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Hi all

Hope everyone is doing as well as can be !

If anyone battling can incorporate a bit of exercise and discipline into their lives it may help. Everyone is different but one morning last year I got up and just started.

Has been ups and downs and everything in between but it has been more than worth it.

April last year to today below

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Blinder of an effort, HB.

I take it you're off the Pepsi these days? Probably a good thing in view of all the finals footy we'll be playing in the not too distant future. Don't want to risk being booted from the 'G again.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Hi all

Hope everyone is doing as well as can be !

If anyone battling can incorporate a bit of exercise and discipline into their lives it may help. Everyone is different but one morning last year I got up and just started.

Has been ups and downs and everything in between but it has been more than worth it.

April last year to today below

Don’t stop moving forward.View attachment 2179261

Brilliant work. I bet life is so much better.
Staying in a routine makes it easier, just becomes part of your day.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Sometimes it really just pays to reach out to people.

Had a mate from uni like an Instagram story that I put up yesterday. Haven’t had a heap to do with him for over ten years, we live interstate from one another, but we were really tight back in our uni days! Thought to myself today, I’ll give him a bell on the way home would be good to catch up! Don’t know what prompted that, but some may call it divine intervention…

Gave him a call, ended up yakkin’ on the phone for over an hour, all the general stuff, family, work, friends and kids ect. Laughed about our uni times and a few of our minor indiscretions. Finished up the convo and he mentioned how much he appreciated the call, and how much he appreciated our friendship back in the day! Thought it was a little odd, as that sort of thing wasn’t really in line with his personality.

When I got home I flicked him a text just to make sure he was okay. The response I got was profound.

He said that he’d be struggling big time and that today was the day he was going to take his own life. He said that me calling him essentially disrupted his plans and saved his life.

I called him straight away and we chatted for a further 2 hours. He got a lot off chest and he promised me he is going to see his doc tomorrow for a care plan.

I think he just needed to be heard to feel and to hear a familiar voice to feel somewhat normal again.

Have since reached out to his wife and I’m sure they are going to get on top of it all.

If you get that little feeling in your gut that says “I haven’t spoken to them in a while, should give them a call or shoot them a text”, please please please just act on it! You just never know you might just be helping someone far more than you realise.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Hi all

Hope everyone is doing as well as can be !

If anyone battling can incorporate a bit of exercise and discipline into their lives it may help. Everyone is different but one morning last year I got up and just started.

Has been ups and downs and everything in between but it has been more than worth it.

April last year to today below

Don’t stop moving forward.View attachment 2179261

Brilliant HB.

Sometimes it really just pays to reach out to people.

Had a mate from uni like an Instagram story that I put up yesterday. Haven’t had a heap to do with him for over ten years, we live interstate from one another, but we were really tight back in our uni days! Thought to myself today, I’ll give him a bell on the way home would be good to catch up! Don’t know what prompted that, but some may call it divine intervention…

Gave him a call, ended up yakkin’ on the phone for over an hour, all the general stuff, family, work, friends and kids ect. Laughed about our uni times and a few of our minor indiscretions. Finished up the convo and he mentioned how much he appreciated the call, and how much he appreciated our friendship back in the day! Thought it was a little odd, as that sort of thing wasn’t really in line with his personality.

When I got home I flicked him a text just to make sure he was okay. The response I got was profound.

He said that he’d be struggling big time and that today was the day he was going to take his own life. He said that me calling him essentially disrupted his plans and saved his life.

I called him straight away and we chatted for a further 2 hours. He got a lot off chest and he promised me he is going to see his doc tomorrow for a care plan.

I think he just needed to be heard to feel and to hear a familiar voice to feel somewhat normal again.

Have since reached out to his wife and I’m sure they are going to get on top of it all.

If you get that little feeling in your gut that says “I haven’t spoken to them in a while, should give them a call or shoot them a text”, please please please just act on it! You just never know you might just be helping someone far more than you realise.

Amazing timing mate and I hope they do get on top of things. I make an effort to maintain contact with all of my mates back to kindergarten and primary school days. The core group (guys and girls) catchup regularly but many others make little effort to call some of the ones who live far away themselves, telling me they CBF’d with the small talk. A call here or there can go a long way. Good work.

 

[Themanbun]

some may call it divine intervention…

It works in mysterious ways brother.

Really awesome story, and I'm so glad you were able to help.

 

[Hojuman]

Sometimes it really just pays to reach out to people.

Had a mate from uni like an Instagram story that I put up yesterday. Haven’t had a heap to do with him for over ten years, we live interstate from one another, but we were really tight back in our uni days! Thought to myself today, I’ll give him a bell on the way home would be good to catch up! Don’t know what prompted that, but some may call it divine intervention…

Gave him a call, ended up yakkin’ on the phone for over an hour, all the general stuff, family, work, friends and kids ect. Laughed about our uni times and a few of our minor indiscretions. Finished up the convo and he mentioned how much he appreciated the call, and how much he appreciated our friendship back in the day! Thought it was a little odd, as that sort of thing wasn’t really in line with his personality.

When I got home I flicked him a text just to make sure he was okay. The response I got was profound.

He said that he’d be struggling big time and that today was the day he was going to take his own life. He said that me calling him essentially disrupted his plans and saved his life.

I called him straight away and we chatted for a further 2 hours. He got a lot off chest and he promised me he is going to see his doc tomorrow for a care plan.

I think he just needed to be heard to feel and to hear a familiar voice to feel somewhat normal again.

Have since reached out to his wife and I’m sure they are going to get on top of it all.

If you get that little feeling in your gut that says “I haven’t spoken to them in a while, should give them a call or shoot them a text”, please please please just act on it! You just never know you might just be helping someone far more than you realise.

Well done mate

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Brilliant HB.



Amazing timing mate and I hope they do get on top of things. I make an effort to maintain contact with all of my mates back to kindergarten and primary school days. The core group (guys and girls) catchup regularly but many others make little effort to call some of the ones who live far away themselves, telling me they CBF’d with the small talk. A call here or there can go a long way. Good work.

Thanks TT. Really hit home for me, how that little bit of effort can go a long way!

 

[ferball]

Hi all

Hope everyone is doing as well as can be !

If anyone battling can incorporate a bit of exercise and discipline into their lives it may help. Everyone is different but one morning last year I got up and just started.

Has been ups and downs and everything in between but it has been more than worth it.

April last year to today below

Don’t stop moving forward.View attachment 2179261

Great effort mate.

 

[ferball]

Thanks TT. Really hit home for me, how that little bit of effort can go a long way!

That was unreal. Well done.