believe you will win the battle you've fought for so long and you will do it sooner than you realize now. Btw, being a guitar player the music is what drives me and you know that as well as I do.
Coco2: Though we've rarely talked I've read many of your posts out here and you are truely one amazing person! I love how you write and the way you transmit your thoughts to others. For you? A job well done is in order for you! Thank you is all I can say to you right now because I have no other words at the moment.
Don: Yes it's been a long road hasn't it and I've missed seeing you around! I'll pm my cell phone number to you so maybe we can stay in closer contact than we've been for awhile. And brother I'm proud of you...the gf that turned into the wife, congratulations my friend!!!
Sit N Spin: The same goes to you as for Coco, Thank you first off and keep going with those posts out here, you write your thoughts exactly how you see them and that's what it takes to overcome anything. We can't sugar coat things like anxiety/depression instead we have to face them head on and I watch you do it everytime you post.
Hannah: Again, I thank you for being you and for the honesty you carry with you in the chatroom and I'm sure in real life as well. I'm positive your life will turn for you again and this time it will always be good.
Deborah Henry: Remember the key to success in beating anything is hard work and as long as you do that you too will win this battle. I wish I had a magic pill for everyone that would wipe out the anxiety and/or depression in one hour but unfortunately I don't but what I have I give to you and everyone else...determination to win.
Diggy: Thank you, I hope your mom is doing well these days and you are so right, this type of surgery on a loved one does create anxiety and even though I've broken through I still have a little building up in me for dad next week. The difference today as compared to 2 years ago for me is now I know how to handle it and go on. I put trust in the doctors & nurses around him and let them do their job. What happens after that happens and I'll take it on one day at a time.
Angie: Hi there! I remember when you first came to StressCenter.com & the chatroom and you have progressed so far from that day that you deserve a clap also. Can you hear it? I am clapping for you right now! You are a success story in the making, just don't give in anymore and keep moving forward all the time.
Ok, the sequel to War & Peace has been written, just kidding, but this is who I am....as I said in the beginning a blanket thank you for me is just not enough, it's to bland, and that's not me...never has been and never will be.
To all of you who have posted I thank you from the bottom of my heart. To anyone who posts after me, yes you too will get a note from me as soon as I get a little free time to do it.
For now....Godspeed to all of you!
David
