Bouncing back!

[NikNik]

O...M...G @chookmojo you used a .gif!

Amongst all your great news (plans to go to a gig, feeling a bit better etc) I almost burst when I saw that .Gif

[Jacques]

Hi @chookmojo,

I wish you and your husband all the best, you guys deserve to be happy, you are really trying to get your life back on track, i am proud of you.

Well i suppose the same as you, i get an interest and before i know it i have lots of books, most of mine are free ebooks, of old books out of copyright, but soome of the biographies and technology books are bought, i like reading about peoples life experiances, if you ever get the chance, their is a great biography called Infidel, it is a fantastic read of success out of adversity, i do recommend it, it made me almost cry to see that i am not the only person that was traumatised as a child, it really does give one perspective on their own life reading about others. 

I think that is why i like this forum too, reading about so many peoples life stories, it help me put my story into perspective, and gives me hope for humanity.

Jacques

[Appleblossom]

I am not sure that empathy is really that separate from doing all the conscious work that you do.  You obviously are very self aware. I dont mean anything out of order.

Maybe I am just old and all my doings and feelings are just a jumbled mess.

I relate to Sheldon a lot and dont think that Penny is that empathetic as she wouldnt have a clue how to relate to me.

I have thought of getting a kindle one day .. I usually am a bit behind the times in getting stuff.

[chookmojo]

@Jacques Cool, I will have to check out Infidel at some point. Yeah free ebooks are awesome! I have so many classics (and I have even read some of them). There is a subreddit on reddit.com about free ebooks too, and you can get all sorts of things on there, changes all the time.

[chookmojo]

@Appleblossom No worries at all - I didn't take it amiss.... I think the difference is that 'real' empathy is intuitive, instinctive and 'felt'... mine is manufactured in a very deliberate way, and doesn't actually touch me emotionally. At least not where humans are concerned.

I make up for it by going overboard with animals.

I wonder if there has been any research into empathy and mirror neurons? That would be interesting.

[chookmojo]

@NikNik  TeeHee, I love using .gifs in emails and messages - I use them like most people use emojis or emoticons.

[Jacques]

Thank you @chookmojo,

looks like my ebook collection is going to grow again , reading is fantastic way of coping i find, being removed from my situation into another world is fantastic.

Take care @chookmojo

Jacques

[chookmojo]

@Jacques Yeah reading is such a wonderful way of slipping into another world, another llife, another point of view. You get to be all kinds of different people, and you can go back anytime. 

[chookmojo]

Well it is gig night and though I got a LOT closer to show time before the avoidance really kicked in, right now I just want to stay at home. I have just started to get flip flopping tummy sensations, but mostly it is what it always is; I am happy here where I am. Going out into the cold is not going to improve my night, nor will going into a crowd to listen to music. I just wanna stay home!

Today was kind of sucky anyhow as my husband has vetoed my new chicken coop plans which threw me into a fit of sulks that I am not entirely over yet. I may not end up getting more chooks after all now. At least not this year. I'm not much of a one for planning to do a thing next year unless it is something I want to avoid so I am annoyed at the delay and the decision. It means having to rethink a lot more, more effort and expense and more time and for me, a less desirable outcome. Cranky.

My training er forgot I had a session booked so I was up at four for no reason and did a 90 minute round trip for nothing. Cracked my sulks at about 9am and spent until 3pm alternately sleeping,crying and trumping. Not too upset or anything now but it was not exactly an awesome weekend day and I am not keen to go out.

Whinge over, time to wake up the hubster - he is having a nap too in preparation for the late night. Neither of us are usually up late...

[chookmojo]

Hahaha! Hooray! Hubby piked out and we are staying home.