NOTHING ever changes.. Or is NOTHING ever changing?

I would say the latter...sometimes good sometimes bad but it is NOTHING but another beautiful day in TV

I know your post was probably just something you pulled out of.....the air......and not meant for me personally, but I've really been taking the time to listen and think about people's words lately. Right now, it appears that I am at that very crossroad in my life. Change is something I rarely cower from, but when it affects others I struggle. I'm used to being the fixer, the giver, and rarely expect much from others. That's what I get for always striving to be independent. It can be a good thing, but when taken to extremes, like anything else, it can also do harm to myself and others.

Another good saying I heard from a dear friend recently was to quit trying to fix things and start realizing. So now realizing has become my mantra to help me to deal with the possible changes by bringing to light truth first, then making decisions based on that and not emotion or putting yet another temporary fix on a situation. Life is NOTHING but too short to waste at this point.

Sorry to bore you all this fine morning. Any day we wake up is a good day, right? I'll try not to make NOTHING a downer or too much like "Dear Diary" - lol. That's why I was hesitating yesterday to continue posting here, but I value your (all of my NOTHING buddies) wisdom and encouragement. And the laughs on here is what often gets me through the day so please carry on. I mean really......CARRY ON :pepper2: :laugh:

Not bored happy to listen. NOTHING is not judgmental since all of us have been through peaks and valleys. For now we are sitting on a peak coming out of a valley but I know that can turn around in an instant.

Thanks, fw. You are NOTHING but right about what you say. As I said before, my tendency would probably be to withdraw, but I hate to let all of you down, especially K. He has worked hard to keep this thread going despite a LOT of ups and downs.

And to be honest, selfishly speaking, this thread keeps me going and is probably NOTHING I should avoid. Lots of care and camaraderie (or is it comradery....hmm) on here and the laughs can be exceptional. Why give that up during trying times??

My tendency is to withdraw also but NOTHING friends are great, kind of like a virtual reality you can escape to when you need it.

Just realized with all my blabbering I went from being Gold to being Platinum. Kind of like Royal Carribbean except it's not going to help me to get free booze just more NOTHING.

NOTHING but :thumbup:

Hahaha......and that's the NOTHING stuff I'm talkin' about! :clap2:

Ever hear of the Serenity Prayer? NOTHING but words to live by..

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His Will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him
Forever and ever in the next.
Amen.

What's more important, free booze or more NOTHING? Wait, don't answer that.. lol

Wow! I didn't know you had it in you. I always thought you were just full of.......NOTHING. :icon_wink:

Thanks, my friend. I actually don't think I've ever heard the second part of it so thanks for sharing. NOTHING but words to live by, for sure. No matter what, I am grateful for my faith which always sustains me. Also for the abundance of caring friends that God has placed in my path over the years, even my NOTHING friends - like Nucky said NOTHING but the bestest!

Once in awhile I'll break out the special NOTHING for a friend.. lol

This is the hardest part so they put it right up front:

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change

NOTHING harder than to stand back and watch a train wreck and know you can't do a thing about it.

You bet the booze is important. The last cruise we went on we left the ship with a bill for $3.47 because we go so much stuff free (if you don't count the thousands of dollars that we have spent on previous cruises)

Sorry, I had to edit your post, fw. Not for NOTHING but these 2 lines just seem to go together really well - lol

I NOTHING but agree.

Got the lawn mowed.. Doing NOTHING for the rest of the day.

How many NOTHING hours did that take?

NOTHING but two hours with a 60" mower.. :ohdear:

Well, you definitely won't have to bring that bad boy mower to TV when you move south.

NOTHING but going through mail, paying bills, grocery shopping, and laundry for me today. Oh, and then there's dinner to be made - aren't we having a fun day off from work?

Well the good news for me is I don't have to go into work tomorrow since I'm doing 2 back to back 10 hour days on Tuesday and Wednesday. :MOJE_whot: Although I shouldn't be so overjoyed. I could use those extra bucks toward my goal of winning a bet I made with someone.

Btw, hope my Nucky NOTHING is okay. Haven't heard from him all day.

Yes he has been MIA. Hope is is just doing a different kind of NOTHING.

Yep, well at least he knows he's NOTHING but in our thoughts and prayers.

Want to place a bet that K fell asleep? After all, it's nap time for him. He's had NOTHING but a lot of practice for retirement living.

Yup NOTHING but just woke up from my nap. Lazy Sunday.

Now that's a bet you would have won. The other one? NOTHING doin..

So was K with you, or would that just be a NOTHING rumor?

Uh oh, now I'm in NOTHING but trouble.......

NOTHING new there... :duck:

Seriously, I can't get a word in edgewise around here without you NOTHING but sneaking up on me. I'm going to have to start whispering my posts.....:confused:

Well my grass isn't cut so that would be NOTHING but a rumor.

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.

Robert Frost

Hello you bunch Of lovely NOTHING’S. You know that little daddy that Mr K let rip earlier today? Words to live by fo certain. No matter what one foot in front of the other and just keep going. The entire family is together today and I need an umbrella around here for the rears. My contribution is to shut up until someone asks me a question. I just want peace and to not make things any worse.

What happened was for a reason I can’t explain but the answer will come one day with NOTHING but faith.

Life is good! Simple things make me happy. I didn’t forget my NOTHING.

Dawn she was NOTHING but Mary Ann. Nice segue to the island.

Not forgetting your NOTHING is a small victory

If Mrs. K caught me mowing someone else's lawn I would be in NOTHING but deep doodoo.. lol

You are a bright ray of sunshine in our NOTHING world. Thanks, Nucky, for just being you.

Thanks for checking in Nucky. Sometimes it just takes NOTHING but time to heal..

You had to say it. I thought it would be NOTHING but dropped.

Is that in tribute to W?

I will admit to NOTHING.. :pray:

In the midst of NOTHING I was able to get dinner on the table and clean up the kitchen. Don't say I can't multi-task!

On target for an early bedtime again tonight. Have to catch up on 3 weeks of little to no sleep. Nap time never seemed to be an option. Not that I'm good at that anyway. Is napping a skill set one develops after retiring? Are there classes in TV that teach that? Or are you guys all just naturals like my husband?