The Transcendent Rainbow Cafe - social space for LGBTI members

[Paul]

It would be so great to have a thread here where we can chat about almost anything. We can have fun, tell jokes, share stories, you name it!

There's a "BB Cafe" thread in the general area where lots of people chat daily and have established some nice light hearted conversations, it's treated as if it's a real cafe, there's even virtual baked goods and coffee!

Let's create a chat here for anyone to join, in particular the GLBTIQ community to let their collective hair down and chill out. It's a safe space to be yourself.

We just need a name 🙂

[Guest9337]

Jo8049, no nausea today which is good news, but my stress has sky rocketed legs are weak/wobbly, feeling a flight/fight/freeze/fawn response pretty much continuously for days now.

[Jo8049]

Hi d&g , I am sorry that is happening to you . Do you have anyone to talk to face to face ? If not maybe GP & go from there . Are you ok to do that ? Remember BB helpline . 1300 22 46 36 . Keep that handy . hugs and warm soup . xx

Jo&LD ❤🐾💃🌈

[Jo8049]

0400, ( bit more sensible ) Scatered high cloud , Calm very , 6.3° , 41% . WFTNN x .

Safe happy day for everyone , smiles and love for all xxxx

Hot drinks , LD is galley hand today but I will cook eggs . If miss grumpy does you will probably get My Dog on chewey's ??? Regardless of order .

D&G I hope today is way better than yesterday . hugs xxx

Sweet friend Sarah , the girls night sounded fun and that mixing with other trusted souls sounds fabulous . ( soul food )

You may drift back to mostly vegetables or totally , while doing it for your daughter . I dont buy much red meat anymore . Mostly use skinless chicken breasts . I get 2 meals ( usually ) out of 1 . By a couple of rumps once or twice a month and as they are big get 3 portions from each . Fresh veg is a bit limited compared to city . I get frozen quite often . They are ok . Horse's 4 courses ! Can do heaps with spices and bought ( if in lazy mode ) curry pastes .

Here I am pushing vege and mouth is watering at thought of slow cooked brisket , with double cream mashed potato with tiny bit of ghee and cracked black pepper . YUM !!!!

I buy frozen fish from butcher to . Ausie fish is very dear so usually imported . I know not a very healthy alternative but $ is the driver of that decision .

Got home from job with a nearly destroyed tire yesterday . Belt damage ( failure ). Tyrepower in town had some of my old ones ( odd size ) still there so take trailer today with little David and get this tyre off rim and old one fitted so have spare . The spare thats on now is from same set as today's one and will mean have to jump earlier on new tyres 👎

I do regular checks on BB in 4 places through the day to xxxx

On fb have been enjoying company of a few trans ladies I have met and some other vg friends . Dont have huge number of friendships that have endured but those I do are very special people . It is my hope on one of the Bris trips to hook up with a few for a night out or in like yours and food chatter and tv or whatever ?

2 sleeps to 🍩☕ . Much love and care for you Sarah . Warm and happy is the prescribed treatment with daily soul food . eternal hugs and xxxxx ❤🐾💃🌈🍩☕🍫🍧

Soon night will transition and another Wednesday will begin . Love peace and safety for everyone from the never never , Jo&HRS/LD

❤🐾💃🌈🌥

[Aaronsis]

Hey Jo

Just a short note from me today, I have been trying to keep busy in real life so as to not focus on the day tomorrow and just get through each moment of today.

I am not sure how my brother is tracking today and not sure if I should be reaching out or just sitting with it, I hate that I don't know how to navigate this space with him or the relationship, it is so foreign to me.

I hope so much that your friendships really blossom with your connections on Facebook, it sounds like a really nice little group that you have found yourself apart of with some really like minded and shared experience people and that is as you know, so very helpful to us all.

Well I have to head off early today to collect kids and run around after them for the evening..lol..at least that will keep my super busy and my mind of tomorrow too.

I plan to drop off the kids in the morning then head to the florist to pick up some lovely flowers and take them with us to lay with her ashes. I really cannot believe it has been one year...wow..time sure does move quickly.

Hugs to you and to my favorite little dog floof...I can't say that too loud or the cats will get upset..lol

Chat on Friday my friend, if not at some point tomorrow..but I am hoping I will be fine xx

Hugs

Sarah xxxx

[Jo8049]

0350 , Thin high cloud occasional star with halo , light warm Northerly gusting 5 knts , 13.4° , 40% . WFTNN x .

