CHRISTMAS 2018/NEW YEARS Chillout Lounge

[kanga_brumby]

Hey Everybody! Christmas is the time of year to enjoy & share with family & friends. Some people will spend this time alone & isolated too!
This is a safe place where people can post and say hello, chat or send wishes to others and have a 'Virtual Christmas/New Years'!
Whether you have plans for Christmas/New Years or having a quiet one you can kick back and just enjoy company of others. Its been a long year. Even if you have never posted on Beyond Blue before you are very welcome to come in and sit around our 'Virtual Christmas Tree' and chat 🙂
You asked for this Paul here it is for all.
Santa (AKA Kanga Peter) Ho Ho! 🙂

[monkey_magic]

Hi Paul and everyone,

Ive visited due to blondeguy( Paul's )recommendation. Merry early Christmas everyone!!! That's all I've got for now 🙂

[demonblaster]

Hi Kanga, newbies welcome & oldies (duck, incoming) oldies meaning regulars 🙂 where are emotes when you need em lol

Lovely community, good but not hearing other feelings about Xmas.

No one's alone while they're in this amazing community, thankyou to everyone that makes this awesome and safe.

Kanga apologies was thinking Paul started this thread twas you, nice one (Y) (like on facebook fb)

[kanga_brumby]

juliette and Lothar1966, welcome. With what I have been through in the last few years I shouldn't be here. The only thing is I refuse to let the turkeys keep me down. There have been to many Grinch's around to make life a misery. So stuff the scrooges of the world they can go bar humbug. I know I feel that wright about now. If I stay there I wont come out of it I wont stay there for long I don't want the alternative.

So why is Santa so jolly.................................... He has the naughty girl list bar boom. I will now go back into my closet.

Kanga

[Candombera]

Hi kanga and everyone!
I've been away for the forums for a long time sorting my own crap.
2017 was a massive year with heaps of changes. About 3 months ago I was under so much stress, that I decided to take 10 days off and went to India to meditate in an ashram. I felt like if I didn't stop I would end up in the hospital again. So off I went, leaving job, husband and kid behind.
India was an amazing experience. I came back and I quit my job, I broke up with my lifelong partner of 17 years and father of my kid.
And here I am... alive and kicking! And free 🙂 Got a great new job, still sorting out the break-up practical side of things... back to therapy. It feels good, although I have my moments.
So this will be my 1st Xmas on my own... actually looking forward to it, without the stress of cooking, buying presents, hosting people at home.
Thanks everyone for the messages. It's good to be back!

[monkey_magic]

Hi Candombera,

Welcome back. Wow, some big changes. Sounds like you intuitively took the steps you needed for your wellbeing and followed by making changes that in turn have freed you. I'm sure there will be some ups and downs as breakups usually aren't smooth sailing. All the power to you. You know what's best. You're an example of someone that looks out for herself. Great story.

[kanga_brumby]

Welcome Candombera Christmas is what you make it for some it's religion others it's getting together for a huge feed, yet others it's giving or receiving presents. I have seen a few families all they do is get together at Christmas and it starts out fine within 2 hours the gloves start to come off with in hours the police are on there way to break it up. All i can say is.

The beer prayer
Our lager
Which art in barrels
Hallowed be thy drink
Thy will be drunk (I will be drunk)
At home as if in tavern
Give us this day our foamy head
And forgive us our spillages
As we forgive those who spill against us
And lead us not to incarceration
But deliver us from hangovers
For thine is the beer, the bitter, the lager
For ever and ever.... Barman

Kanga

[Music_Freak]

Well, I'm not sure I should even post here because I'll probably just dampen the mood, but I will be spending xmas alone, by choice really, but it stems from the way my family treats me and has treated me for years.

I've finally severed ties with them and haven't gotten as much as an apology, just used for free storage as a final slap in the face. I tell them how I feel and they just seem to shrug it off and do as they please, so that's it...no more effort from me, it sends me spiralling anyway (not that any of them ever cared).

So home I will be cooking myself a lunch to share with my cat, Buddy.

[demonblaster]

Not good music sorry to hear. Hard times aye

Here no ones alone, still real people not face on but good ones

Hope you get some solace in that.

I think some church based, maybe Salvos might be doing a Xmas lunch?

Up to you of course but being around others & meeting new people to fill a hard void

Am sorry ( hug if you want )

[demonblaster]

Candom sounds like you've found some peace 👍

Kanga think I've heard that poem, its good

Hey back at cha Paul ☺ always good seeing ya, just read back. Congrats being happy in your skin, major accomplishment kudos. Hard work pays off aye 👍

[Tam_tam]

Nice and Australian...