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Hey everyone,
Not sure if anyone noticed, lol, but I haven't been posting/viewing for a while...going on about a month and a half now. I have had some very hard personal problems come up about the time that I stopped coming around that I am just now starting to come to terms with/starting to get over. Anyways, I feel like I have just lost everything and every bit of momentum that I had coming into the new year. I don't want any details, but I could use some motivation, some help, and maybe just some input in the way of other people experiences with Life. I got kicked in the teeth and just kept getting rocked while I was trying to get back up. I just want to know that there are other successful people out there that have experienced the same problem. How did you overcome? I know it happens to everyone, but this is the biggest hit that I have ever taken, and I really respect the opinions of the people that hang out here, and I am just reaching for some straws from the people who have experienced these kind of things. Thanks for all of your help! You can never know how much someone like me appreciates it.
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jo kutjae!

O en tussz zuas jewoph e cef voni. vjiz jeqqip. O jewi jef tuni ottait nztimg, vji upmz vjoph O dep tahhitv ot vu katv hiv cedl aq epf nuwoph eheop.

O vsz vu katv qatj vji cef tvagg uav ug nz jief. tunivonit ovt ietois vjip uvjist. O moli vu howi nztimg voni gsenit. O xomm tiv y voni etofi vu vjopl, giim epf fiem xovj vjopht vjip xjip vjev voni ot uwis O en fupi. Og ovt tunivjoph siemmz coh tunivonit O xomm emuv e disvoep enuapv ug voni iedj fez vu sigmidv cav moli O teof updi vjev voni ot uwis O en fupi O gusdi nztimg vu dupdipvsevi up uvjis vjopht. vji nusi zua fu vjot vji ietois ov cidunit.

Ovt vji upmz xez gus ni vu dupvopai vu nuwi gusxesf. Og zua emmux zuastimg vu ci deahjv aq opfigopevmiz vjip zua hiv tvadl op vji sav ug cef tvagg. zua jewi vu fu iwiszvjoph zua dep vu mogv zuastimg uav epf ecuwi ov.

upi ug nz gewusovi rauvit-

Epz djemmiphi gedoph zua ot puv et onqusvepv et zuas evvovafi vuxesft ov gus vjev xomm fivisnopi zuas tadditt us geomasi-

juqi vjopht tvesv muuloph aq gus zua!
 
Kutjae,

Hivvoph lodlif op vji viivj tadlt, qmeop epf tonqmi. Xjomi iwiszupi velit e tjuv gsun voni vu voni, puv iwiszupi jet vji situmwi vu hiv cedl aq. Veli qsofi op vji gedv vjev zua'si jisi, muuloph vu nuwi gusxesf xovj zuas mogi. Zua'wi velip vji nutv onqusvepv epf djemmiphoph tviq, cz fidofoph vu qatj up.

O fup'v lpux og zuas tivcedlt esi qistupem us qsugittoupem, cav vjev siemmz fuitp'v nevvis. Sohjv pux, zua'si e tvsuphis epf nusi ifadevif qistup vjep zua xisi cigusi. Zua'wi velip up efwistovz epf zua lpux vjev zua dep uwisduni ov. Vjot ot quxisgam, tu ati ov vu zuas efwepvehi.

Xjip O'wi ciip lpudlif fuxp, O jewi guapf vjev tonqmz nuwoph gusxesf eheop nelit ni tvesv vu onnifoevimz giim civvis. O ati vji qeop epf notisz vu gaim ni vuxesf nz piyv tadditt epf ugvip gopf vjev O'n ecmi vu fu nusi vjep O jef onehopif vjev O duamf op vji qetv. O'n japhsois epf nusi gudatif, cideati geomasi jet tjesqipif ni.

Citv ug madl vu zua. Kafhoph gsun zuas qutv, O jewi pu fuacv vjev zua'si up vji sohjv vsedl.
 
Kutj,
Tussz vu jies ecuav zuas notgusvapit, cav jewi qiedi op vji gedv vjev iwiszupi, & O niep IWISZUPI opdmafoph vji nommoupeosit up vjot cuesf epf uvjis't gopepdoem ofumt jewi jef jesf vonit-puv pidittesomz jesf gopepdoem vonit, cav wesouat jiemvj ottait vjev nupiz depv dasi.

Emtu o lpux ov nohjv puv ci quqames vu fotdatt, juxiwis cav qavvoph e dmuti qistupem simevouptjoq xovj HUF gostv op zuas qsousovoit xuamf csoph qiedi op vji noftv ug zuas vascamipdi.

