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Jim's Cafe - Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 "a special day"
- Thread starter Angie
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Hello cafe.
There's a day which came to mind, in among many favorites spent hiking or walking with my brother (r.i.p.) in Yosemite. But this day was if possible even happier: It was long time ago in one of my other lifetimes. I was with my fiance, and on a road trip in autumn around Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. We stayed at a little place that gave us coffee and breakfast, and spent the day hiking and exploring Acadia National Park on the coast of Maine. Sunny, cold wind, beautiful ocean and mountains and lakes.
There's a day which came to mind, in among many favorites spent hiking or walking with my brother (r.i.p.) in Yosemite. But this day was if possible even happier: It was long time ago in one of my other lifetimes. I was with my fiance, and on a road trip in autumn around Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. We stayed at a little place that gave us coffee and breakfast, and spent the day hiking and exploring Acadia National Park on the coast of Maine. Sunny, cold wind, beautiful ocean and mountains and lakes.
I got so unvolved in my post I forgot to thank @Angie for opening the cafe. It's a great idea and it'd be great to keep it going.
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Thank you @Lane for tagging seabird. She is needing a honed focus at the moment as things will challenging the next few days. Thinking about better times is a wonderful way to pull my energy back to myself.
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Thank you @Lane for tagging seabird. She is needing a honed focus at the moment as things will challenging the next few days. Thinking about better times is a wonderful way to pull my energy back to myself.
Thank you for posting a cafe today Angie (great question, not sure if I have much of an answer to it though lol) and for tagging me @Lane 
I can’t really think of (or remember) a specific day that was a really happy and great day that I’d want to “repeat”. I’m pretty much always feeling some degree of worry, stress and anxiety. A day with my sweet kitty who passed into kitty heaven almost 5 years ago would be nice though, we had such a special bond for sure I love my current sweet kitty too of course and feel so lucky and grateful to have her, I have a special bond with her too but she can be a bit intense and has a temper at times :p
I can’t really think of (or remember) a specific day that was a really happy and great day that I’d want to “repeat”. I’m pretty much always feeling some degree of worry, stress and anxiety. A day with my sweet kitty who passed into kitty heaven almost 5 years ago would be nice though, we had such a special bond for sure
I love my current sweet kitty too of course and feel so lucky and grateful to have her, I have a special bond with her too but she can be a bit intense and has a temper at times :pOk actually I did think of an EXTREMELY happy day from my past that I’d love to repeat - don’t remember the specific “day” but I do remember the month and year - February 1999, I was finally free of having to live with my pure evil stepwitch from hell, it was definitely one of the biggest relief’s I ever felt in my entire life, and the happiness and freedom I felt knowing I didn’t have to live in so much fear, worry and anxiety any longer could never fully be expressed in words
3 more quick things here lol 
1. Nice pic you posted there @Innocent Forever love it
2. Thought of a tag for someone who wasn’t tagged already - @Witty_Sarcasm
3. This is for anyone in North America, I know phone and computer times always set automatically these days, but for any wall clocks, alarm clocks or analog watches - remember to set them back by 1 hour tonight before you go to bed
1. Nice pic you posted there @Innocent Forever love it
2. Thought of a tag for someone who wasn’t tagged already - @Witty_Sarcasm
3. This is for anyone in North America, I know phone and computer times always set automatically these days, but for any wall clocks, alarm clocks or analog watches - remember to set them back by 1 hour tonight before you go to bed
Thanks, Lane, for the tag. The special day was when somebody in school became my closest friend (the friend which has passed away already, 30 yrs ago). During those school days in the '60s, we used to play Tiddlywinks during recess time. I used to think that Tiddlywinks was for kids only--but now I find that many adults play them too, as seen in this 5-minute video.
Hi, I don’t think I would want to relive any day from my past, unless it were to be an opportunity to undo a decision I later regretted.
I can say that when I think about it, my favorite day in the past would be experiencing the fern “forest” in Kaua’i with my partner. It was such a magical and peaceful place, and to be there with the love of my life is a memory that I always cherish. I do wish that I had been more relaxed on that trip overall. I did a couple things on that trip that I would come to wish I had done differently.
I can say that when I think about it, my favorite day in the past would be experiencing the fern “forest” in Kaua’i with my partner. It was such a magical and peaceful place, and to be there with the love of my life is a memory that I always cherish. I do wish that I had been more relaxed on that trip overall. I did a couple things on that trip that I would come to wish I had done differently.
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Thank you for the tag @JMG
I would probably relive any day with any loved ones who have passed on, so I could talk to them one more time.
I would probably relive any day with any loved ones who have passed on, so I could talk to them one more time.
A good question! Probably that day long ago in the arcade when video games cost a quarter to play... and I finally beat the game I've played so long, with a small crowd gathered around me, even including girls 😃
Unfortunately, that was the pinnacle, it didn't lead to anything, and it was all downhill from there 😂 But I had no way of knowing that at the time and thought I was at the top of the world 😂
Unfortunately, that was the pinnacle, it didn't lead to anything, and it was all downhill from there 😂 But I had no way of knowing that at the time and thought I was at the top of the world 😂
I'm with Lisa and Lumberjack on this one. It's not that I have no happy memories, but I don't necessarily want to go back and relive a particular day.
Similar to Lumberjack, there are some mistakes I wish to have not made, and I can certainly imagine having lived my life in a better way. On the other hand, there's really no telling where a different path in life might have led. I'm not sure I'd be prepared to give up the good things I've found in order to take that other route.
There's a song with the same theme. Except it's got this line about watching the world wake up from history, which I think is really dumb.
I often have memories of my cats (actually, my landlady's cat). They were so sweet, and would always come running and jump in my lap whenever I called out to them.
Similar to Lumberjack, there are some mistakes I wish to have not made, and I can certainly imagine having lived my life in a better way. On the other hand, there's really no telling where a different path in life might have led. I'm not sure I'd be prepared to give up the good things I've found in order to take that other route.
There's a song with the same theme. Except it's got this line about watching the world wake up from history, which I think is really dumb.
I often have memories of my cats (actually, my landlady's cat). They were so sweet, and would always come running and jump in my lap whenever I called out to them.
i don't think i would choose to relive any "good days". i would choose to relive bad days though, given a chance, because having learned healthier coping skills and understanding myself and my mental illness better, i would rather have the opportunity to relive my bad days and have another chance to make peace with myself and utilize all of the skills i have learned.
i don't feel the need to relive good days and memories because i have the opportunity to make more each day. Most of my past was not me living, but struggling to just survive. i was stuck living a lie for a long time because i never felt safe or comfortable enough to just be myself as being a transman. So, i would not want to live those days over. i would want to focus on moving forward, progressing emotionally and mentally. As much as i would want to relive any moment with my father it would only hurt that much more. i am learning to try and just live in the present of here and now.
i don't feel the need to relive good days and memories because i have the opportunity to make more each day. Most of my past was not me living, but struggling to just survive. i was stuck living a lie for a long time because i never felt safe or comfortable enough to just be myself as being a transman. So, i would not want to live those days over. i would want to focus on moving forward, progressing emotionally and mentally. As much as i would want to relive any moment with my father it would only hurt that much more. i am learning to try and just live in the present of here and now.
