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Howdy Everyone;
I am feeling well today and this morning My lovely wife and I went to Church, it was good to see some familar faces and smiles. Afterwards we went to Mumnlaws for Lunch which she paid for but we fetched from the Northside Bakery, I always enjoy going there, the people there are friendly and always serve ya with a smile and if noone is behind us they will have a chat with us. I got Steak and Mushroom Pie, made fresh right there in the bakery and the crust top was flakey and absolutely yummy and also got a Oreo type cheesecake, man talk about rich chocolate taste mhmmm mmmm.. anyway if ya ever here in South Auckland I totally recommend Northside Bakery.. I so much loved my food that I didnt even pay much attention what my wife got herself and her mum.
We set and talked with Mum and enjoyed our afternoon there.
Later we went and bought stuff for the birthday party then we returned home and prepared for Allan’s birthday celebration. My wife asked if I would take the chicken apart and knowing me a crazy Texan I tore it up so much that Allan asked if we were having Chicken soup ha ha. I was just trying to stretch it so it would go farther between eight people, we had Chicken, salads of sorts and Potatoes,Peas and etc for Tea. I enjoyed it; afterwards we had dessert which contain diet jelly (jell-o) Real whip cream, and mixed fruits. Everyone gave Allan a hard time cause he got his cup and filled it up and it looked as if he got half the cream but there was plenty left as I got the last after everyone else got theirs and there was plenty left.
Then we sat around and talked about all kinds of stuff and then had drinks, then everyone cleared off to their own destinations.
My wife and I sat and looked at photos of Auckland and around, what it looked like back then and what it looks like today, some of the old buildings still stand and new glass looking buildings in recent photos.. lots of changes in some ways and good ole buildings and memories in others.. it was like a History lesson.
Anyway that pretty much covers my day today, blessed with new memories of the family and extended family.
Until next time Yahowah Bless
Good day readers,
This has been one of those odd days for me, I have been so tired lately that today I slept a lot even though it is making a mess of my sleeping patterns which I don’t wish to happen but I was exhausted, mostly due to my health problems but it does get annoying. Also when I signed into my facebook page, I had 30+ friends suggested to me or wanted to be friends, I nearly fell out of my chair, I thought it was joke or something but clicked on it and sure enough they were there so I looked them over and accepted most. Thinking maybe I should create a fan page ha ha but I don’t have a clue how to do that and I don’t want to get a big head ha ha; swelled enough with my family that I love so much.
My lovely wife went to the Craft Market and seem to do well, selling jewellery,lemon honey and baby clothes and toys that she knitted. She has made some Grapefruit honey last night, she let me have a taste; it was quite nice.
Did some reading on a depression website that I belong too and reminding myself of the things I learned and remind myself the things I have forgotten so I don’t fall back into the old routine and become depressed again; for those of you who doesn’t know it I no longer have the depression I once had due to Yahowah foremost and for Him sending great people my way such as psychiatrist * David , Psychologist *Malcolm and last but certainly not least and the one who help break it and bring joy in my life, Who is a Pastoral Counseling and dear friend Dr. Peter Reynolds. Also I was blessed along the way with my loving family; as they kept me in prayers and constantly reminded me I am special to them and not worthless and etc. , I am truly grateful they didn’t throw me to ditch; Lord knows the pain and stress I bought to them. And my wife still constantly reminds me to take my medicine as its importance, she is definitely my true blessing & gift from God. Also I am thankful to my Friends from all parts of the world who would share with me in my depression and put up with me and pray for me, two of them I could name off the top of my head was Nate Culler and John Chrisp who still talks to me on Facebook,Skype and Yahoo. Funny thing Nate could always tell I was depressed and ask me You aright and or uh oh someone not well today; I am thankful for good friends like Him, and He turned 18 and got his permit license so y’all keep y’alls eyes peeled in Virginia; He’ll be the one tearing up the roads if he is not on his tractor instead tearing up a field. ha ha.
So Yes I no longer suffer the depression I once had, I still get stressed at times but its nothing like depression was.
Tomorrow is Sunday here in New Zealand; am looking forward to going to Church, also will be celebrating my eldest stepson Allan’s Birthday with a shared meal among family.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2
Well that’s it for today, blessings to all.
Bill
Good Day Readers,
Well its finally Friday !!
Got up this morning after much frustration last night with computer crashing on games that I was playing, so I decided I am finished with them. Alot of my friends were highly disappointed but sometimes we have to draw a line in the sand and cross over and thats what I have done.
Had a nice BBQ the other night from my youngest stepson and his wife, it was a bit cool outside but it was nice compared to the Summer thats heading our way. Last night my wife made Tea/Supper containing Steak,taters,slaw,celery and onions and carrots; it was very lovely and I told her to please cook my steak completely, I no longer eat Rare or Medium Rare steaks, I have a personal reason why I decided to do this.
Yesterday the power cable went out and we couldnt connect to the internet, my oldest spent his birthday & Christmas money to replace it which was nice of him.
