I have always found this site to be very understanding and supportive .
I realise that it is very important to look after our mental health as well as physical health and to value and appreciate what we have
I lost my Father almost two age a half years ago and I
now he is gone how much I miss him
We only became close during his old age and through his vulnerability I realise how much help he needed and in reality he was everything to me
Since then I realise it takes time to create a new chapter , I have been trying with the exams and now I will start the process of finding a years legal practice experience
I realise it is essential to keep trying and getting up when life throws its obstacles .
I often wish I was younger by ten years but life is as it is meant to be and accepting our fate and to make the best of our current situation
I worry about my Mum and she always puts her worries on me .
I listen and that is all I can do .
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You are right. You can’t take people’s problems away but you can listen. Try not to see age as an obstacle as you still have at least 17 working years left and now you are older and wiser so I think that’s a good thing.
I’m sorry you are feeling the loss of your dad, especially sad as you became closer to him as he was dying.
Roukaya, you are indeed resilient and forward looking. You seem wise for your years and listening is one of the best gifts one can provide another.
I really, really like your description of your mom being "scary spice"! She sounds like perhaps a handful but one you manage quite well. Wishing you success in your new pursuits. You sound like you have the determination and positivity needed to make them come true.
You are resilient Roukaya and to keep trying gives you goals and aims. Of course you worry about and love your mum and being so far away must get very difficult and frustrating especially for your mum, even though she is a very difficult character with her own needs in mind. Listening is all you can do but you can’t do it to a point where it stresses you out so much, that’s the time to cut the phone call short. I guess there are times when we all wish we where younger and maybe would have done things slightly different, or, chose a different path. That’s past though, no point dwelling, it’s the here and now where change is made. Have a lovely day. 😊🌸👍
Bobbybobb, You know, it is an odd thing but I have never wished to go back to younger years. Weird I know but those years held many challenges and even with the loss of some energy since retiring, I find myself in a place of more contentment and peace than ever before in my life.
Despite the losses and inconveniences posed by the pandemic, I am grateful for these later years, the slower pace, more control over how I choose to shape each day and many conveniences, once taken for granted, now much more appreciated.
I'm so sorry about your dad. I lost my dad a few years ago and I miss him too. I try not to get into what more I could have done for him. Instead when I start missing him I think of a good or funny memory and dwell on it for awhile. It helps to keep me upbeat and moving forward. You can give a sympathetic ear to your mum, but be sure to take care of you too. Good luck with the legal experience. Many hugs.
I think of the good times and I still talk to him because I believe the soul lives on and some day we will be resurrected. Then we will see each other again. I try to do my best in everything I do no matter how small because I realize life is a gift and we must use it to the good while we are here. We don't know when our journey here will end. Be your best in the legal field.
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