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2017 Reflections
December 31 2017
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RHP User
7 years ago
Last night rather than go out celebrating the new year, I declined offers to different parties and stayed home to reflect on the year that was ending. 2017 was an interesting year for me. Having been very comfortable with my career for many years now, in 2017 I decided to expand my professional horizons with great results. I secured an executive level position in my Dept, and was selected to participate in a task force that has resulted in me receiving an Australia Day Medallion later this month. Something my father would be so proud of if he was still alive. On a personal level, I have overcome a back injury and in 2018 I am refocusung my efforts in the gym to get leaner and stronger, as I love that feeling of being strong in the mind as well as the body. The added bonus is a smoking hot body at 47. On a more personal front, 2017 saw me meet some amazing people on here and push some sexual boundaries which I very much enjoyed. It also made me realize that what I am seeking I may never actually find. I would love to find a lover that is to become my ‘primary partner’ however have an open relationship that still enables us to have the freedom to explore sexually (together, as well as individually) and be open and transparent with each other about that. I met a couple of sexy couples in 2017 who have this, and it made me realize that’s what I crave. I accepted that I will never be in a ‘traditional’ relationship again and that realization took some of the ‘pressure’ off to try and no longer be the ‘hot single woman that’s too fussy’ as all my friends say. I’m more than okay with where I am in my life and I look forward to exploring more sexual adventures in 2018 Happy New Year to all the forum peeps from me. I enjoyed being part of the forums in 2017 and look forward to being entertained and enlightened again this year 💋xx - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
7 years ago
Quoting 'Sexy_Vivacious' Last night rather than go out celebrating the new year, I declined offers to different parties and stayed home to reflect on the year that was ending. 2017 was an interesting year for me. Having been very comfortable with my career for many years now, in 2017 I decided to expand my professional horizons with great results. I secured an executive level position in my Dept, and was selected to participate in a task force that has resulted in me receiving an Australia Day Medallion later this month. Something my father would be so proud of if he was still alive. You go girl !! And to GypsyRed, well done to you too.
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MsSuperFoxy
7 years ago
2017, I felt all 3, in some sort of very meaningful intimate experiences. Ms Foxy
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RHP User
7 years ago
i like to say sorry for up seting you last night i was not with it
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RHP User
7 years ago
Thank you 💋 Here’s hoping 2018 is an amazing year for all us. Xx - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
7 years ago
I'm going to go against expectations and convention, and be a downer. Apologies. Last year was a pretty shitty year. Like the 10 or so years before that. I was hoping that things might change a bit this year but if this is what the first day of it is like, I don't have high hopes. I tried to pretend for awhile but I just don't really think that I have the strength to fight anymore. Or to keep dealing with all the disappointments. I don't even remember the last time that I felt happy, or felt like I mattered to anyone. To the rest of you - I hope you all find what you're looking for this year. Happy 2018.
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AnnieWhichway
7 years ago
Too much to fit in here. But in summary..... I had the support and nurturing of a gf for the previous year that gave me confidence and ability to accept who l am. But from events l lost that and also friendship of my ex wife who had begun to accept my lifestyle. Friends from here were a great support, they know who they are but Betty l have to mention, she's my rock. By the end of 2017, l had got stronger and confident to go to events by myself. By doing that, accepting more of the real me, loving me more. With that, loving so many others in so many ways in a network of friendship love and sex. I've repaired the broken friendship with my ex wife. There can be no intimacy or romance, just a background of knowing each other for 23 years and respecting our friendship. We saw in the new year together away camping. Few seem to be able to get their head around that arrangement but in the world's l have experienced in my time on pie, swinging, poly, open relationships, Dom/sub etc, whatever works for those involved. So l go into 2018 with an open mind, to learn more about me, more about my friends and lovers, more about this weird thing called life. Annie x
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RHP User
7 years ago
"Veni, vidi, vici" Just not necessarily in that order! 😃 - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
7 years ago
To everyone who has ahared their reflections so far, a warm thank you. CM I think vidi, vici, veni is the order many here could identify with. 😉 Sliante - Posted from rhpmobile
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AnnieWhichway
7 years ago
LD. We care
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RHP User
7 years ago
