Goodbye and thanks

I'm so glad you're here to stay:)

psilo, you have so much to offer and don't you forget that! Print this thread and when you get down, pull it out and read it, know that you are loved. Not only did someone pay your subscribtion, but I am thinking that SEVERAL folks were more than willing to pay it. We are the ones that are blessed..to have you here with us! Welcome back..and thank you whoever paid your sub.

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad to hear you are staying!

Yippeeeee!!! that is great news.

:D:D:D Psilo is back in action!! thankyou everyone! :)

Psilo, someone was your Garden Angel, and I for one am very thankful that you are still going to be with us! There are a lot of great people here, and leap to help, even when no help is asked.

I agree with everyone else's posts: I really love to see your photos! You have a true gift, my friend :)

YEAH ! ; ~ D

psilo, I agree with all the above and am glad you will still be with us, Just came in and read all the above. Donna

I am soooooooo glad you have decided to stay on! Thank you so much for renewing!

Yay, Psilo! :D

Glad to hear you will stay here among all your friends. I enjoy your postings, and am happy to hear the good news! John

Psilo,

So glad to hear that you aren't going anywhere. You are a talented and creative person and we would not be the same family here at Dave's without you.

Oh, and I have the watercolor you painted matted and framed and plan to hang it proudly in our new home next month.

~Carla

Carla - did you ever post a picture of Psilo's painting? I'd like to see it!

Psilo, Glad your staying! :)

I am new to Dave's Garden and you don't know me but I sure have enjoyed looking at your pictures. I am so glad someone has given you the gift of a new membership so that you can continue to share your gifts with us. I know what it is like to suffer from depression - I have struggled with bipolar disorder all of my life, so I know about the dark times when you think you have nothing to offer and the world would be better off without you. Remind yourself that you are experiencing a chemical imbalance in your brain. You have been there before and come out the other side and realized how the depression distorted your thinking. It is like having dark glasses on so you can't see the light that is there for you. Hang in there, it will get better. I know, because I have been there more times than I care to tell. You have many many people sending loving energy your way. Let yourself recieve it - you really do deserve it. All the gifts you have given to others are finding their way back to you now just when you need them the most. Think of how many people you have touched!

YEA !!!!!!!!!Your Staying !!!!!!!!!!!! It sounds like you have some great friends here, and now I get a chance to get to know you too!!!

you can see why this family is so great....
they have saved me numerous times and in many ways....
welcome back
x

I can see that Wonder!! I never imagined that my photos were enjoyed by so many nor that people cared quite so much! I have had a terrible 9 months. I have tried to take my own life twice and all because I thought I was a complete failure!!:( I think I will take the advice offered here and print this out. It may just help in the darkest times!:)

Yes, beautiful photos enjoyed by all. and remember, "GOD DOESN"T MAKE MISTAKES" Isn't it wonderful to know you are loved by so many!

Psilo, I am also happy to hear that you are staying...you are such a talented person. Welcome Home! Jo

What did I tell you Annette....huh!!!!! I'm so happy for you...for us!!!

Psilo, your life is precious, meaningful, a wonderful gift. No other flower can take your place in this garden, which is a corner of God's Garden. Thank you for staying and continuing to add your light, your color, your warmth and beauty to this place, this ecosystem. :)

This wonderful thread has brought tears to my eyes!!!!!!! Psilo...I'm so looking forward to getting to know you better through this forum! I too suffer from a severe depressive disorder and will be on medication forever! I've found that just browsing the threads at this site can help make my day.

I was just looking for a place to write a Thank you for this fantastic site with with such wonderful members. Just happened to read this thread and had to post.

I love Dave's garden and all of you wonderful people...your compassion and caring for psilo is exactly why I'll be a member as long as Dave's is here and have let my other Garden Club subscriptions go.

Dave's Garden is where I call home!! God Bless you all!!!!!!

This message was edited Tuesday, Jun 17th 10:30 AM

Welcome Wawild to DG. AS you have so rightly seen it is a wonderful place. Indeed seeing just how much I am loved here has brought tears to my eyes too!:) My thanks go initially to Mark for introducing me to the site, but special thanks have to go to everyone who has ever answered me or even just enjoyed my photos. I dont know how I could ever have thought of leaving you!

That's the spirit psilo, you sound better already!!!

no probs

Well done that Lass!!!

Welcome back Psilo :-D


Wintermoor

Psilo, I have just come back online after several days of the puter being unplugged, and was shocked to see that you were leaving. But I should have known these folks wouldn't let you. I read the entire thread all at once, and ended up all misty-eyed and grateful to your angel and you. I applaud your courage.

Dealing with depression can be just impossible, but you made it. I would like to share with you that this is a universal problem. You would probably be amazed to know how many of your DG friends struggle with the same demons. We need each other, and no one is without purpose, as Whiterose said so well. You have quietly and consistently spread joy and pleasure here, as you must now realize. I am so happy you will be here for us in the future. Don't hesitate to reach out when that black cloud returns.

Psilo-I've only been on DG since 6/2/03-barely 2 weeks and I love your posts & photos. In that short time I've gone after a number of members' posts avidly to learn and soak up as much as I can. You're on that list and I'm glad I'll have the opportunity to learn from you going forward.

