The World is a wonderful place thread.

When I was born, the doctors only gave me a small chance of ever living an independent life. But not only do I live independently, I own my own house and I have a great job where I feel valued.

They said my quality of life would be poor. But thanks to some world-leading doctors and surgeons, I live a mostly pain free and 'normal' life (whatever that means).

When I was younger I thought I'd be single all my life and I accepted it as fact. I thought nobody would want to deal with the baggage of my health. But one day I found the most amazing woman who is beautiful and successful and it feels like we were truly made for each other. My wife but also my best friend for nearly a decade now.

What's the common thread here? In me finding a good job? With me having a good quality of life? With me being happily married?

People. It's all about the people. It's my family who supported me, the teachers and employers who made accommodations, the doctors and nurses who did their best to give me the life I have, my wife's family who are amazing people and raised a brilliant woman.

It's easy to get lost in the conflict, the negativity, the differences. Am I just lucky? In a sense, yes, very. But for my luck to come in there needed to be good people in the world. And life has taught me there are lots of good people. So many of them - good, ordinary people. They're everywhere, even when sometimes it doesn't feel like it.

That's the energy I choose to carry through life, because sometimes I might get the chance to show somebody else that I too am a good person, and that way I can pay it forward in whatever little ways I can.
 
Eccles Blue said:
Oh my goodness it's all doom and gloom :-( on here recently. Let's have some positivity folks.

I'll start you off:
The world has my great-grandchildren and grandchildren to keep me happy. (As well as my offspring of course.)

The world has rainbows and butterflies and mountains.

The world has Manchester City football club and look at how well we are doing.

The world has Blue Moon Forums which are sometimes happy but sometimes get a bit meeeehhh and moany. :-)
I can still look out at the world and get up every morning. I might not be able to do the hill walking and mountain climbing I used to do but I can still look at the photos or I can look out of my window and see the sun/rain/hail which makes me realise that I am well and truly alive.

Now come on what are your positive thoughts Blue Mooners.


Oh I forgot.... The world has the great player John Stones to cheer us up. ;-)




Mods if you don't like this thread you can delete it. :-) :-)
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I went hill climbing and hiking last week...DESPITE my Long COVID. I was completely knackered, but better than I usually am.
Spent some days down at my mums in Wales last week (looking after her house and cat while she went away) and went for a good walk with the missus to a village called Knucklas across the hills.
I'd heard there was a castle there, so we went looking for it. Through some woods, across an orchard, through more woods, up some big steps....paths that were barely visible. ALL uphill. Lynn gave up, but I carried on up...I wanted to see the castle. I got to the last part but collapsed, out of breath. So I crawled! I was determined! Anyway...I made it, but, guess what? There was no fckin castle! This was it: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.363...try=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxOC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

So glad that I made it...the views were well worth it. Made me feel ALIVE. The ruins of the castle were used to build the nearby viaduct. It's just a mound now. Back in sunny Salford now...recovering. Painful joints and muscles!
 
Marklr said:
I went hill climbing and hiking last week...DESPITE my Long COVID. I was completely knackered, but better than I usually am.
Spent some days down at my mums in Wales last week (looking after her house and cat while she went away) and went for a good walk with the missus to a village called Knucklas across the hills.
I'd heard there was a castle there, so we went looking for it. Through some woods, across an orchard, through more woods, up some big steps....paths that were barely visible. ALL uphill. Lynn gave up, but I carried on up...I wanted to see the castle. I got to the last part but collapsed, out of breath. So I crawled! I was determined! Anyway...I made it, but, guess what? There was no fckin castle! This was it: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3637898,-3.1035931,3a,75y,220h,110t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPpT6znpqWEsBiwjf0GEFo6exY0bAG3vb-i-dOG!2e10!3e11!6s//lh5.ggpht.com/p/AF1QipPpT6znpqWEsBiwjf0GEFo6exY0bAG3vb-i-dOG=w900-h600-k-no-pi-20-ya81-ro0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352?coh=205410&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxOC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

So glad that I made it...the views were well worth it. Made me feel ALIVE. The ruins of the castle were used to build the nearby viaduct. It's just a mound now. Back in sunny Salford now...recovering. Painful joints and muscles!
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Oh wow, that view made me emotional. Made me thankful as well.
I am glad you had a great time even though you are aching now you have the memory to keep you going.

Thank you @Marklr for your great post and specially for that fantastic view. :-) :-)
 
Eccles Blue said:
Oh wow, that view made me emotional. Made me thankful as well.
I am glad you had a great time even though you are aching now you have the memory to keep you going.

Thank you @Marklr for your great post and specially for that fantastic view. :-) :-)
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Thanks, Eccles. It's a really nice place mum moved to about 7 years ago. She was living on the East Lancs in Swinton up until my stepdad passed.
So glad she moved to Wales...best thing for her. And the cat;) And I visit her more now than when she lived up the road in Swinton!
 
calumdown said:
omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum
and you will be fine :)

(horace said the first bit, i added the second bit).


enjoy it while you've got it xxx
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On the basis that Horace was also in The Specials, I assume this translates as "Enjoy yourself it's later than you think" ?
 
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