Hello all!

Ever had life throw one curveball after another at you? That has been my life the past few years. I won't go into the details of it all, let's just say I was really pushed to the limits of what I could take. I feel good at this time and feel like I am coming out the other side now. They say the measure of a man is how he takes hardship. I have had my fair share of hardship and I think I take it pretty well overall. It can be easy to lose sight of things when you are in the thickets. I have done a lot of soul searching lately and found the things that were lost. I feel I have a better perspective now.

I thought I would reconnect with the Nexus now that I am in a more positive place. Before I left the Nexus I was not having very good interactions on the nexus and this was completely my fault. I have made many mistakes in my life and I feel it is very important to learn from those mistakes, otherwise you never progress. I may be a slow learner but I am learning all the same. My apologies for being a pain in the ass at any point under the username DmnStr8. I certainly would never intend to offend someone. I can be very stubborn and I have other shortcomings that I know can irritate. It is my intention to not interact with anyone in a negative way on this forum and I will do my best to apply this attitude to life as well.

My life has not been a bowl of cherries and when push comes to shove, I have always pushed back. I have always been a fighter. A warrior spirit I guess you could say. I am learning to use this warrior spirit and apply it to other aspects of my life. Old habits die hard I guess. It's hard to really look at yourself sometimes. The reflection of life can peer back at you and that can be scary. Easy to turn away from it. Much harder to reflect. That warrior spirit is being applied to this reflection. Stay and look and learn and grow. It's something I have been working on for a long time. I was stuck in a fight or flight mentality for a very long time. These patterns of thought and behaviour take a lot of work to improve and heal. I am doing it slowly but surely.

Welcome back, i suppose.

I enjoyed our interactions briefly before you dropped off the map. So take that for whatever it's worth.

But hi, I'm DreadedShaman, I like you're username it reminds me of I am the Walrus.

Do you really have to suppose?! lol

Thanks DreadedShaman! You seem like a cool person for sure!

As far as the names goes, stole it from a song.

DmnnStr8 it is nice to hear from you again.
I surely did notice your absence.
I hope you are doing well and continue that way.

I’m glad you are back.

Your story touched me because I too have dealt with hardships but have bounced back with a smile on my face most of the time. I believe now is the time to heal my friend for all of us and even though I'm new I'm glad to see you back with a new perspective!

Thanks Sunnyside and Slippysally!

I already noticed that DmnStr8 was off line for some time. Too bad because I liked his input and his posts were worthwhile reading.

I have never found that your interactions on the nexus were negative or offensive. Don’t blame yourself. No one is perfect. Don’t you know that being perfect is awfully boring ?

It is good that you are back. No need to do this under another username. But that’s my opinion.

^That sounds a bit like me.^

We have had a clash or two in the past. For what it's worth , youv'e got my upvote...

Welcome back, I've always valued your contributions too. In fact at times your posts have really helped me to understand things (don't ask me what, I tend to remember interpersonal interactions qualitatively!)

If you want your old username back, perhaps a mod will oblige. I was wondering which cheeky upstart had stolen your avatar

Nice to have you back Dmn

No worries, s^&* happens. Pick it up, move forward. We all do it, noone's immune hehe.

I've always enjoyed your posts and thoughts on things.

Wow!! Thanks everyone! I appreciate you guys allowing me back!

New beginnings!

Life is a not a simple journey. Sometimes we need to focus on certain things and take a break from other things. It's good to hear your path has brought you back.

Welcome,