Luckdragon, that sounds like deep despair in your message. You are young, beautiful and smart and I know you matter to your family. I don't know your situation, but I hope you find the help you need. For what its worth, I hope you have a good year, that your career develops the way you want it to and that you have the strength to keep on keeping on. From your comments on this forum I can see that you have a lot to offer the world in your beliefs and passion for equality. All the best to you and your family. xx
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RHP User
7 years ago
Thinking of you xoxo
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RHP User
7 years ago
I realized today that I want an easy year in 2018. I don't want to work so hard, but alas, I dont think this will be in my stars for 2018 as a potential huge step up in my career may eventuate in the next few months. If it happens It will mean a lot of work!! I hit a major low point early 2017 but have managed to find my positivity and turned it to a year of amazing firsts for me. Loved up 😍 My plan is to keep on purchasing those lotto tickets. Gotta win some time right? CD
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RHP User
7 years ago
I just want to say I hope you find the strength to fight the good fight.... "I BELIEVE YOU WILL" 💙💜From what you have shared on the forums I believe you have an inner strength that will always shine through and keep you fighting the good fight for your own self and for others too.I hope you don't decide to leave but if you do I wish you Love, Light and Peace for wherever your journey takes you xx I hope that if you do leave that at some point you return. xx Rubi
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MsJonesy
7 years ago
You are smart, and beautiful...inside and out. You are finding that hard to believe, but keep belief in yourself. Xxx
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RHP User
7 years ago
I am sorry you feel unimportant. I am sorry you're year has been hard. I'm really sorry you haven't felt truly happy for a long time. I have felt like that and I know it gets hard to even talk about it because you think you are bringing other people down. Fortunately I have a good friend who understands. She suggested I try St John's Wart as she knows I don't like anti-depressants. I am already feeling my inner strength rebuilding. I think you are a beautiful, passionate, intelligent young woman. I hope you find your joy. - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
7 years ago
Thanks be that it is history. Tougher than I care to share here, it rocked the whole family and only time will tell how well we survived it. As previously mentioned it wasn't as bad as we feared but not as good as we hoped for. I feel for those who had it tougher. It's always reassuring to be able to count your blessings. I'm facing 2018 with optimism, and a little nervousness. Best wishes to all the RHP denizens, especially those who have done the hard yards.
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The_Antichrist
7 years ago
Ya know, I’m not one for inspirational speeches, as to be honest, I couldn’t motivate herpes to flare up lol But... Whatever your stresses are, most of us can never really understand...and I dunno about you, but fuck it pisses me off when people throw out there in the wind all that feel good crap like “ya gotta keep on keepin on!! Cos man, you a fighter” .. Truth is even the strongest people on earth fall cunt up... However... There’s not one person here, that would choose not to take your worry away if they could just click their fingers... That means you matter to them... You matter to them enough to want to trade places, just to see you smile... You matter to them enough for them to write a post on a forum to try.... You matter enough to them....and you matter enough to me. As I said, I got nothing....*hugs* Hope you feel better real soon aye... - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
7 years ago
Even with everything you are dealing with yourself, you have been there for me, given me love, support & advice... you are a truly awesome human, and I love you x
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RHP User
7 years ago
Was tough... it was the worst of 9 tough years. I’m exhausted, both emotionally and physically. I know that things are going to get better, and can see the future I want, I just need to find the energy to keep pushing through... I’m not sure that I would have survived (with any kind of sanity in tact) without the love and support (and tolerance 😎) of my tribe, especially Annie, Jonesy, Meander, LD, Blissful & Pepper (who’s no longer here, but still needs a mention). The URNs, Kool, Anti, Touch & Tulips - thank you for being there, checking on me & understanding if I didn’t respond 👍🏼 Thanks to the rest of you for making me laugh, cringe or roll my eyes, sometimes all three at once - fabulous motley crew that make the Hotel California home 😜
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Sawadee
7 years ago
My 3 kids all landed on their feet in 2017 .. My daughter finally got back on top after a hellish few years with depression after losing her 8 month baby daughter through doctors negligence. She successfully sued , but the ordeal left her a broken woman. That was about 5 years ago.. But now she's back to the bubbly laughing loveable girl we always knew she was.. Both my sons were promoted in their chosen fields , the eldest a paramedic the youngest a electrical engineer who also updated a contract with a Sydney NRL team.. So I have to say , 2017 was very good to me .. Seeing my kids happy , makes me happy.. Betty 7216.. I'm sorry to read of your 9 tough years .. Sometime life's not fair and it seems you've gone through your share.. Hopefully and with the help of some of the ladies of RHP, you will turn those dark days into sunshine.. It's a matter of unscrambling the pieces and putting everything back in its right place , if you know what I mean. .. Good luck and a happy new year.. Jay...
