ChaoticMusings

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So i came out of a 25 year relationship at the end of last year. It was really tough and i fought so hard to save it but the both of us were pulling in completely different directions so it was time to let go but we speak all the time on the phone and remain as good friends.

Ive relocated to Newcastle/North Tyneside from where my family on my mothers side are from and i'm living in my brothers big house and i have another brother here and a nephew and niece.

To say that it was a good move is an understatement.The people are more friendly than London but my brothers Sprocker Spaniel dog has been the key to getting me out over the very many large open spaces and the countryside. Where as i was very unfit and get enough exercise that has now changed for the better.

My brother has just found out that he has been made redundant from his banking job and has been struggling as he has been there since leaving.

We are now working on a joint venture that with his redundancy money would beneifit us both financilly.

Motto is never give up. When one door closes then another will open

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 Getting out and about is not just good physically, but mentally and emotionally.

We in the west are far too sedentary amd that impacts our life in lots of ways..

While I don't have a dog, I'm considering getting one. They are a good excuse to be even more active outside..

Maddog wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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So i came out of a 25 year relationship at the end of last year. It was really tough and i fought so hard to save it but the both of us were pulling in completely different directions so it was time to let go but we speak all the time on the phone and remain as good friends.

Ive relocated to Newcastle/North Tyneside from where my family on my mothers side are from and i'm living in my brothers big house and i have another brother here and a nephew and niece.

To say that it was a good move is an understatement.The people are more friendly than London but my brothers Sprocker Spaniel dog has been the key to getting me out over the very many large open spaces and the countryside. Where as i was very unfit and get enough exercise that has now changed for the better.

My brother has just found out that he has been made redundant from his banking job and has been struggling as he has been there since leaving.

We are now working on a joint venture that with his redundancy money would beneifit us both financilly.

Motto is never give up. When one door closes then another will open

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 Getting out and about is not just good physically, but mentally and emotionally.

 

We in the west are far too sedentary amd that impacts our life in lots of ways..

 

While I don't have a dog, I'm considering getting one. They are a good excuse to be even more active outside..

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Oh God!

My brothers Sprocker Spaniel dog is really demanding like he badgers me to take him out as he knows the exact time in the morrning. He gets so exited that i have to put him into the conservatory else he will jump all over me and i can't get ready properly.He will howl with exitement until i come and get him.

These dogs are highly intelligent and need atleast an hours exercise a day but they give so much back in return for the rest of the day and they now when you are feeling a little bit down and will be very gentle and loving towards me.He won't go up to my brothers room until he knows that i'm okay and i go to bed.

I was sedantry for so many years but now i'm getting well over an hours excercise day. The lobbing activity when you use a thrower to throw the ball is a really good physical activity!

I've found that my mind is so much sharper and i feel much more healthy in myself since i've had this activity and also you meet other likeminded people and get into conversations where i was always very introverted.

And another thing.

When i was a kid and we came up here to see our relatives there were no door keys as the front door was always open always.

So here in 2025 it's the same. The front door is never locked during the day or the night!

I asked my brother and he's lived here for nearing 20 years now and even before he got the dog the door has never been locked.

Also beautiful....

So we all went up to my Mothers grave on Mothers Day.That is the first time that the whole family to include my Nethew and Niece have been all there together.

We spent an hour there and chatting.

Just so peaceful and so much love.

Anonymous wrote:

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My Mum was only 63 when she died and without any kind of warning at all at her Town House in Spain.

 

She was at her happiest when she had her house built there.

 

We discussed our memories.

 

It hit me really hard and i probably reacted really badly.

 

Ive been building bridges with my family and its going well.

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 I'm sorry to hear your mum was so young when she dies, 63 is no age really.

Good for you for trying  to build bridges with your family. Family times, and like you say, remembering people and things past,  can be a real comfort. x

Syl wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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My Mum was only 63 when she died and without any kind of warning at all at her Town House in Spain.

 

She was at her happiest when she had her house built there.

 

We discussed our memories.

 

It hit me really hard and i probably reacted really badly.

 

Ive been building bridges with my family and its going well.

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 I'm sorry to hear your mum was so young when she dies, 63 is no age really.

Good for you for trying  to build bridges with your family. Family times, and like you say, remembering people and things past,  can be a real comfort. x

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I'm a lapsed Catholic and confirmed. I lost my way for a while.

I think that i was brought up to my brothers for a reason and to help him through his redundancy. He's been struggling with his mental health.

My EX partner is now attending church on a weekly basis and helping out there. He was never religious before.

When i went to Old Jerusalem in 2016. That place was off the scale with serenity. I can honestly say that i've never felt anything like the inner peace that it gave me.

I touched all of the stations where Jesus stumbled with the cross. They have hand prints in the wall and leading up to where his cross was and there is a cathedral over it.

I went on a tour to the Sea Of Gallili and there is a restaurant on the banks and i ate fish that was caught there.

I went to the Garden of Gethsemane, near Jerusalem on a tour where Judus betrayed Jesus and that was also srenity off the scale.

I traded Nazereth for Bethlehim...Because i really wanted to see what they looked like..They are ALL of olive skin.

I feel very lucky to have been there as it's virtually impossible to visit now with all of the restrictions by Israel.

Anonymous wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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My Mum was only 63 when she died and without any kind of warning at all at her Town House in Spain.

 

She was at her happiest when she had her house built there.

 

We discussed our memories.

 

It hit me really hard and i probably reacted really badly.

 

Ive been building bridges with my family and its going well.

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 I'm sorry to hear your mum was so young when she dies, 63 is no age really.

Good for you for trying  to build bridges with your family. Family times, and like you say, remembering people and things past,  can be a real comfort. x

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I'm a lapsed Catholic and confirmed. I lost my way for a while.

I think that i was brought up to my brothers for a reason and to help him through his redundancy. He's been struggling with his mental health.

My EX partner is now attending church on a weekly basis and helping out there. He was never religious before.

When i went to Old Jerusalem in 2016. That place was off the scale with serenity. I can honestly say that i've never felt anything like the inner peace that it gave me.

I touched all of the stations where Jesus stumbled with the cross. They have hand prints in the wall and leading up to where his cross was and there is a cathedral over it.

I went on a tour to the Sea Of Gallili and there is a restaurant on the banks and i ate fish that was caught there.

I went to the Garden of Gethsemane, near Jerusalem on a tour where Judus betrayed Jesus and that was also srenity off the scale.

I traded Nazereth for Bethlehim...Because i really wanted to see what they looked like..They are ALL of olive skin.

I feel very lucky to have been there as it's virtually impossible to visit now with all of the restrictions by Israel.

 

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 It's a very solemn thing to do, to tread the same path Jesus walked, I am not religious, but I also found it a very moving experience.

Bethlehem, and the exact birthplace of Jesus, is also a great place to visit....a once in a lifetime experience.

Heard this today on a radio.
George was an 18 year old gay man when he wrote this masterpiece. Forty-four years later, it's still topical and fresh.