Please help me

[LeftyFingerPop]

I am going to post something thoughtful, because Peggy told me that if I get to 800 posts tonight, she will give me a COOKIE! Philboy like COOKIE! oook!

For you people in your 40's and older, do you ever have a fleeting moment of clarity where you feel as good as you did when you were a child? Where it's like there are no worries about your health, your job, the mortgage, your kids, your parents, etc?

The feeling may only last a moment, but it's where you feel really good and carefree. This happened to me today. Anyone else?

[KitchenWitch]

1. I have had a few of those

They are a true gift.

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. I only get them occasionally, and they only last a few...

minutes, but they are a terribly nice rush.

[lost-in-nj]

3. Hey

when did this happen and how did you feel????
Better yet what were you doing that made you feel that way????

My moment comes on the back of my horse......
he is poetry in motion and I am learning to
trust him again and building my confidence.....

:hi: :hi:

lost

BTW
What kind of cookie will she give you??
For me its gotta be Chocolate Chip.....
homemade of course!!!! LOL

[LeftyFingerPop]

5. lost...

It happened in my pickup truck believe it or not.

Beautiful weather, shorts and a t-shirt, driving...arm out window, breeze in face...and it took me back to going to the drive-in theatre on a hot summer night when I was a teen. A most excellent feeling indeed.

And your horse...isn't it strange what animals can do for us? Horses are beautiful, majestic animals...and even just watching them move gives me a sense of awe. I have not ridden one in years, but I can imagine the peace they must give you.

Chocolate chip would be preferred! :hi: :hi:

[lost-in-nj]

11. I know exactly how you felt...

I bet a GREAT song was on the radio to.....


yeah..... I know


lost

[LeftyFingerPop]

13. You are exactly correct my friend....

I'm lovin' talking about this....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I promised you a WHAT?

This is an excellent thread!

I've had those moments, but as I age, they do get fewer and farther between....

Still.......they do happen, and it's fabulous!

:hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

6. ...

:hug: Good for you Peggy!

[lost-in-nj]

19. Peggy

I can't believe you age......
are you sure your nick name isn't Dorian Grey ???

You probably have lots of these moments....
especially after that awesome trip you just took!!!!

:hug:

lost

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. Yes.

But I'm in my 20s, which is weird.

[LeftyFingerPop]

9. It's not weird at all...

the feeling probably just takes you back to when you were younger.

[pagerbear]

8. No. Never. Harumph!

:shrug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

10. Sorry! n/t

[lost-in-nj]

18. pagerbear

you have to crank the radio up
of course it should be your favorite station....
Open the windows (all of them)
drive just drive......
And if that doesn't work, wait till fall
rake your leaves in a pile and JUMP!!!!!
remember jumping in the leaves????
We used to make a circle in the middle of the leaves and
play ...........are you ready............






LOST IN SPACE!!!! THE LEAF PILE WAS OUR SPACE SHIP!!!!!!
I was Penny LOL!!!



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



lost

[LeftyFingerPop]

21. hahahahahahaha!!!!

I used to be bloop the monkey when we played lost in space!

Bloop! Bloop! :rofl:

[lost-in-nj]

22. No freekin way

You don't have pointed ears
do you????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

to funny......


lost

[LeftyFingerPop]

23. ....

I'm serious. :blush:

bloop! :bounce:

[SPKrazy]

12. for a brief moment when i first wake up :D

then reality hits

:rofl:

[LeftyFingerPop]

15. Yep...

the dread, fear and anguish strikes :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

17. but then

i remember:
Im a little pea
I love the sky the trees
Im a teeny tiny little ant
Checking out this and that
I am nothing
So you have nothing to hide
And Im a pacifist
So I can fuck your shit up
Oh yeah Im small

Fuck you asshole
You homophobic redneck dick
Youre big and tough and macho
You can kick my ass
So fucking what

at least in the universe

and i feel better

:rofl:

[LeftyFingerPop]

20. Now that...

has me ROARING laughing!! Thank you! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[TOhioLiberal]

14. I wish...

...it sounds heavenly. I guess I'm just too burdened. :(

[LeftyFingerPop]

16. Normally happens to me in the summer...early summer...

"It's summertime, and the livin' is easy"

[sakabatou]

24. You have something like 60 posts to go

w00t

[bertha katzenengel]

25. Philboy - i know what you're talking about. And - here:

well, i don't know what just happened but when i tried to post something from another site, i got something evil.

anyway. i hope you get your cookie.

[LeftyFingerPop]

28. Thank you all, thank you Bertha....

I'm fading....bed soon...I enjoyed your responses.

[mitchum]

26. Yes, but it only happens when I'm petting a dog

[Arugula Latte]

27. Rarely -- but they do happen at times.

But, those wake-up-and-worry moments in the middle of the night are pretty frequent. I worry most about finances (college for the kids, retirement, and home improvement, mostly), my mother's health, my in-law's health, my career, etc.

Life. It ain't for the weak.

On edit: Thank goodness for kitties!!! There is nothing better than kitty fur therapy. Also, having kids helps keep me connected to joy and enthusiasm, although, feeling vulnerable about something happening to them is my biggest terror, as well.

[REP]

29. Retired, Child-Free, No Mortgage, Mom is Fine ...

(Of course I don't worry about my mortgage because I don't have a house yet, but still) I don't actively worry about my health unless something is going acutely wrong, soI'd have to say I feel better than I did as a kid most of the time. As I am often heard saying, Being old rocks out loud!

[Richard Steele]

30. CaliPeg is much more reliable than I am...

[LeftyFingerPop]

33. Mr. Steele...

That is brilliant!! Thanks! :hi:

[Richard Steele]

36. Y'know, I do have moments like you describe...

I really like "finding things"- interesting stones, pieces of rusty metal, etc.

And I think the sensation is just the same as it was when I was a kid.

It's a PURE thing.

[LeftyFingerPop]

37. Know exactly what you mean. n/t

[Adsos Letter]

31. During the summer when its HOT...

and we are up in the Sierra foothills in Calaveras county. Just at dusk, when the heat of a really hot day is just beginning to cool; the oak trees, the dry grass, and the red dirt all combine for a certain smell that puts me right back into being a kid at my grandmothers house.

Those moments are precious.

:D

[LeftyFingerPop]

34. Yes...

smells do it to me also.

[Tyler Durden]

32. Very Frequently.

But they are very short lived.

[LeftyFingerPop]

35. Same here, very quick...

unfortunately :hi: