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[Zoe7]

That is awesome @Oaktree You now have things growing, meeting new people and learning a new game - all great steps forward Hon 💖

[Appleblossom]

@Oaktree On you.

Love this song ...

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=o+happy+day+hymn&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpsta... 

[Oaktree]

@Appleblossom 

The link won’t work but I am assuming it’s Oh Happy Day from Sister Act?

Meggle

[tonys]

Hey  @Oaktree   The link worked on mine.  Maybe try again.  Very uplifting @Appleblossom   Tmb1

[Appleblossom]

Thanks @tonys 

Not sure if it was the movie one @Oaktree its been around a long tiime.  I did a version at a Singers Festival that I loved.  Slow and mesmerising ...

Growing things, meeting people, using your mind (mahjong or whatever??) and music ... is the way to go.  I am going through a learning phase about the people thing ... weary sigh ... but I am enjoying them every chance I get, and making notes to self, when I am not too sure about something ... bit bossy or ... Good Luck with your journey.

[Oaktree]

Thanks @Appleblossom 

I am stepping outside my comfort zone as far as people are concerned. I am really not good at social chit chat. I did enjoy my outing this morning. The challenge of learning a new game was a good one and there is a lot to learn. There are so many different winning combinations. It was so fun. Most of the ladies were a lot older than me and I am not young by any means. I am looking forward to going back in a fortnight. It’s not on next week due to ANZAC day.

Meggle

[tonys]

Hey  @amber22    And @TideisTurning ,    I listened to the ladies music.  Like her trip to  Mars song,

But had to go through you tube.   Spotify wanted me to sign in.  

but thankyou for thinking of me.   Have a lovely eve.

@Appleblossom    Yes well you know I have a weakness for all music "black n soul"  so thanks.

And  @Oaktree .    I'm  sorry I had to use your thread to get message to  amber and tide.  there 

was no reply box I could find in the music night thing.  

Catch up with you later  Meggles.     t  mb 1

[Appleblossom]

Me too ... @Oaktree my yoga in cancelled for ANZAC day.

For a long long time I did not want to do social chit chat.  I was grieving and in a lot of trauma, I would cry, or be shaky or so vulnerable I could not speak much, and it was obvious. 

Then I had to be able to compartmentalise my truama and grief story to be with formal supports, and not bring it into socialising, but I seem to be up for it this year, and getting better at it, learning to make people laugh.  However also being real, as in at the jazz club, I think they guessed I first attended with a support worker and was vulnerable and I then brought in some friends, and am feeling warmth and acceptance.  Which tbh I really first felt with a music teacher choir girlfriend and then on here (pretty late in life).

Find your way ...

day by day ... is that a song?? lol

[Oaktree]

No problem @tonys 

You are welcome to use My Place for random things. That’s why I started this thread after all

Meggle

[Oaktree]

Hi @Appleblossom 

Really pleased that you are finding warmth and acceptance! That is so important! The social thing is hard. I don’t seem to know how to make people laugh but I think that would be a good skill to have. 

I have a yoga mat that I won whilst at a step up/step down mental health place. I really should look into some beginner classes. My daughter used to use it to sit on outside so one side of it is a bit stained. I wonder what I could use to clean it up a bit?

Meggle