From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V4 #345 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Sunday, December 26 1999 Volume 04 : Number 345 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Christmas Greetings [Slarvibarglhee Subject: Alloy: Christmas Greetings To all Alloy subscribers, both those who participate and those who mostly lurk, best wishes for Christmas and the New Year/century/millenium. And let's spare a thought for those who won't be enjoying this festive season; the innocents trapped in Chechnya (if that's how you spell it), the victims of natural distasters wherever they may be, the people of the Balkans trying to rebuild their lives after years of conflict, the oppressed, the poor, the sick and the starving. If we all do a little bit in our own way, now matter HOW little it is, we can make the world a better place to live in the new age. Slarv ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 11:38:05 EST From: CJMark@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: Christmas Greetings To all the Alloyed.. Well said Slarv... Concise words with a powerful message! Enjoy the end of this century... and the beginning of the millenium year. I would like to ask each of you to forge ahead into a millenium where both human and animal suffering can be eradicated.. but only with help from our own hands. Make each minute count.. ! My best wishes for all of you to find your peace in celebrating the season. Ciao for now.. Mark ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 13:28:29 EST From: DAbbitt32@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Christmas Oowies Dear fellow Alloyites ... As we share our lives with each other here, I thought I might get a bit personal. Turned 31 last Sunday, and my girlfriend of a year and a half and I split up on that very day. It's been a tough week, as I thought I'd met "the one". Unfortunately, "the one" didn't feel that way, too. I've found myself struggling a bit with the pain of the breakup, it's something I'm hardly used to, having been rather protective of my heart my entire life. This was the first time I've ever truly given it to someone else, and I feel as though I'm paying a price for it now. I guess it's something we all must go through at some time or another, but this one falls under the "I never thought it would happen to me" category. How pompous, I know. Rather, I just thought I was always going to make the right choices and this one seemed pretty right. Worst of all, she's devastatingly beautiful (she's a model for a living), and we live together, so I still have to see her just about daily until she can find another place to live. It eats at me. Ok, that's it. If you can offer any words of wisdom, maybe throw some cookies my way via snail mail as I try to drown my sorrows within my stomach (I grin as I say that), I appreciate it. Rather sorrowfully, - -Dabbitt ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 17:57:08 EST From: CJMark@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: Christmas Oowies Dear Dabbitt.. Sorry to hear about your personal change of direction .. but just remember.. there are many more people that are "right" for you than you'll ever have the fortune of meeting. The key is to not feel so devastated when one of them wants to change your relationship. I'm sure that at the moment it's the last thing you want to consider.. but if she finds that your time together isn't fulfilling her needs.. then try and be glad to discover the differences now.. when you can still make changes in your life without completely having it torn apart.. rather than later.. when children.. houses.. financial responsibilities and animals all make splitting up extremely difficult. Let her go... but be positive.. and know that the moment you can relax your feelings of possession.. you will feel light and be ready to fly once again. And you shall !! The sun always rises.. Ciao for now.. Mark ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V4 #345 ***************************