Very best happy day for every one of you , ( six days on the road is playing , old favourite . blast from the past ). Stay warm , enjoy the ride and a lot of love from the never never xxxx

Chai coffee & tea , A piece of bacon with egg today ( town yesterday ). LD on compo now , sprained tail ??? ( what next ?)( sickness benefits I guess )

D&G , how are things going for you ? Stress abating and leaving you alone ? Have some pumpkin soup , good after party treatment ? Lol xxx

Hi Sarah and good morning , hugs and kisses ( appropriate ) .

Quite a long time ago I met an old American sailor ( old Bill , never knew his surname . Whats in a name anyway ?) . He and I were chatting & pawing over charts and he told me of Zen Navigation ! " You might not be where you think you are ( very common before GPS !) but , you are where you are supposed to be " . Since that day in Fremantle Harbour I have let the stars guide me ( not astrology , in a navigation sense and used many forms of procrastination as a tool where uncertainty is present . Never regretted this system ?). Lol xxxxx

Spent most of yesterday rectifying that tyre issue from 13th ( yesterday ) . Body took a hammering , a little disappointing really as used to do that sort of thing all day when owned truck ? Maybe up to early yesterday ? Dreams started this morning but I woke so could run away from it . Not totally happy with tyre resolve but suck it and see I guess ?

Was standing in front of mirror late yesterday before shower , Jo is actually becoming beautiful . Never expected half as good and is not finished yet ! Wow !

Didn't chat on fb last night as had 3 long phone calls then bed . All 3 good ones . Middle one being my fave truck driver ( probably would be 3 in that category ) and introduced Jo . Pretty awesome chat we had .

Well very special dear friend I do hope you got some enjoyment from my rambling , relax xxxxxx plenty of hugs and cuddles . lol us ❤🐾💃🌈☕🍫👍

As the warmer northerly gently strokes the countryside and the stars rest in the fluffy cloud I send love and peace to all the world , lol to all from the never never , Jo&HRS/LD ❤🐾💃🌈🌥

[Jo8049]

0400, Very light scattered cloud infinity sky with small stars and great depth , very light variable zepher , 15.9° , 51% . WFTNN x .

Happiest day available for everyone today xxxx .

Flavourful Chai dark coffee and strong smokey tea , Porridge and if you want something else ask the new Executive Galley Manager LD ( re negotiated work agreement ???)( you have no idea ???)

Dearest friend , Sarah xxxx . My deepest hope is that yesterday was a success in so many ways ❤. You will tell me , whenever and if you wish to xxx lol & hugs .

Yesterday here was steady ! Caught up with D ( allie ) in nearest town as we sometimes do on Thursdays . I take thermos of coffee , jar of sugar & another of milk powder and meet in the park with water tower . Next to hospital as D is mental health nurse . We chat and take T for little walks etc . We now have a way forward I think with peer support . Has been like pulling teeth getting movement on this but it is starting ever so slowly now . Just got to see what we can find now . Cautiously excited !!!

Got busy when got home digging out a few phone numbers and emails & messenger messages . That has borne fruit I see this morning . Got keep it moving .

Reading in my journal , "THANK YOU " Sarah , I cant say that enough to you . I hope one day you will know just how much your company and wisdom has helped me reach here !

Helping others is cathartic and is an energy that seems to flow with a love for everyone and everything ? BB and so many other groups and individuals are powered by this universal love , I like many feel attracted to this beautiful energy which illuminates my world ( and always has ) . Sometimes the dark clouds have separated us but not for to long . ❤🌈

Look forward to talking with you dear friend , hugs cuddles xxxx stay warm , ☕🍩 day . ❤❤❤🐾💃🌈👍

Tomorrow we loose our warm tropical flow and return to the minus temps , warm love and peace from the never never , lol Jo&HRS/LD xxxx ❤🐾💃🌈🌥

[Aaronsis]

Hey Jo

"Reading in my journal , "THANK YOU " Sarah , I cant say that enough to you . I hope one day you will know just how much your company and wisdom has helped me reach here !"