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RHP User
7 years ago
Thank you, very glad that your minis are all in a good place, makes such a difference 😊
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PurePeony
7 years ago
Annie, so happy for you! Self-love and self-acceptance is so important and are precursors to joy and bliss. I wish you very happy and fulfilling years ahead! LD, we clash all the time and probably hate each other's guts. 🤣 But from one human being to another, I wish you well. I suffered 20+ years of shittiness and at one stage, even my mum thought I might be jinxed and secretly consulted a monk. She later told me that for a mum to watch her daughter go through setback after setback, failure after failure, it was heartbreaking. Several times I wanted to just end it all because it felt like the Universe had no place for me and wanted to spit me out of existence. Somehow, I clung on and more than two decades later, I'm in a really happy and contented place, basking in peace and joy. 😄 Who knows why bad things happen to good people, or even why runs of sheer foul luck happens, but it is what it is. Maybe it is as woo-woo as karmic debt of some sort and if that's what it is, the Universe is fair - after the suffering, there is always sweet recompense. You just have to develop the tenacity to hang in there. Because I've been through so much knife- twisting pain and darkness, I'm now grateful for 10,001 little things in life. Your journey is still ongoing so there is hope yet. Nurture and love yourself. I wish you the best. Betty, didn't know of your struggles but again, as a fellow human being, I hope that things get better for you. Often, we can only do what we know best and hope for the best outcome. When you stand before a life full of rubble, it can be painfully devastating... but there's also an opportunity for rebuilding and strengthening weaknesses. I like to think of it as an upgrade to the next version, new and improved! 2017 had been a bitch of a year with many swift changes, bad turn of events, and very shocking twists. Family secrets that turned my world topsy-turvy, totally unexpected situations that knocked me off my feet, finances that tethered close to the red... but I think once we have learnt our lessons, the Universe and God (whatever you believe in) opens the floodgate of blessings and abundance. It all starts with working on self-love and self-worth and the ability to handle life even if one has to stand alone and face disapproval and scorn from others. Soul- crushing but at the same time, character-building... rough stuff, adversity. Aren't diamonds created that way? Intense fire, heat and pressure... and out comes one helluva valuable and resilient piece of treasure! Sometimes, when we learn to cry through our tears, things shift on the spiritual level. I don't want to reveal personal stuff online but just when my friends felt too embarrassed to ask me how I am because the bad news never stopped coming, things shifted and whaddaya know... 2017 ended with a sudden downpour of blessings and abundance beyond my wildest dreams! 😄😄😄 The Law of Attraction, folks... bet your bottom dollar that it works! That, and meditation. Love yourself, treat yourself well, invest in self-development, and the world loves you back. 😍 I welcome 2018 with wide open arms! New year, new possibilities, and tremendous potential awaits! 😄 I wish everyone a great year ahead. Never feel ashamed about bad times - sometimes, it is what it is. But like the rain, that too, shall pass. Happy 2018! 🎊🎉🥂🍾
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IMTHAMAN72
7 years ago
the good thing about 2017 I worked hard and paid off a lot of bills...hoping to b debt free n 2018
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RHP User
7 years ago
I feel blessed that you are sharing the things that are real for you. So often people only present the positive, preferring to keep the hard times, the dark thoughts, the sense of hopelessness and helplessness we feel from time to time to themselves. I know my original post focused mainly on the things I felt good about last year and that was because I needed to remind myself of the positives so I could move into this year with a renewed sense of self because I had been in a state of quiet despair for months. I believe in sharing our stories of hardship and adversity we do see we are not alone, and sometimes that knowledge alone is enough to keep us putting one foot in front of the other. Thank you again for your honesty and the compassion shown to each other. And as Leonard Cohen said in his song Anthem "There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in".
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MsSuperFoxy
7 years ago
Well done. Did you use TBI model to pay off your debts? Ms Foxy
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RHP User
7 years ago
I hear ya,but I have to say it is really hard not to talk in cliques in this situation. That's why I didn't keep going! Haha. What I could have said is it fucken sucks that anyone feels that way, and I sincerely wished that they didn't have to feel like that. There isn't anything I can personally do, but hope that one day LD sees the same value in herself that others see. (Clique again? Probably, sorry).
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RHP User
7 years ago
So many people had a terrible 2016, hoping that 2017 would be better. Alas, sounds like that wasn't the case for many. I'm so grateful that my year turned out well, fingers crossed it continues and best wishes to everyone. I hope if you are having a difficult time, that it does improve this year and your worlds become a better place for you. Misery sucks! :(
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sweetgem
7 years ago
Was no doubt one of my biggest years full of challenges, learning and self growth, which have made me become even stronger and wiser on many levels! 💪🏼🤗 2018 will be another big year for me, with some major changes are foreseen to be taking place as time pans out 😊 but I’m all for it and will embrace the new chapter/journey with my strengths and survival skills! 💪🏼 - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
7 years ago
Life is a degenerative situation. Reality is that it's like a plane with engine failure. We can all hope for fair winds in 2018.
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