Hello from the other side, i must have tried a thousand times.
....to make cash online, anyway here I am, I have arrived, I’m sorry that I’m late, I shall endeavour to make up for lost time!
To give you a little background about myself, I’m going to list a couple of my weak points but more importantly, a few strengths, so if you follow me, you’ll know which buttons to press!
Money management has never been a friend to me, ok maybe it was for a couple of years when I was young and had no outgoings, however, since those many moons ago, it’s been pants ever since.
I’m not a social butterfly. Push or pull me into a social gathering and I’ll be the one stood at the fire exit with my back against the exit bar ready or hoping for it to swing open, I’m ok on a one to one, but in a group, you might as well wave bye-bye to me there and then.
Anyway, enough of the negativity and onto the positives, I would like to think that I’ve been blessed with a little creative grey matter, and once I engage it into gear, I’m off, I want to inspire, I want to ignite ideas, for others to feed off, I want it to be contagious and outrageous if it means that people will sit up and take notice.
It’s funny, I’m 49 now and I feel mentally liberated since joining here, and that’s the first time in 40 years, when I think back to being a high flying 9 year old, acing the best grades, thriving on teachers praise, it was abruptly and cruelly halted when I made the wrong choice to pal up with some not so great ‘friends’., within a year I’d gone from being a 90% A student to a 40-50% average joe kid. I can pinpoint it down to one of my ‘friends’ who virtually single-handed my smothered my flair and ability and shoved it into a box and taped it shut. I’m not ashamed to say that I’m sat here, in the comfort of being behind a 5”x3” glass screen, and can feel a little salty water welling at the bottom of my eyes, which to me feels like a happy tear or two, as I feel I’m about to embark on a fantastic new experience, and I can, once and for all, burst out of that tapedbox, and express some good feelings that I want to share and experience with a new and extended family in the shape of WA.
Best wishes and thankyou for reading
Heyday
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I, too, can trace my 'stalled' times to specific occurrences and/or the influence of one or more people. I think we all can relate to this aspect of our lives. It is how long we allow it to continue and how we break loose that matters.
Leave it behind and only look forward.
You have some very natural influences in your life. Follow and/or grasp them. You're off to a great start by being here. Congratulations!
Candice
Thankyou for your kind words Candice. Luckily for me, we parted ways at 13 when we were sent to different high schools, so I managed to make some gains, and was liberated enough to get my life back on track, but I’m sure that you understand too, of the limitations it can put you under.
It will always be with me, and if I work myself into a position where I have the time and opportunity to help others, then it will surely go on my goal list
Many thanks for the comment
Heyday
...Sorry, but so much of what you have just related, brings the horrific realization: "That which strikes young, strikes enduringly."
My own stalled outlook can be traced to a few frightening childhood years , shaking a core of my confidence to trust in social interactions, a shyness to try new experiences outside my own comfort zone and ultimately, to fear, reaching for remarkable success.
"But a destiny is not decided upon that which we are
unable to change. But by, light and choice, of our present."
As now, convinced, my 58th year promises by affirmation:
All that I have endured was to prepare for my greatest
understanding of events to unfold and accomplishments to
follow.
Shine brilliant, my friend, far more than you realize today,
It is vital that you are here, for yourself and all who will come to
know you.
Respectfully, David
I’m so sorry to hear of your childhood experiences which naturally impacted you in a harmful way.
What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger, is an often used term, which is very true in lots of respects but also, and more importantly as you’ve stated, it can stall a persons confidence and abilities for many weeks, months, years or in many cases for a lifetime to come.
This is what makes it so critical,imo, to get your feelings out there. Myself as a typical bloke, has never found it easy to talk about with anyone, however, and this is the good news and the eureka moment for me, is to express my feelings on a platform such as this. Don’t get me wrong, I still feel uneasy about it, but more importantly, I feel unburdened about it to a much greater degree
Thankyou for your feedback and inspiration
Best wishes
Heyday
What comes across in your writing is of greater impact when transparent in intent. This is what I enjoy most from you this far, but let me say:
You have an strong ability to discern the heart of a comment and respond accurately by your choice in words. This is a gift, (one that would certainly make you a great bartender, should you choose) and will be of extraordinary benefit to your pursuits here in the WA.
Kind regards...to be continued soon. David R.
Thankyou David, I’ve done the bartender work back in my youth so maybe I honed some skills then! I didn’t realise that it would serve me well on a platform such as this.
I’m enjoying reading your work and postings, there’ll be plenty more from both of us.
Now, what can I get you, sir, a scotch on the rocks or maybe could I tempt you with a Harvey wallbanger!
Well done on your introduction. I am sure you will find success here at WA. It takes time, patience, and help from the community.
Wishing you the best,
Dottie
It is the beginning of something awesome my friend! get stuck in with the training and let me know if you need any help.
Thankyou Sheila, it certainly has, apologies for the brain dump, but it sure feels good after!
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I have found some puzzuling time myself out of 77 yrs
Had bad an good time. Sometimes wish I could go back
To times I was very intelligent an new lot's of things that
Others weren't aware of like in the Service retired 1974.
A good time. a go. However that is enuf of that
Cheers God's Speed.
Thanks for the comment and your right, some things are best left, for me coming on here has been a liberating experience and I wanted to share
Heyday