Topic awaiting preservation: The Eagle has landed, R2 ready for the future

The last couple of months where extremly busy an also the completion off an twelve year struggle.
In 1993 my dad died on an sunday morning when the rest off the family was not at home. I still remember how he was lying on the bed when i found him i still remember the sheer panic and the phone calls to get the doctor, the ambulance and to get the family back home. Slowly we picked up the pieces and get on with our lives. Until 1995 when my mom died exactly a week after my 21st birthday. My life was shattered and i the following years me and my two older sisters sold the family house. I got kicked off school twice, got way to close to a world full of drugs. I lost my house due to financial problems, living in a cardboard box next to the station was the next best option.
There where 100's of little jobs, a dozen girls, a large amount off alcohol and a lot of things i never want to do again involved in the continueing struggle for a better life.
But i also learned that sound was my trade, payed all the depths, got my self educated about sound engineering, managed to get a steady relationship we even bought ourselves a nice little house. The last two years i worked in a printshop just to keep the money flowing and to pay the bills it was decent work but i was not realy happy with it.
In september i was able to quit my job to start another and i am now a verry happy guy touring with an musical doing sound stuff, and who is responsible for the radio transmitters from the musical cast.
A very big burden is lifted from my shoulders and i am ready for the big finale next year when my girl and i are going to travel for about 6 months around the globe. The last five years this place was a sort beacon for me to keep contact with "the normal outside world".... So in a way this community has helped a bit with the struggle gettin me back on my feet.
(I bet you did not even now this side effect heh?)
Bring on the future for me to handle it, but first have a beer, a cocktail or any other drink you like and drink with me.

"For the future"

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Good for you R2. That's a helluva road you've been down. If you can deal with all that and come out saying '.... I'm doing alright'... you really have done something. Good to hear and again... good for you. =)

Great to know you made it to the end of the tunnel and the light was indeed still on (as it always seems to be - in some weird and wonderful way)

Well done - hopefully your success will inspire others who may sometimes doubt there's an end or a light.

Where there is a will, there is a way - congrats, you earned it. Enjoy the products of your labors.

Thank God for that.

Many have gone down that road......and were not so lucky

~Sig coming soon~

Good work man, really good!
Now go live your life to the full extent
/Dan

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-{"Theories without facts are just religions...?}-

Rinswind

I'm glad to hear you've got your feet back on a path that have you loving life again.

Live and Enjoy!!

- Butcher -

(Edited by butcher on 11-15-2005 15:29)

Well done, Rins. Too glad to hear it.

Thats a mighty hard road you've been down R2, which would have destroyed a lesser man, so be proud with what you've done becasue you deserve it.

how about a toast to Rinswind 2th, cheers!

I'm sorry to hear of all the sadness that has been thrown your way Rinswind. Our paths through life really can take us through some dark places can't they? Stay positive my friend, it's good to see that your spirit is still strong.
(Inarticulate speach of the heart)

::tao:::: ::cell::::::blog::::

^(Inarticulate 'speach' of the heart)

But 'tastefully' said. =)

Thank you guys and gals for all these nice comments. Yes there was a lot off willpower involved but also a pretty firm believe that it would be better one day. If i just could keep moving in the right directions, even when it was with very tiny steps, in the end it would be ok.

Now i know that the most amazing( i realy dislike this word here) things are possible when you take the effort, which sometimes means asking people or therapists to help you out.

The key words are :

Willpower
Direction
Patience
More willpower

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