Not one of us should ever question our purpose here in life because we usually are aware only superficially of how important we are in other's lives. I firmly believe that most of us go through life having no idea how much we are loved, admired and respected in this world and by the numbers of people that feel that way about us. It's a shame really that we aren't more aware of that fact. I stumbled into this Forum tonight as an accident,(as I said I'm knew and struggling to keep up with reading the Dbase and the 17 other forums I "watch"), but I found myself touched by the humanity shown on this board. Thank you everyone and most of all thank you Dave for providing a forum for us to touch each other's lives.

(looking forward to more of those glorious pics, Psilo! Keep 'em coming!)

Psilo, I haven't posted to your photos but I certainly have enjoyed seeing your part of the world and the subjects that you have chosen to share with the rest of us are great! Sometimes we think we are not needed or wanted but then all you have to do is reach out and many people are there cheering you on. Well, I want to now be one of your cheerleaders.

YEAAAAA Psilo!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs, Lani

here here aimee.. its so true...
depression is a hard one...
society puts pressures on us to perform in a certain way or measure us by certain yard sticks and lets face it.. they oft just dont fit.'
we are all unique. we are a success becasue we are who we are.
if something has a different outcome to what we expect, its not failure, its change. we as humans are often resistant to change but its always there for us. rubbing us here and there, getting rid of the rough spots and all.
like diamonds in the rough. they dont sparkle so beautifully until taken in the master craftsmans hands and shaped and cut. pieces are taken off to show the beauty inside and then see how magnificent they shine?!
then it takes the light to shine on them and refract the many beautiful colours that are you.

our master craftsman can see the beauty in us even when we cant. he shapes us lovingly and helps us through the rough times. andthen the day comes when he shines his magnificent light and watches all the amazing colour pour forth. all the colours that so shine who he is.

you can do it. believe me when is say, i know what its like to go through the valleys, and there seems no light. i know what its like to feel the failure and not be able to see a positive outcome. but i also know what its like to be loved and cared for by the DG family. to have people like these angels here to pull you through. to send love that touches your heart when nothing else can get through.

we stand along side you my friend and claim your positive outcome. we claim the blessing you derserve. we calim his providence, happiness and peace.
it is said that where two or more agree, then shall it be done. I am sure that there are many here who will stand with us and agree for his blessings on you..

laura

Never before have I felt so honoured and proud to be part of a family. My family do not understand my depression and I often feel very isolated. Also my husband does not share in my love of gardening. Sometimes I have looked at my allotments in all their glory and felt really sad that there is no one to share it with. To find that all of you enjoy my photos so much is a joy!! I have always found giving so much more rewarding that receiving.Many people ask me why, when I run a seed business do I donate so much seed and information so freely? I have no real answer to that other than I love to hear of peoples excitement and joy when their seeds begin to grow. I know my business puts food on the table but it doesnt make me happy. Through this thread I can finally feel that I have come home! :)

Psilo,,I am stunned to think that you would leave us,,although as a fellow chronic depression sufferer I understand your highs and lows. I'm so very pleased that you're staying. It's through your wonderful photo's, and Marks, that I've found a true love for hardy geraniums. I haven't planted the seed you sent me, am waiting till next spring, and I can't wait to have them growing in my gardens. I'm sooooo glad you'll be here to see photo's of the little babies. I'm very sorry about the mess with the New Hampshire Purple, and truly wish it would have arrived safely. It would have tickled me greatly to see a photo of it growing in your allotment. If you ever need an *ear* or *shoulder*...you know my email addy.

sow them now so theyw ill flower next year. sow them in 2004 and you wont have flowers until 2005

Mark!!!????*&$$*!!!!!!!!!

no - Im feeling mellow! so I wont even say it!

Laura (wonder-Downunder) How beautifully said...hope you don't mind, I copied parts of your post and printed a copy for my office. I can read about the Master Craftman now, when ever I'm feeling down or just need a perk for the day.

I want to mention that many people say that emails and forums are cold and have no feeling or warmth to them. They say because you can not hear the tones or emotions in written words...WELL...this thread is surely proof that those people are WRONG! I tear up quite a bit when I read all the love and compasion in these post!!

Oh, just one more note before I post..I've been a member of Dave's for almost a year...many of you may not know me because I went through some difficult time over the winter and have just returned to the forums! I'm so HAPPY to back with such wonderful people as all of you!!! Patti

Hi Patti, glad that you can join us again and I hope that your difficult times have been resolved. It seems in a strange way that my deciding to leave has actually strengthed the bonds that DG has over its family members!:)

psilo ... so glad to hear that you're staying with DG afterall. You seem to be a very special human being, so loved and appreciated by everyone here. So .....

I said a prayer for you today,
and know God must have heard.
I felt the answer in my heart
although He spoke no word.
I didn't ask for wealth or fame,
I knew you wouldn't mind.
I asked Him to send treasures
of a far more lasting kind.
I asked that He'd be near you ...
at the start of each new day,
to grant you health & blessings
and friends to share your way.
I asked for happiness for you
in all things great and small,
But it was His loving care
I prayed for most of all.

Julie

It is very difficult when our joys are not shared by those physically close to us. Is there a gardening club near where you live that you could join, for in-person contact and communication about gardening? That might fill a gap -- though it seems to me that it would have to be a truly spectacular group to hold a candle to this wonderful on-line community of gardeners and friends! Again, I say how glad I am that you are part of this beautiful place.

I am so glad you decided to stay, Psilo. Your pictures have been a joy to look at, and very helpful especially when I start thinking I need another geranium! I always look forward to your posts. Doris