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I managed to miss both my first AND second annivesary here! Been a member since Oct 17, 2005.

As of last month. :)

1 year
261 things completed
9782 cheers given
8264 cheers received

Sounds like a pretty good year.

...is that, since they started putting “User’s start dates” on the top of everyone’s page, i realized that i started on 43T on September 11 2005…..

I didnot remember that, and you would think that i would. Not only for the horrific events that occurred on that date, but that it is also the anniversary of one of my last breakdowns and hospitalizations, reacting to those tragic events…

I screamed as those buildings came down, and continued screaming in my head for the next several months. I felt the screams of every soul lost in those god-awful moments pierce through me. I had had a precognitive dream of those events (altho i couldnt identify the building) about 18mos prior to that day….and in a perversely irrational way felt that i somehow should have done something to prevent, felt responsible for the lives lost… Needless to say, the torment of these thoughts triggered the worst of my sleep disorder, and landed me in the hospital again for several weeks…

the reason i am detailing all of this soap opera-ic rot of mine,,,,,is that as i noticed my “join date” for 43T, it occurred to me, in a karmic sort of way, that this was where i could share and reach and commiserate and comfort and laugh with and acknowledge others, in a way i wished i could have for everyone lost that day. 43T has become the place i can express my longings, struggles and fears. And hopefully, a place where i help others with Their longings, struggles and fears too.
And for me, thats the best kind of counter-balance of humanity, to the worst of humanity on 9/11…

Cheers to Everyone, 43t’ers, Cheers !!

(and much thanks….)

:D

and I really enjoy it. I’m addicted to giving out cheers. Sometimes I forget to cheer someone back if they cheered me though because now the list of people who have cheered me is over 2000. The allconsuming site lets me keep track of books I’ve already read.

When I clicked the 43things link on Yahoo 360 one year ago today, I never dreamed it would have such an impact on my life. Not only have I made remarkable progress on my life goals AND learned a lot about myself in the process, but I have made such wonderful friends from all around the globe, friends that have and will continue to make an impact on my life.

A huge heartfelt

HUG

to each and every one of you!!!

and I almost missed coming on here at all. I’ve only just got myself out of bed. So, happy anniversary to me.

I don’t remember exactly when I joined, but I know it was the beginning of last December. This time last year I had just experienced the worst 3 months of my life and I remember wondering how on earth I was going to pull myself back up…well, I did it, somehow, and there is no doubt that 43things played a huge part in that.

Perhaps I haven’t made as much progess on my goals as I should have, but I have met so many great people here and even that on its own means a lot to me. So thanks everyone, and here’s to a new year filled with cheers and accomplished goals! :D

I haven’t been able to get that song by Tony, Toni, Tone out of my head all week. Why? I haven’t heard it in years. It must have been an unconscious thing because it didn’t hit me until this afternoon that today is my 1 year anniversary on 43things.
Yay!

It’s been a year, as of October 25th!

I can’t believe it’s already been that long.