Reading lots of Blogs and etc, boy as this world with all its tech got a on a speedtrain and now you can do more with Facebook,Google+,Twitter and etc and you can even combined them with all little tabs and addons, its quite scary to have such handy things at ya fingertips. Anyway thats all I got to say today ~ see ya on the net lol.
Bill (RoosterNZ) Cockrell
Well Good day everyone, Hope all is well.Well I slept in this morning cause I was up til almost 3am trying to work out the Google+. I much like Google+ than I do Facebook,the updated Facebook, the new updated Facebook and did I say the New Facebook History timeline thingy. What a mess but anyway Google+ seems to have it sorted out well with the circles I do enjoy that.My wife did well at the Market day, I am glad to hear that.Anyway didn’t have alot to say at the moment but will do better next time perhaps and if you have GOOGLE+ look me up , don’t waste ya time talking to me on Facebook cause I am closing it down.Hope Everyone has a nice day !!Bill
Hello Everyone,
This evening I thought I would talk about planning but before I do I want to share the definition of planning that I want to share.
*The process of setting goals, developing strategies, and outlining tasks and schedules to accomplish the goals.
Why do I want to talk about planning? Well I want to share that too.
If you are like me and suffer from day to day depression,rather your moods be high or low The key to get through depression easier is to start with a few small goals/plans and slowly build from there. Now I don’t personally suggest you start with a whole day of things,I suggest you put one thing into your daily routine and try to accomplish it but if you don’t seem to do it on the first day you planned it please dont beat yourself up over it,I can promise you my first few times were like this but I did it one day when I was border,wasnt high or low, so I thought this is a time I should try this. But make it something you enjoy doing at first such as read a book at home or a library,talk to a friend or even walk down your driveway to the mailbox and back or set a goal to walk a certain distance.
Take things one day at a time and reward yourself for each accomplishment. The steps may seem small, but they’ll quickly add up. And for all the energy you put in to your depression recovery, you’ll get back much more in return.
Here are some ideas of plans(These I do myself) and also just to let you know I am still having to get myself to do these things but I know there is no need to beat myself up over things I didnt accomplish that day I will accomplish them in the future!
*Plans to consider*
1.Write down goals to do each day(rather we do them or not today) <— yes thats a goal in itself just to write them down I know.
2.Watch Nature( rather they your pets or birds or even the trees and how they change over season, you can take a picture of them each season.
3.Read the Bible,a Devotional, or favourite books,newspaper or other peoples blogs.( I have quite a few listed that I enjoy reading and perhaps you will too.)
4. Walk a distance, rather down a hallway,driveway or even your road and then come back and relax and enjoy your favourite beverage,mine is usually coffee or DrPepper and sometimes Tea.
5. Listen to your favourite music and get up and dance(note here listen to something thats uplifting to you not something that drags you down) or listen to a sermon, take notes.
6. Share with others by word,letter,phone call,email and blogs.
7. Last but certainly not least, Go to Church,Bible Studies,Wednesday Night service if you have that, just go, or you and family go somewhere such as a park.
Now I would like to say the last one was one of the hardest for me Going ANYWHERE, I really didnt want to mix with people, or felt why would they want to bother with a person like me, always depressed. Well You would be very suprised as I was, there are people who Do Care, and not only care but Understand and or might be going through the exact same thing. Church is a place where people are supposed to uplift one another in Christ! Go to your Pastor,Youth Pastor or someone that you really trust and let them know your struggling with this, go to your doctor if you are struggling with depression, there are help out there! I really didnt want to go but I knew one day It was better that I did, Its not going to do any more harm to seek help, and it doesnt make you a weak person(ABSOLUTELY NOT WEAK) but a Strong Person! But if you already been to those places thats Great, this blog is mostly for us of those who is still struggling but doing those one step at a time,one day at a time. No I still struggle with getting out at times and being around people but I am improving, yes there are some days even weeks that I fall back on everything but then I start again, as I told a friend of mine once its like a big race but your the only person in it but you have people on the sideline cheering you on but only you can get to that finish line and no matter if you fall that finish line hasnt moved we just dust ourselves off and carry on with the race before us, yes there will be some mountains that seems to have mudslides on them and you have to claw yourself up them and sometimes there will be a friend that will give you a hand/waterbottle/wet towel, you get the picture. There will be days you will feel that you’re all alone on this journey but let me promise you are not.
Ok well thats it for this topic so lets US start planning ! =)
God Bless
Bill
Hello Everyone;
I apologize for not doing the whole scripture study I was going to do, I got caught up with so many other things. Anyway I want you to listen to a favourite Preacher of mine and He covers a lot of the stuff I was going to share on Matthew 7:20-23 and more so please take time and read along with his sermon. Out with the old year with this but use it as you go into the new year and I pray that it helps to encourage you to serve God.
Also I will try and do a post more on the blog on daily things and thoughts :) anyway here we go.