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Times are Tough All Over

Maybe it’s that time of year, when things start dying and we start preparing for long, dreary months.

Or maybe 2010 was just slated to be a wench of  a year.

But tonight, I’m having a hard time. My back is wrenched, and I’m off work again. I already don’t make enough. If you take away a week, well, the paycheck ain’t pretty.

I’m also seeing  a lot of people I know struggling.

With pain.

With sorrow.

With a loss, or a coming loss, of someone near to them.

And I feel powerless.

All I have to offer is virtual hugs, pats on the back and words.

And I know those mean something, but I’d love to do so much more.

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  • JP_Lu

    They mean tons! Acknowledgement goes a long way.
    I am so sorry about your back, that really sucks. Alternate ice and heat. tae alieve for inflammation and pain when you don't want to be wasted and wind up with no socks!
    *light hugs*

    • _Psychobabble

      mwah. Loves you:)

  • alanamorales

    But you can only do so much. And being there and telling someone you are there for them is SO helpful to those in need. And sometimes that all you CAN do. Hope your back feels better quickly – mine hurts too and it sucks butt.
    My recent post The Kid Curse – Really

    • _Psychobabble

      It's getting better:) I think I overdid it yesterday, took it a little easier today:)

  • VDog

    I had just posted on Room 704 about how 2010 is a year of change and growth. It has been a tough year for so many people I know, myself included.

    Change & Growth.

    Words to ponder for sure. xoxo

    • _Psychobabble

      Change and Growth. That's a much more positive spin on it. Thank you:)

  • http://blog.pigtailpals.com Melissa Wardy

    For what it is worth, the caterpiller you read about over on my blog this morning is now wrapped comfortably in his little green and gold coccoon, sleeping the days away until he emerges as a Monarch. His next several months will be the task of flying to Mexico for the winter and mating. Not a bad gig, all in all.

    My point is maybe use the words and kindness of your friends to wrap yourself in a coccoon of your own, and emerge even more beautiful and incredible than before. I know the physical tolls of financial and emotional stress all too well, but I also know that everything changes.
    My recent post Self Destructive Decisions and Caterpillars

    • _Psychobabble

      That's something I keep trying to remind myself of, that this, too, will change. That something else will come along:)

  • http://vixensden.com Vixen

    Sometimes those virtual hugs are better than anything we could have ever hoped for. Thank you for being the caring, wonderful person you are. I hope you back is better soon and things improve. But yea, 2010 is really a wench.
    My recent post WWTwo Boys- Two Dads…Everything Is A Competition

    • _Psychobabble

      I'm feeling those hugs tonight, for sure. :)

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