That has made my day today Jo, thank you and chatting here with you has taught me so much, about myself, about friendship and I am totally grateful for you and thank you for our "space" here.

Yesterday of course went nothing like the overthinking and the scenarios running through my brain, they never are really and so I don't know to this day why I give it so much time when they mostly NEVER work out how I overthink them to go..anyway...we travelled in the car, there were chats of mum, of our childhood lives, chats of music and sometimes long periods of silence too but all in all the trip both there are back was totally fine. We arrived where we laid mum's ashes and walked around the Church, it is soo large and so majestic and so magnificent, I can see why as kids they spent so much time there, not to mention the inside of it. My grandparents were very religious so as kids they did spend a lot of time there and also went to catholic schools run by nuns and brothers. We picked a spot and firstly put some flowers that I had brought up with us, then we took the ashes and my brother went first and sprinkled half and then I did the remainder. It was very emotional and very sad and of course tears flowed, however there was a huge sense of relief and closure, for us both I think. The sun was out and there was a bird singing really loudly in the tree as we were doing the ashes. Even though it was not a funeral I think my mum would like it and I think she will be happy now in her resting place where as a child she had great memories.

I feel lighter today, like I have made some peace and some progress and like we can get on with getting on, if that makes sense.

That sounds like a wonderful catch up with you and D, I am so happy you have these wonderful people in your life, in real life, they are so important. I am so excited that you are excited about your peer support journey and I cannot wait to see where it goes, it can only be wonderful I think.

You are so right in the joy in supporting and helping others, it is so cup filling and really does talk to your soul, I love the feeling that it gives me too.

My muffin was a delight today, just what I needed and my chai was good to, even though there are three of us in the office thanks to lockdown.

Hugs to you my wonderful friend

Sarah xx

[Jo8049]

0330 ? , Clear 3D sky , Light & variable winds , 3.9° , 39% . WFTNN x .

Warm happiest weekend available for everyone xxxx hugs

Any hot or cold drink we have is yours . Today is eggs or toast& honey , bacon as well or porridge ? LD is in a satisfactory mood to converse with at present ?? ( always subject to change )

I read your post with such relief Sarah . Tears as the yoke you felt turned to a cherished memory xxxx so very glad . Thank you for the kind words to , we both get much from our friendship . You are an old soul with such wisdom , I would like to think I to may be one but it looks different from inside as you know . To be very truthful I dont mind what I am as long as it is helping the world reach total peace and love one day ?

You earned 🍩☕ yesterday . Thats why it might just of been one of the best muffins in quite a while .

What is on the agenda for the weekend ? Lockdown again , sigh ! Nasty version of the wog to !!

If the sky hasn't fallen in by the 21st I will get 2nd jab . Hope not as bad as first one . Am going to be at GP town ( 380 km round trip ) & have skin check next day there so might camp at show grounds there . A -1 morning forecast there , yuk ! Then 50 west for Superpsych T ( an absolute gem ) in the afternoon . After that I have to message a person from Pride for a meeting while in town about peer stuff . Hope to answer some lingering questions with that ?

Been having mixed bag of emotions last couple of days . Been trying to push D a bit without it being to obvious about peer stuff , now it is creeping along , maybe I leaned back for a minute ? A touch of emotional exhaustion from this year perhaps . Maybe just my girly emotions . Been enjoying chatting with friends on fb . Seems safe there so hope that never changes . I realised that others to feel isolated in the city to . One from our f to f group was hopping to be able to have next one like I am and that covid rules dont stop it yet again . fb is a friendly collective of trans people who have each others back .

Happy weekend dearest friend , celebrate your week , it has been a big one and is part of who you are now ( in a very good way ) , R&R for you . xxxx love and peace for you and yours & 1,2&3 ( pats ) , hugs ❤🐾💃🌈❄🍷🍫🌥

Just shy of the ice today , 1 more ° drop and ice ? Day relentlessly approaches from the east to showcase our lovely planet once more . " The Oasis in Space " ❤ , lol FTNN Jo&HTS/LD ❤🐾💃🌈❄🌥

[Guest9337]

Morning Jo. How does one add those love hearts, paw prints, rainbows to a post?

[Jo8049]

Hi D&G , how has your day been ? I use an Android phone and the green button on screen lower right under delete button . If I hold it down it brings up emojis ? Lol Jo