The Weekly Friday Feast

[eth]

Sounds like a good plan @PeppiPatty

[eth]

If you're still there @WombatBoots I'd love to hear how you got into the peer support work. I think you dropped a hint about who you work for earlier! I found out about a local course but it's no longer running unfortunately. I have cared for vision impaired child into adulthood (my own) and been a massage therapist for over 20 years, but I need less physical work these days. Any suggestions would be most welcome.

[Jacques]

@PeppiPatty, is that you Anne?

Thank you

@Former-Member, thank you so much, you are a wonderful person, such a kind and caring soul, i hope next week is not so tough for you.

[eth]

If anyone wants to keep chatting I'll be around for longer.  It's only just after 9pm here.

[Jacques]

@NikNik, if you want to practice mindfullness look up Tara Brach on youtube, she is kind of a guru on mindfullness.

[eth]

@PeppiPatty  I also got really burnt out (compassion fatigue) but have now had several years of just looking after myself and am also a lot more stable with my health currently.  These forums and some facebook groups and another online forum I'm in are helping me realise I have still got something to offer and that my life experiences and the resources I've used to cope better could well help others, as long as I find the right way to do it.

[Mazarita]

I'm still here on and off too, about 9.45pm here.

[eth]

It seems like everyone out there has gone quiet for the night.  I'll leave this on in case anyone comes back.  Have just been looking at the Night Shift forum - I'll probably appear there sometime too.

[Mazarita]

Hi @eth. I'm still online. Glad to hear you might come visit the night shift discussion too. What are you up to at the moment aside from computing? I'm listening to TV, a show about Pablo Escobar. Not really following the plot, just listening to the soundtrack as I type. 

[eth]

I'm doing exactly the same as you @Mazarita!  I tend to leave the tv on for background noise but I find there's usually nothing much worth watching on freeTV on Friday night so I let my emails build up for a couple of days and catch up on them as well as doing this.  I guess I really could play some music instead!  Was just looking at Ask Anything Monday.  Feeling good that I haven't needed to post in When Something's Not Right for ages.