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Post by trevorishere »

zeusk wrote: post #118
trevorishere wrote: post #114

This Christmas is significantly different for me. Normally it would be filled with friends and family, but not this year. I succeeded in hiking >10 miles yesterday and today, legs willing, I'll be at least spending part of the day in the PacNW forests to keep the depression at bay. JWST was my Christmas present. I'm happy to see we've got final separation and the last view of the telescope. If anything, it's the best…

aren't there snow storms out here in PacNW? do you have a blog where you document your journey through the forests?

No blog; that’s not a bad idea, though. I just post pictures/videos on Instagram like every other good Millennial ;)

Hiking is a way to clear my head. I had an 18 year relationship end not long ago — in 3 & 4th grade I had a teacher who would take us hiking on unofficial field trips. I realized I missed it and the connection with nature plus the isolation one can achieve given you avoid the popular hikes.

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Post by gordon_freeman »

abzug wrote: post #207
swat535 wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was exactly in your situation 2 years ago (at the start of COVID) and I know what you're going through. I'm not going to tell you to "stay strong" , emotions are a natural thing and should not be suppressed and it's ok to be vulnerable. However, there are a few things that helped me get through the dark times, I am writing them below in the hopes that you may find them useful: 1. Exercise, this is absolutely critic…

Thank you so much for this. I'm already doing some (2, 4, 5) others are planned for 2022 (1, 3, 6). But 7 is brutal. I was going to propose but things changed. Anyway, again: thank you very much. This is very appreciated. Very kind of you.

Also would like to add one more: Read books especially ones that motivate you. I was in similar boat as you are a few years ago and the books like "The Checklist Manifesto" and "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" helped me immensely.

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Post by rectang »

New video, released two days ago, for an old Joni Mitchell song, River:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLHxxBTl71I

> "River expresses regret at the end of a relationship... but it's also about being lonely at Christmas time... A Christmas song for people who are lonely at Christmas! We need a song like that." — Joni Mitchell

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Post by trevorishere »

kingcharles wrote: post #221
trevorishere wrote: post #114

This Christmas is significantly different for me. Normally it would be filled with friends and family, but not this year. I succeeded in hiking >10 miles yesterday and today, legs willing, I'll be at least spending part of the day in the PacNW forests to keep the depression at bay. JWST was my Christmas present. I'm happy to see we've got final separation and the last view of the telescope. If anything, it's the best…

Yes! Another loner, here on my own today (well, me and the puppy I found)... but woke up at 6am CST to watch JWST launch. So thankful it made it up in one piece! After two decades of waiting it was a great Christmas present and gave me a happy start to the day.

NGST started in 1996! I was a 6th grader, at that time! I was fortunate to wake up at 2AM PT so I got to watch the entire webcast. I’m so happy it made it up and they unfurled the solar panel early — I wonder if that was a way to say goodbye while on camera.

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Post by Siira »

thoms_a wrote: post #243
brncsk wrote: post #136

This year, after a tumultuous breakup (that quite literally plunged me into my deepest crisis to day), I’m practicing being alone. Mostly because what lead to said breakup in the first place, was me being a relationship-addict, which at this point in my self-awareness journey I understand to be a transgenerational issue. Thus being with family does not help at all (even though I did my fair share of being with them y…

What I've found is that building a relationship is like building an orbital spacecraft: there are an infinite number of ways to do this which leads to failure, but very few which leads to success. Our extant societal memeplex makes it seem like relationships are the default setting, and available to the majority with just a bit of effort. However, this could not be further from the truth in my experience. Very few re…

We, in Iran, have both a Yule (called Yalda here) celebration and the new year Nowruz holidays, none of which are religious.

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Post by k8sToGo »

Chris2048 wrote: post #88
xkbarkar wrote: post #61

I spent christmas alone in a hotel. It was my choice over meeting family who wanted masks, rapid tests etc before meeting for christmas. I have followed every single piece of mandate for two years. Including double dose Moderna that I still have ptsd from. I am done, I had ribs a glass of cognac and witcher marathon alone in a 4 star hotel instead. Best christmas in a long time. Happy holidays to all and wish a wonde…

But why in a hotel?

Because better than spending alone time at home sometimes.
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