Hello!! How is Everyone?..

@epiffanie (11326)

Australia

September 13, 2019 4:41am CST

It's been ten months but it feels like forever since I last logged in to MyLot.. I really miss being here. How is everyone?.. Life offline has been really hectic at my end..So much things happened and so many health issues that we had to deal with.. I spent 3 months in my humble home in the Philippines from mid May to mid August.. And it's been almost a month since I came back home to Australia. Then suddenly, I had to battle with so much physical discomfort.. fibro flared up so bad, asthma, flu, vertigo, dental problems, migraine, and now this carpal tunnel syndrome..It's all too much to deal with all at once.. But with the strong presence of mind, it's easier..

As we grow older, the body naturally gets weaker, but the mind can do magic.. For the first time in my life, I realised how strong the mind really is.. So, when we feel weak due to illness especially due to old age, the first thing that we need to seek is the strength coming from our mind.. I realised too that even at my age at 64, we have purpose to look forward to.. Purpose that will continue to benefit others who are less fortunate more than to benefit self.. The purpose is not a genuine purpose if it's only the self that benefits.. The change that we are aiming for must fit the purpose.. I wish I can eloquently express my thoughts, but at the moment, I am here sitting back to ease discomfort.. thinking and seeking the strength of my mind to overcome the physical pain without taking any medications.. So far, I can slowly feel the change.. ?? I hope everyone is doing great no matter what..

Take care you all..

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@MGjhaud (23252)

• Philippines

13 Sep 19

I’m half your age(plus a bit more) and I sometimes feel the same. Glad you’re back. Take care, too.

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@MGjhaud (23252)

• Philippines

15 Sep 19

I’m now conscious about what I eat or do. I never thought I’d have to deal with it to be honest.

@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

16 Sep 19

@MGjhaud That is good that you are careful now..

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

15 Sep 19

While you are still young, make sure you listen to your body more ... so when you get to my age, you won't have all these chronic pains ..

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@Starkinds (32703)

• India

13 Sep 19

Hello welcome back and well said my dear change begin with action

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Hello Jaya .. thanks ! and yes action brings change ..

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@Starkinds (32703)

• India

13 Sep 19

@epiffanie I am meeting you first time on my lot so tell me about something yourself if you don't mind

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

13 Sep 19

Hello and welcome back! I remember you and that you can sew beautiful dresses. :-)

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Thank you @MALUSE ..

.. Yes sewing was my livelihood..but I am retiring now ..

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@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

14 Sep 19

Oh you had been here for so long. I hope you stayed your stay here in our country. Yes, as we age, there are so many physiological changes happening. Am glad I found this WOE (way of eating); it helped a lot regain my strength and no more aching legs.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

15 Sep 19

Yes.. For the first time, I stayed longer .. even longer next year ..

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@thelme55 (76481)

• Germany

13 Sep 19

Hello Bess. I am so happy that you are back. Welcome back again. Yes, our mind is stronger than what we have. I hope you will feel better soon.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Hi Thelm! .. Yes I am back .. thank you!

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

14 Sep 19

@thelme55 I haven't publish there for a while now.. But I plan to take videos next time I go back home to the homeland and post them on Youtube ..

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@thelme55 (76481)

• Germany

13 Sep 19

@epiffanie you are welcome. Did you publish another video in your you tube channel?

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Christina Ladanger

@Ladanger (14582)

• United States

13 Sep 19

Welcome back. I am dealing with some vertigo as well. I also have anxiety. I am trying to get better without medication. I feel medication cures one thing but gives something else.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Hello Christina .. Glad that you are trying to manage without medication.. Like you, I also deal with anxiety and had a major breakdown in 2014.. but I managed it without meds.. I agree with you, medications turn us into permanent patients...

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@dodo19 (47113)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

13 Sep 19

I'm so glad to see you back here. I'm sorry that you've had to deal with so much. I do hope that we're able to see more of you.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

15 Sep 19

Thank you Dominique

.. I'm glad to be around here again to catch up..

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@LovingMyBabies (85127)

• Valdosta, Georgia

13 Sep 19

I'm sorry to hear of the health problems you have been having. I will be praying for you.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

15 Sep 19

Thank you Jennifer.. I'm glad to be here to catch up ..

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

14 Sep 19

i hope you had a nice vacation. i guess the carpal tunnel is from sewing/needlework? how is your granddaughter and father-in-law?

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

14 Sep 19

@epiffanie how old are they now?

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

15 Sep 19

@hereandthere my granddaughter is 3 and father in-law is 90..

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

14 Sep 19

Yes..I had a great time.. Yes, the carpal tunnel sure was from all those hand beading and hand sewing especially with that last wedding I made.. My granddaughter is growing up with an attitude...lol.. and my father in law is slowly going down.. But we still try to bring him over to spend time with us .. he still loves to eat my cooking ..

.. thanks for asking ..

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@birjudanak (14319)

• India

13 Sep 19

hello to you and welcome back and i think i remember this username. Yes age doesn't matter as by seating, nothing will achieve so if feel something to do then we must have to do as even failure but we will learn definitely something.have a great day ahead.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Thank you BirDan .. I apologise if I don't remember you.. ( blame it on my ageing process ) .. but will soon catch up ..

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

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@birjudanak (14319)

• India

13 Sep 19

@epiffanie please don't apologise and its OK. Maybe we interected before but not sure haha. I am also here online and offline so not remember much haha.

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@JudyEv (326094)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Sep 19

So wonderful to see you posting again. I'm sorry you've not been well. I hope you're able to overcome your problems.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Thanks Judy.. I have a lot of catching up here ..

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@nela13 (55734)

• Portugal

13 Sep 19

Hi

so nice to see you here again. Be welcome

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

thank you @nela13 .. i look forward to catching up here ..

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@nela13 (55734)

• Portugal

13 Sep 19

@epiffanie You will catch everything easily

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@Maria24 (2661)

• United States

13 Sep 19

Hopefully you feel better. Pain is hard to deal with.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Thank you @Maria24 .. I have been dealing with these pains for over 40 years, but glad that the mind is strong ..

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@raveeen (3457)

•

13 Sep 19

Ya because we really have to do some efforts if we want to have some changes

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Thank you era.. nice to meet you here ..

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@raveeen (3457)

•

13 Sep 19

Thank you and Hello

I just joined mylot 4 months ago hehe but now I'm not that active because there's a lot of activities to do in school

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

@raveeen oh! well, if you are still in school, concentrate on that..be good at it.. it's your future you're preparing for ..

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Sep 19

I have been rarely here the past months. I was busy at work and on Friday nights going home to our hometown stay there and be going back after lunch of Sunday. I also have to take care of our bedridden mother who hasn't recovered yet frim ger stroke I know what you are feeling. I am 60 on December. But i see to it that i always exercise at least 15 minutes a day and eat healthily. It's really a conditioning of the mind that we can be strengthened. I hope your physical pains will be lessened. Take care.

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

19 Sep 19

Lovely to see you again Bess but sorry you have so many physical problems. I'm not here so often now, but still pop in occasionally.

@Janet357 (75656)

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13 Sep 19

part of aging to be honest. sorry to.hear about that. true, our.mind is the most powerful part of our body .

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

13 Sep 19

Indeed.. ageing has many challenges ..