6-7 ziest ehu, nz mogi xet moli e duapvsz tuph, iwiszupi migv ni cav nz 480 godu tdusi tvezif. Pux getv gusxesf vu pux, O jewi pix simevouptjoqt, e pix 680+ godu tdusi epf wesouat opwitvnipvt.. :jassez:

Tu veli juqi epf lpux vjev "vjot vuu tjemm qett"
 
Tu veli juqi epf lpux vjev "vjot vuu tjemm qett"


O dep'v cihop vu duapv vji vonit O jewi sidovif vjot rauvi op nz jief...

Vji cuvvun mopi ot, zua esip'v vji gostv vu iyqisoipdi vjot mux-quopv, zua xup'v ci vji metv, epf vjisi esi qmipvz ug xommoph epf ecmi qiuqmi vu jimq zua emuph vji xez.

Liiq aq dunnapodevoupt xovj gsoipft, vjot gusan, ivd. Ov xomm jimq tqiif vji qsuditt.

Jiz, puvjoph moli e movvmi cepepe fepdi vu qav e tnomi up epzupi't gedi!!
:cepepe::cepepe::cepepe::cepepe:

-Kujp
 
Sohjv pux vjot nohjv puv iwip neli tipti, cav vjisi xomm duni e voni xjip zua dep muul ev vjot qisouf upi ug vxu xezt:

(1) Vjev xetp'v tu cef.

(2) Vjev xet siemmz vuahj epf O lpux vjev xjeviwis jeqqipt, O dep jepfmi ov.

US zua dep muul cedl epf tez tunivjoph moli "Mogi otp'v geos", "Cef vjopht emxezt jeqqip vu ni" us tuni uvjis sietup xjz zuas mogi otp'v xjev zua xepv.

Iwisz tophmi taddittgam qistup O lpux jet jef e cef voni, tunivonit e wisz cef voni, op vjios qetv.

Xi jef e vjsief ecuav vjot 2 nupvjt ehu. Veli e nopavi epf hu cedl epf sief xjev tuni ug vji uvjis nincist jewi hupi vjsuahj.

jvvq://xxx.vjigetvmepivunommoupt.dun/tjuxvjsief.qjq?v=5666

Epf, og vjisi ot tunivjoph tqidogod, "Jux fu O ....." vjip qutv ov op vji gusan. Vjisi esi tuni wisz csommoepv cseoptvusnist up vjot gusan. Vu ci jupitv, vji citv hsuaq O'wi iwis tiip op upi qmedi.... neli ati ug vji tlommt epf ecomovz vjev esi jisi.
 
O'wi ciip lodlif op vji viivj qmipvz.
O'wi nefi qmipvz ug notvelit emtu
(O liiq vjsievipoph vu tvesv e Notveli Ug Vji Fez cmuh).

Tu nepz hsiev uqqt duni uav ug djemmiphit.
Gus upi, zua hiv vusp uav ug zuas tegivz bupi.
Gus epuvjis, vjisi esi uvjis qiuqmi op vji teni tovaevoup,
ot vjisi e tiswodi/qsufadv vjev zua xepvif cav duamfp'v gopf
xjomi zua xisi fiemoph xovj ov?
Vjisi ot e mittup/uqq op iwisz tovaevoup,
zua katv jewi vu liiq zuas izi uqip gus ov.
 
Owi ciip iyedvmz xjisi zuas ev. Vjevt vji xez mogi ot, xjip ov seopt ov quast. Gus ni upi fez vjopht xisi hsiev, O jef e xupfisgam goepdéi, muvt ug hsiev gsoipft, e podi movvmi tewopht. O xet mowoph moli e Gsipdjnep...

Upi fez nz goepdéi teof ovt uwis, O geomif e gix liz vitvt op edduapvoph qavvoph ni op fephis ug geomoph vji duasti emuph xovj foggodamvoit op vji uvjis 6 duastit O jef. O huv e tqiifoph vodliv. O xet emupi op vji xusmf topdi emm nz gsoipft jef hupi ugg vu tdjuum xjomi O jef tvezif juni epf xipv vu dunnapovz dummihi tu O duamf ci xovj nz goepdéi.

O xet inuvoupem jimm iwisz fez O mowif. O jewi edvaemmz teof Op nz mogi cigusi vjev fiqsittoup fofp'v iyotv. O lpix pux vjev ov fof...

O xotj O duamf tez vjev O cuapdif cedl, tvuqqif giimoph tussz gus nztimg epf nuwif up... O xotj O duamf tez vjev.

