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[twentyforty]

I finally got some toilet paper yesterday. I think we must have more than 26m people living in OZ? Both Woolworths and Coles report a massive drop in sales from around 15m rolls per week each to a very modest 11m. What’s going on?

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I have a busy mind. I also have a busy life which doesn't allow me to quieten my mind.

I find it very hard to switch off, always on the go and thinking. Not necessarily about anything pertinent to my day or anything. I could be laying in bed thinking about anything between what the Queen the ate for breakfast all the way to complex subjects like the origin of the universe. I'm often irate and distracted because of it.

This has allowed (read: forced,) me to slow down. Today I was able to lay in a backyard and read a book with a beer and switch off. I haven't been able to do this for ages.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I have a busy mind. I also have a busy life which doesn't allow me to quieten my mind.

I find it very hard to switch off, always on the go and thinking. Not necessarily about anything pertinent to my day or anything. I could be laying in bed thinking about anything between what the Queen the ate for breakfast all the way to complex subjects like the origin of the universe. I'm often irate and distracted because of it.

This has allowed (read: forced,) me to slow down. Today I was able to lay in a backyard and read a book with a beer and switch off.

Reading is probably my greatest procrastination. Have a laundry list I never get around too.

 

[cochise]

I have a busy mind. I also have a busy life which doesn't allow me to quieten my mind.

I find it very hard to switch off, always on the go and thinking. Not necessarily about anything pertinent to my day or anything. I could be laying in bed thinking about anything between what the Queen the ate for breakfast all the way to complex subjects like the origin of the universe. I'm often irate and distracted because of it.

This has allowed (read: forced,) me to slow down. Today I was able to lay in a backyard and read a book with a beer and switch off. I haven't been able to do this for ages.

I'm the opposite, when my mind slows down it allows all the thought I struggle to keep out to enter and I find it very difficult to keep out of the spiral of depression. I am really struggling with the lack of mental stimulation, though to this point I have managed to keep my mind active, the longer this goes though the harder that is going to be!

 

[cochise]

For those who are applying for access for their super, applications are open now on mygov! Easy to apply, you do not need to upload any evidence, just keep it incase they ask for it.

 

[Tigerlily]

Just wondering if anyone on here has received the JobKeeper allowance as yet?

 

[cochise]

Just wondering if anyone on here has received the JobKeeper allowance as yet?

Jobkeeper is not paid to ythe employee directly, it is paid to the employer, employers will be paid on the 1st of May backdated to the announcement date. Employers need to cover payments until that time!

 

[TrueTiger]

For those who are applying for access for their super, applications are open now on mygov! Easy to apply, you do not need to upload any evidence, just keep it incase they ask for it.

Just done mine mate and it has been submitted... they will let me know within the next 4 days if approved..

 

[Tigerlily]

Just wondering if anyone on here has received the JobKeeper allowance as yet?

Employers need to cover payments until that time!

That was a suggestion by the government...Unfortunately the majority of businesses aren’t able to cover the cost of wages until they start receiving the JobKeeper payments to give to their employees.

 

[cochise]

Just wondering if anyone on here has received the JobKeeper allowance as yet?

Employers need to cover payments until that time!

That was a suggestion by the government...Unfortunately the majority of businesses aren’t able to cover the cost of wages until they start receiving the JobKeeper payments to give to their employees.

I understand that, payments will not be thru to employers until the 1st of May!

 

[cochise]

For those who are applying for access for their super, applications are open now on mygov! Easy to apply, you do not need to upload any evidence, just keep it incase they ask for it.

Just done mine mate and it has been submitted... they will let me know within the next 4 days if approved..

Did mine too, I think approval will be easy!

 

[twentyforty]

Just wondering if anyone on here has received the JobKeeper allowance as yet?

@Tigerlily , yes my wife received her first payment last week. Employers don’t get reimbursed from the ATO until 1st May. My understanding is that employers claim on the ATO for payments made to employees?
Have you completed the “JobKeeper Employee Nomination Notice”?

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I have a busy mind. I also have a busy life which doesn't allow me to quieten my mind.

I find it very hard to switch off, always on the go and thinking. Not necessarily about anything pertinent to my day or anything. I could be laying in bed thinking about anything between what the Queen the ate for breakfast all the way to complex subjects like the origin of the universe. I'm often irate and distracted because of it.

This has allowed (read: forced,) me to slow down. Today I was able to lay in a backyard and read a book with a beer and switch off. I haven't been able to do this for ages.

I'm the opposite, when my mind slows down it allows all the thought I struggle to keep out to enter and I find it very difficult to keep out of the spiral of depression. I am really struggling with the lack of mental stimulation, though to this point I have managed to keep my mind active, the longer this goes though the harder that is going to be!

I'm the other way around, it's very loud inside my head. I'm constantly overstimulated and overwhelmed by it which in turn contributes to my depression. I hope you manage to keep preoccupied though and stave off the black dog. Best of luck with it.

 

[tigger]

I have a busy mind. I also have a busy life which doesn't allow me to quieten my mind.

I find it very hard to switch off, always on the go and thinking. Not necessarily about anything pertinent to my day or anything. I could be laying in bed thinking about anything between what the Queen the ate for breakfast all the way to complex subjects like the origin of the universe. I'm often irate and distracted because of it.

This has allowed (read: forced,) me to slow down. Today I was able to lay in a backyard and read a book with a beer and switch off. I haven't been able to do this for ages.

