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***The Official Wikkidpissah Irish Wake Thread*** (1 Viewer)

krista4 said:
Came across some wikkid advice gems today.  @prosopis, these were directed at you, as I'm sure you'll remember.
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These were directed at me. Here is the first paragraph of what followed on IM.

Welcome to giving your happiness a try. I could begin my spiel, my life lessons but, after running those two rants at you in the forum, i think we should start slow. Just remember this - you can't master life. None of us can, we shouldn't try. You can master you, and i believe that is the challenge of life, but only by becoming more humble than you ever thought you could be. Kind of a riddle, we'll get to it later on. I'll start with some questions:

 
I am starting my copy/paste project as I am worried about losing all of my Wikkid stuff. It is a nice refresher and it is amazing how far along he brought me. I can see myself improving as the messages continue. I am also somewhat struck about the leap of faith I took in accepting his offer. I remember worrying that I may be falling into a horrible catfishing trick. As time went on those fears went away. I was really lucky to have crossed paths with Dale.

 
prosopis said:
I am starting my copy/paste project as I am worried about losing all of my Wikkid stuff. It is a nice refresher and it is amazing how far along he brought me. I can see myself improving as the messages continue. I am also somewhat struck about the leap of faith I took in accepting his offer. I remember worrying that I may be falling into a horrible catfishing trick. As time went on those fears went away. I was really lucky to have crossed paths with Dale.
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I am not even halfway through my copy/paste project and I am up to 110 pages!!! It is kind of odd to relive all of what we talked about. Dale started helping me in 2017 and it was really great help. I do not know if I will be able to copy/paste everything as I am running out of time. I know I have the most important stuff. I plan on formatting it a little better and then I will use it as my personal manual. It is strange how suicide or wishing you were dead makes perfect sense when you are in that breakdown mode. I thought it made perfect sense that my not existing would be better for everyone, especially mysef. I am having a hard time putting words to it. When someones hands get dirty it makes perfect sense to wash them. The certainty in that thought was the same certainty I felt about not wanting to exist. Now as I read our correspondance I see I was insane. In hindsight what I thought made no sense at all. It's bizarre how the brain works. 

I can not decide if this has been one of the worst strolls down memory lane or the best. 

 
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prosopis said:
I am not even halfway through my copy/paste project and I am up to 110 pages!!! It is kind of odd to relive all of what we talked about. Dale started helping me in 2017 and it was really great help. I do not know if I will be able to copy/paste everything as I am running out of time. I know I have the most important stuff. I plan on formatting it a little better and then I will use it as my personal manual. It is strange how suicide or wishing you were dead makes perfect sense when you are in that breakdown mode. I thought it made perfect sense that my not existing would be better for everyone, especially mysef. I am having a hard time putting words to it. When someones hands get dirty it makes perfect sense to wash them. The certainty in that thought was the same certainty I felt about not wanting to exist. Now as I read our correspondance I see I was insane. In hindsight what I thought made no sense at all. It's bizarre how the brain works. 

I can not decide if this has been one of the worst strolls down memory lane or the best. 
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The fact that you're strolling at all is the good news.  He helped you.  A guy from the internet who didn't really know you saw a guy at a crossroads and he helped him.  That's amazing.  

 

 
All of Dale's notes to me are still here!!!!!!!! I am pretty happy right now.
prosopis said:
prosopis said:
I am starting my copy/paste project as I am worried about losing all of my Wikkid stuff. It is a nice refresher and it is amazing how far along he brought me. I can see myself improving as the messages continue. I am also somewhat struck about the leap of faith I took in accepting his offer. I remember worrying that I may be falling into a horrible catfishing trick. As time went on those fears went away. I was really lucky to have crossed paths with Dale.
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I am not even halfway through my copy/paste project and I am up to 110 pages!!! It is kind of odd to relive all of what we talked about. Dale started helping me in 2017 and it was really great help. I do not know if I will be able to copy/paste everything as I am running out of time. I know I have the most important stuff. I plan on formatting it a little better and then I will use it as my personal manual. It is strange how suicide or wishing you were dead makes perfect sense when you are in that breakdown mode. I thought it made perfect sense that my not existing would be better for everyone, especially mysef. I am having a hard time putting words to it. When someones hands get dirty it makes perfect sense to wash them. The certainty in that thought was the same certainty I felt about not wanting to exist. Now as I read our correspondance I see I was insane. In hindsight what I thought made no sense at all. It's bizarre how the brain works.