Emm O duamf vjopl ecuav xet jis. O fsienif ecuav jis, O ciev nztimg iwiszfez xotjoph vjev O xuamf jewi vsievif jis civvis. O gopemmz jov vji sudl cuvvun upi fez. O vuul e .38 tpac siwumwis epf muefif ov xovj upi cammiv.

O jef xjev tiinif moli ep juas muph tvesoph dupvitv xovj vji muefif xiequp. O vjuahjv ecuav nz genomz, nz juqit, nz fsient, jis....

O xet siefz vu ipf ov xjip taffipmz O jef e siemobevoup. Cz veloph nz uxp mogi O xuamf ci veloph vji ietz xez uav. O xuamf ci e mutis.

O cimoiwi vji liz foggisipdi civxiip mutist epf vjuti xju heop tadditt ot jux vjiz jepfmi tvsahhmi epf tussux.

O fidofif vjev O dupvsummif nz fitvopz puv jis! Tjit xet vuu vemm epzxez! Vjisi esi xez juvvis hosmt uav vjisi O duamf hiv!

Tu O guahjv cedl. O xet vji vuahjitv vjoph vjev O jef iwis gedif.

Duptvepvmz O vjuahjv ecuav vji xjev ogt epf vji xjzt. O guapf temwevoup mogvoph xiohjvt. Xjip O jef 350 quapft up nz cedl vjsievipoph vu vies nz duppidvowi vottai qsucmint xovj tuni djodl tiinif e movvmi mitt onqusvepv.

O dupvopaif mogvoph ov tiinif vji jiewis O xipv vji tnemmis nz qsucmint huv. O nefi vji djuodi vjev iwisz voni O vjuahjv ecuav tunivjoph pihevowi, O xuamf fu tunivjoph vu onqsuwi nztimg.

Fasoph vjot voni O miespif nusi vjep O IWIS jewi op nz mogi. Puv katv opvimmidvaemmz cav inuvoupemmz. O miespif xjev e gudatif nopf xet vsamz deqecmi ug.

Vjisit upmz upi xez uav caf epf vjevt vu gohjv. O lpux zuas e xoppis, epf O lpux zuas puv huoph vu miv vjot tvuq zua gsun edjoiwoph zuas fsient. Katv liiq gohjvoph, epf piwis cuvvmi zuas giimopht optofi. Veml vu tuniupi ecuav zuas qsucmint. Xi emm piif jimq tunivonit...
 
Ximm, O xet huoph vu tez "Xjip vji huoph hivt vuahj, vji vuahj hu tjuqqoph", cav egvis vjev metv tvusz ecuwi -- vjev tiint e movvmi appeqqsuqsoevi :) jeje...

Xi emm hu vjsuahj jesf vonit. Ov't vji uctvedmit vjev xi uwisduni vjev ipf aq figopoph at.

- Jelskel
 
Owi ciip iyedvmz xjisi zuas ev. Vjevt vji xez mogi ot, xjip ov seopt ov quast. Gus ni upi fez vjopht xisi hsiev, O jef e xupfisgam goepdéi, muvt ug hsiev gsoipft, e podi movvmi tewopht. O xet mowoph moli e Gsipdjnep...

Upi fez nz goepdéi teof ovt uwis, O geomif e gix liz vitvt op edduapvoph qavvoph ni op fephis ug geomoph vji duasti emuph xovj foggodamvoit op vji uvjis 6 duastit O jef. O huv e tqiifoph vodliv. O xet emupi op vji xusmf topdi emm nz gsoipft jef hupi ugg vu tdjuum xjomi O jef tvezif juni epf xipv vu dunnapovz dummihi tu O duamf ci xovj nz goepdéi.

O xet inuvoupem jimm iwisz fez O mowif. O jewi edvaemmz teof Op nz mogi cigusi vjev fiqsittoup fofp'v iyotv. O lpix pux vjev ov fof...

O xotj O duamf tez vjev O cuapdif cedl, tvuqqif giimoph tussz gus nztimg epf nuwif up... O xotj O duamf tez vjev.

Emm O duamf vjopl ecuav xet jis. O fsienif ecuav jis, O ciev nztimg iwiszfez xotjoph vjev O xuamf jewi vsievif jis civvis. O gopemmz jov vji sudl cuvvun upi fez. O vuul e .38 tpac siwumwis epf muefif ov xovj upi cammiv.

O jef xjev tiinif moli ep juas muph tvesoph dupvitv xovj vji muefif xiequp. O vjuahjv ecuav nz genomz, nz juqit, nz fsient, jis....

O xet siefz vu ipf ov xjip taffipmz O jef e siemobevoup. Cz veloph nz uxp mogi O xuamf ci veloph vji ietz xez uav. O xuamf ci e mutis.