Hi CB,
I can really relate to how you feel. Before I retired I had a fairly high pressure job in a large multi-national with multiple departments and hundreds of staff reporting indirectly through to me. Switching off was nigh on impossible. Then a friend introduced to me to playing lawn bowls one night a week. In time I found that to play competitively I needed to stay in the moment and to focus totally on the game.
By the time I walked off the bowls green all thoughts of work would have gone from my mind and I usually felt totally relaxed (even when I lost)
I imagine that complete focus on any activity would do that, but sport is the obvious one.
Stay safe. Stress can lead to all sorts of health breakdowns if it isn't addressed.

 

[Russell]

For me, nothing better than a good book to help you release tension, get problems out of your mind and help one relax.

It is not for everyone but there are so many genres, so many good authors and stories that it would cover most peoples interests.

Books are one of our best friends in my opinion.

 

[Tigerlily]

Just wondering if anyone on here has received the JobKeeper allowance as yet?

@Tigerlily , yes my wife received her first payment last week. Employers don’t get reimbursed from the ATO until 1st May. My understanding is that employers claim on the ATO for payments made to employees?
Have you completed the “JobKeeper Employee Nomination Notice”?

Hey twentyforty...Received the nomination form last week, so hopefully not to much more of a wait.

 

[cochise]

I have a busy mind. I also have a busy life which doesn't allow me to quieten my mind.

I find it very hard to switch off, always on the go and thinking. Not necessarily about anything pertinent to my day or anything. I could be laying in bed thinking about anything between what the Queen the ate for breakfast all the way to complex subjects like the origin of the universe. I'm often irate and distracted because of it.

This has allowed (read: forced,) me to slow down. Today I was able to lay in a backyard and read a book with a beer and switch off. I haven't been able to do this for ages.

I'm the opposite, when my mind slows down it allows all the thought I struggle to keep out to enter and I find it very difficult to keep out of the spiral of depression. I am really struggling with the lack of mental stimulation, though to this point I have managed to keep my mind active, the longer this goes though the harder that is going to be!

I'm the other way around, it's very loud inside my head. I'm constantly overstimulated and overwhelmed by it which in turn contributes to my depression. I hope you manage to keep preoccupied though and stave off the black dog. Best of luck with it.

Yeah, my mind doesn't switch off, so I find when I can't fill it with something else the negative thoughts take over. It's why I have been sitting on here so much as it is an input into my head that is mostly positive. Even this morning I got myself into a disagreement with my wife because my mind has had too much downtime. Halfway through cooking breakfast I literally had to walk out of the house to settle my head down. I have been trying to keep my mind active but that is getting harder and harder.

 

[Geo]

I have a busy mind. I also have a busy life which doesn't allow me to quieten my mind.

I find it very hard to switch off, always on the go and thinking. Not necessarily about anything pertinent to my day or anything. I could be laying in bed thinking about anything between what the Queen the ate for breakfast all the way to complex subjects like the origin of the universe. I'm often irate and distracted because of it.

This has allowed (read: forced,) me to slow down. Today I was able to lay in a backyard and read a book with a beer and switch off. I haven't been able to do this for ages.

I'm the opposite, when my mind slows down it allows all the thought I struggle to keep out to enter and I find it very difficult to keep out of the spiral of depression. I am really struggling with the lack of mental stimulation, though to this point I have managed to keep my mind active, the longer this goes though the harder that is going to be!

I'm the other way around, it's very loud inside my head. I'm constantly overstimulated and overwhelmed by it which in turn contributes to my depression. I hope you manage to keep preoccupied though and stave off the black dog. Best of luck with it.

Yeah, my mind doesn't switch off, so I find when I can't fill it with something else the negative thoughts take over. It's why I have been sitting on here so much as it is an input into my head that is mostly positive. Even this morning I got myself into a disagreement with my wife because my mind has had too much downtime. Halfway through cooking breakfast I literally had to walk out of the house to settle my head down. I have been trying to keep my mind active but that is getting harder and harder.

This will definitely help... https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/present-moment

My all time favourite from Tolle

“Don't look for peace. Don't look for any other state than the one you are in now; otherwise, you will set up inner conflict and unconscious resistance. Forgive yourself for not being at peace. The moment you completely accept your non-peace, your non-peace becomes transmuted into peace. Anything you accept fully will get you there, will take you into peace. This is the miracle of surrender”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Or if Yoda is more your style..

1. Be mindful.

“A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away…to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing.” — The Empire Strikes Back

 

[innsaneink]

Just wondering if anyone on here has received the JobKeeper allowance as yet?

@Tigerlily , yes my wife received her first payment last week. Employers don’t get reimbursed from the ATO until 1st May. My understanding is that employers claim on the ATO for payments made to employees?
Have you completed the “JobKeeper Employee Nomination Notice”?

Is that notice for employers or employees?
Are people getting paid on their usual pay days?

 

[cochise]

Just wondering if anyone on here has received the JobKeeper allowance as yet?

@Tigerlily , yes my wife received her first payment last week. Employers don’t get reimbursed from the ATO until 1st May. My understanding is that employers claim on the ATO for payments made to employees?
Have you completed the “JobKeeper Employee Nomination Notice”?

Is that notice for employers or employees?
Are people getting paid on their usual pay days?

Employers, we have been paying our people on the same day but may move to fortnightly pays from weekly pays to make it easier!