As some of you know I got kicked in the teeth a while ago and life was a little........well a lot, on the difficult side. I got up, spat out the broken bits and the blood and decided to go forward. I found 3 part time jobs and have been working my tail off. I still live in my 10x10 foot room and still own my ducati. I have had friends that love me,hold my hand,encourage me along this twisted hard rocky path. I love my jobs. I gave notice on them all and have found ONE really good paying job.I start that next Monday. I have pulled myself up by my bootstraps and am going forward with my life. This good paying job is good pay for what I am used to, which most of you will probably baulk over and dismiss as a low payer, its between 10 and 20 an hour somewhere in the middle. The point of the post is this.........no atter how hard life is and no matter how much you have lost , never give up, never give in. Fight with everything that is you to improve your life and make your life count.Thank you specially to SacDuc, Stpintime,Mr and Mrs I and most of the ladies from the ladies section. I owe you all a debt of gratitude I would have a hard time repaying.Your words of encouragement and love are priceless. Thank you. [thumbsup]
Erica.
PS Speedbumps on Germantown Road in Portland OR by the end of July, so if ya wanna flog ,better get up there pronto.
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Glad to hear things are getting better, good luck with the new job! [thumbsup]
You know we are here for you anytime. ((hugs))
Congrats E!! Shall we go get celebratory beers? We are long overdue to get together anyway...
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and I agree with C, we all need some beers.
Congrats! [beer]
Beers will be on you next time!
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Nice to hear you're headed in a positive direction.
Good luck and I hope there are even better times ahead for you.
You may be cutting down on the # of jobs but I told you before, I think you should be a writer. Even better: a motivational speaker. I certainly benefit from your words â€" thank you.
Best of luck!!! Vent, rant, brag, sing with us anytime you need/want to!
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Mary, Next time beers are on me for sure, C yes, soon, call me!
Dammit! Don't blow my cover! I don't want people to know that I occasionally do/say nice things. >:(
Good on ya'! M and I are really glad you are going in the direction you are! [thumbsup]
Cheers. PM on the way.
sac
Erica, Thanks for the motivation. I am going through a bad patch myself right now and
you said what I know but it's still good to hear that there is life on the other side of all the bad shit.
I commend you and your will power and motivation and i wish you the very best.
Good for you...
I have never seen life be kind to those who give up and accept defeat....
but it does favor its long shots...
keep on truckin'!
Rat
rock the casbah sweety!....shake the earth to the foundation with your will to push on through and enjoy all the splendor you shall provide yourself as we make our own destinies..and I see yours as burning as bright and as long as you will it to!
Good luck with the new job and stop, right now, caring what anyone will think about how much you make. Everyone that makes an honest living should hold their head up high. Period.
Congrats and [beer]
Life sure does have a difficult side at times and I am glad you have friends and support :)
Keep going!!!!!!
Good news E [thumbsup]
I've been in situations close to what you recently have experienced and it all turned around the morning I woke up feeling happy without ANY obvious reason. I realized that I could be ok even though I had little/nothing and a "miserable" life.
Soon I started learning new skills and a new trade and I started to feel better about myself.
Today, ten years later, I even have a Ducati which brings a whole new type of smile to my face, every day.
I'm proud of the DMF as a tool to bring out so much support from so many good people and I'm glad to be able to contribute. Maybe this Internet thing isn't such a bad idea after all...
My very best wishes for your continued growth and success. You deserve it!
Lars
congrats on the new gig and good luck :)
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Winston Churchill: Never, never, never give up.
Good to hear things are on the up. Hang in there...we're here for ya! [drink]
Quote from: hbliam on June 24, 2010, 12:27:31 PM
Good luck with the new job and stop, right now, caring what anyone will think about how much you make. Everyone that makes an honest living should hold their head up high. Period.
+ 11ty billion! [thumbsup]
Good on ya!
I start a new job monday making somewhere in the same neighborhood as you, but I love the work I do, so I don't care if it's not the most lucrative field...
If you love what you do for a living, you'll never "work" a day in your life. ;)
Congrats and keep smilin'! ;D
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Great news [beer]
You guys are all beyond kind-Thank you so much!
Erica.
Congrats! [beer]
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*hi5* I know what it's like to be chewed up, spit out and shit on. But I have always said, if life has you by the balls(proverbial in your case ;) ), then grab life by its balls and rip them bastards off.
Positive attitude will take you a long way in this world. I mean look at BP...the man is nothing but positive attitude and look at where he is. (I mean aside from the horrible case of the uglies he's got and all) ;D
WOO! Honest living makes for honest people. Congratulations on your resurgence!! [clap] [clap]
Quote from: ZLTFUL on June 25, 2010, 12:08:31 AM
I mean look at BP...the man is nothing but positive attitude and look at where he is. (I mean aside from the horrible case of the uglies he's got and all) ;D
Yep. But like you said, Joel is all about making lemons into lemonade. So what does he do after falling out of the ugly tree and hitting every branch on the way down? Finds himself a near sighted wife! The guy is a genius.
sac
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Michelle also gets a tax break for housing a mentally challenged individual.
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Quote from: bobspapa on June 25, 2010, 08:50:16 AM
Michelle also gets a tax break for housing a mentally challenged individual.
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The above gets my official nomination for post of the week. [thumbsup]
[thumbsup] That is too funny!