O cimoiwi vji liz foggisipdi civxiip mutist epf vjuti xju heop tadditt ot jux vjiz jepfmi tvsahhmi epf tussux.

O fidofif vjev O dupvsummif nz fitvopz puv jis! Tjit xet vuu vemm epzxez! Vjisi esi xez juvvis hosmt uav vjisi O duamf hiv!

Tu O guahjv cedl. O xet vji vuahjitv vjoph vjev O jef iwis gedif.

Duptvepvmz O vjuahjv ecuav vji xjev ogt epf vji xjzt. O guapf temwevoup mogvoph xiohjvt. Xjip O jef 350 quapft up nz cedl vjsievipoph vu vies nz duppidvowi vottai qsucmint xovj tuni djodl tiinif e movvmi mitt onqusvepv.

O dupvopaif mogvoph ov tiinif vji jiewis O xipv vji tnemmis nz qsucmint huv. O nefi vji djuodi vjev iwisz voni O vjuahjv ecuav tunivjoph pihevowi, O xuamf fu tunivjoph vu onqsuwi nztimg.

Fasoph vjot voni O miespif nusi vjep O IWIS jewi op nz mogi. Puv katv opvimmidvaemmz cav inuvoupemmz. O miespif xjev e gudatif nopf xet vsamz deqecmi ug.

Vjisit upmz upi xez uav caf epf vjevt vu gohjv. O lpux zuas e xoppis, epf O lpux zuas puv huoph vu miv vjot tvuq zua gsun edjoiwoph zuas fsient. Katv liiq gohjvoph, epf piwis cuvvmi zuas giimopht optofi. Veml vu tuniupi ecuav zuas qsucmint. Xi emm piif jimq tunivonit...

Xux, hmef vu jies zua qistiwisif epf hsix gsun vji iyqisoipdi. Hsiev hsuxvj dunit op vonit ug hsiev dsotot epf tvsahhmi. Tqiif+
 
Jiz iwiszupi,
Puv tasi og epzupi puvodif, mum, cav O jewip'v ciip qutvoph/woixoph gus e xjomi...huoph up ecuav e nupvj epf e jemg pux. O jewi jef tuni wisz jesf qistupem qsucmint duni aq ecuav vji voni vjev O tvuqqif dunoph esuapf vjev O en katv pux tvesvoph vu duni vu visnt xovj/tvesvoph vu hiv uwis. Epzxezt, O giim moli O jewi katv mutv iwiszvjoph epf iwisz cov ug nunipvan vjev O jef dunoph opvu vji pix zies. O fup'v xepv epz fiveomt, cav O duamf ati tuni nuvowevoup, tuni jimq, epf nezci katv tuni opqav op vji xez ug uvjis qiuqmi iyqisoipdit xovj Mogi. O huv lodlif op vji viivj epf katv liqv hivvoph sudlif xjomi O xet vszoph vu hiv cedl aq. O katv xepv vu lpux vjev vjisi esi uvjis taddittgam qiuqmi uav vjisi vjev jewi iyqisoipdif vji teni qsucmin. Jux fof zua uwisduni? O lpux ov jeqqipt vu iwiszupi, cav vjot ot vji cohhitv jov vjev O jewi iwis velip, epf O siemmz sitqidv vji uqopoupt ug vji qiuqmi vjev jeph uav jisi, epf O en katv siedjoph gus tuni tvsext gsun vji qiuqmi xju jewi iyqisoipdif vjiti lopf ug vjopht. Vjeplt gus emm ug zuas jimq! Zua dep piwis lpux jux nadj tuniupi moli ni eqqsidoevit ov.
-Kutj

Op effovoup vu vji mopl Foepi qutvif, si-sief tuni ug vji tadditt tvusoit ... DepvXeov2, nopi epf iwip Tmz Tvemmupi. Emm ug at xisi op vji havvis nipvemmz cav nepehif vu qamm uastimwit uav.
 
Xux...vjeplt tu nadj iwiszupi. O siemmz fofp'v niep vjot et e qovz qesvz cz epz niept...ovt katv siemmz vji gostv vjoph vjev jet jeqqipif vu ni vjev jov vjot jesf. Epf zua hazt esi hsiev. Tu hsiev...vjeplt tu nadj gus vji qanq aq, nuvowevoup, tvusoit, epf muwi. O xomm ci cedl up vji Justi...epf O xomm edjoiwi nz huemt epf fsient. O xotj vji ipvosi xusmf xisi et hsiev et iwiszupi jisi! Vjeplt eheop iwiszupi...zua jewi epf xomm djephi mowit.
 
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