I can not decide if this has been one of the worst strolls down memory lane or the best.
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That's great! I don't seem to have any, but I had saved everything I wanted.

On a separate wikkid-related topic, happy birthday to wikkidDad, who turned 95 yesterday! He also had a pacemaker put in last week. Please send birthday wishes and healing thoughts to him. I know he and wikkid didn't have a ton in common, but the two of them loved each other regardless. And,..he was 50% responsible for giving us this wonderful man who touched our lives.

ETA: Nevermind! I found my PMs.
 
I still think of Dale often and try to follow his advice. He was very excited when I returned to college. My studies centered around literature, writing, environmental studies, and a concentration on Arizona history and natural sciences. The idea is to find a new career in which I would be happier. I had his full support, and he was looking forward to editing my writing. I will graduate with an associate's degree in December. I have written a few short stories and several essays. I secured a volunteer position at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum with my studies. I am hoping this will turn into a paid position. I know Dale would be excited to hear all of this. He was and still is an excellent support for me.
Thanks, Dale. My life is improving, and you were a big part of that. This feels so much better than wishing for death.
 
I was just talking about wikkid w/my mother because our beloved neighbor Barbara died suddenly today. It’s been a shock, and I was talking about Dale as a way of sort of thinking about huge personalities and the hole they leave when they’re gone. This will be different, of course, but it will still be a loss that I’m not sure I’m fully prepared for.

I was not going to say anything, but that this thread was bumped today (I hadn’t seen it) is coincidental and fitting almost to the point of being more than a meaningful happenstance. God bless them both and I hope they’re in eternity waiting for us to join them.
 
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rockaction said:
I was just talking about wikkid w/my mother because our beloved neighbor Barbara died suddenly today. It’s been a shock, and I was talking about Dale as a way of sort of thinking about huge personalities and the hole they leave when they’re gone. This will be different, of course, but will still be a loss that I’m not sure I’m fully prepared for.

I was not going to say anything, but that this thread was bumped today (I hadn’t seen it) is coincidental and fitting almost to the point of being more than a meaningful happenstance. God bless them both and I hope they’re in eternity waiting for us to join them.
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I'm sorry, GB.
 
Joe Bryant said:
rockaction said:
I was just talking about wikkid w/my mother because our beloved neighbor Barbara died suddenly today. It’s been a shock, and I was talking about Dale as a way of sort of thinking about huge personalities and the hole they leave when they’re gone. This will be different, of course, but will still be a loss that I’m not sure I’m fully prepared for.

I was not going to say anything, but that this thread was bumped today (I hadn’t seen it) is coincidental and fitting almost to the point of being more than a meaningful happenstance. God bless them both and I hope they’re in eternity waiting for us to join them.
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I'm sorry, GB.
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Thank you, Joe. I appreciate it. She had a storytelling spirit like wikkid did, though wikkid was inimitable and one of a kind. I was talking about how my day-to-day was different without wikkid, and that it would be that way without Barbara, and then I saw this thread was bumped. I was very much still in shock when I posted last night, and I hope that it doesn’t detract from this being special and for Dale. I miss him dearly.
 
rockaction said:
I was just talking about wikkid w/my mother because our beloved neighbor Barbara died suddenly today. It’s been a shock, and I was talking about Dale as a way of sort of thinking about huge personalities and the hole they leave when they’re gone. This will be different, of course, but will still be a loss that I’m not sure I’m fully prepared for.

I was not going to say anything, but that this thread was bumped today (I hadn’t seen it) is coincidental and fitting almost to the point of being more than a meaningful happenstance. God bless them both and I hope they’re in eternity waiting for us to join them.
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Sorry rock
 
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