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YOu are in my thoughts and prayers today, my lovey.

HUGS and LUVS

Your in good hands Holly....he will take you where you need to go, it's his path you follow.

Sending an extra prayer for you.

Jeanette

Thinking of you Hooly!!!
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Me, too.

We are here for you. God is with you and I know you have the proper attitude to deal with this day.

Good Morning!
I got out my tattered copy of Peter O'Connor's Men at Midlife Crisis book, and with my glimps into TJ 's soul yesterday I have an idea where he might be in the tunnel.
He is moving. He is moving.
He is exactly where he is suppose to be.
One thing that became appearant to me that they are always rethinking their choices, and at one time or another consider changing their mind.
He let me see that yesterday.

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But he is a man, and a man makes decisions and goes in that direction. He has decided to get the settlement issue taken care of. The we will see.
OK.

I am not afraid. I will be fine. God will has great things in store for me.
After everything is done, everyone wants to leave a legacy behind them on this earth.
To some of us is is healthy functioning children, left as adults.
To some of us it is a plaque of appriciation left in a conspicuous place of importance to us. Volunteering, business, serving on a board or whatever.
To some of us it is being needed by others, and supporting their outside goals.

I find mine is children, and touching their lives.
TJ finds his in the business world, and supporting a company that "wins" and all the employees that depend on that job.

In some form, it is appriciation. You alone define the value of appriciation.

I am newly hopeful.

So here is my new plan.

I will answer my phone when TJ calls. No more games. I will be here and no pressure, no demands. Just listen. I did a very good job at that yesterday. I did not argue with him, even though I did not agree with everything I said.
This is a big thing for me.

I am on trial now. I will be true to myself, and be a kind and gentle person. I will recognize that my life's journey is in God's hands, but my life belongs to me.


O'Connor is big on the psychic world. He compares our reluctance to acknowledge the phychic part or ourselves as the same relucance man had to accepting that the world was round and not flat, as Coupernicus professed.
Well, we all know how that turned out!

We as LBS and as WAS or MLCWAS need to acknowledge that inner world and incorporate, mix in that part of ourselves with the conscious, thinking world. That is one of the tasks these men have to face. It takes looking inward, thinking and a leap of faith to get there.
Powerful and mighty stuff.

They need to trust and have courage.
Trust themselves, and have the courage to do it.

That is what takes so long. They resisit this with all their might, as you might find yourself doing. Do you believe what I have just written?
If not, you will begin to understand how your S is resisiting the work he has to do on himself.

Lots to think about here.

Looking into ourselves and letting that clarity define us is a monumental task for most of us it think. I'm glad you see a path for yourself. Your words have inspired me this morning. Thank you.

a new,

your husband is not ready for that inward look. Don't expect it yet. This journey has a cycle to it, and the first cycle is a moving away, as in a door swinging outward. They can not start swinging back for a long time.
PLease understand you will not have the same experience. Your husband has to make this journey on his time, and his way, and from all indications he is NOT there yet.

I am not sure any of these men can look inside. They have powerful inclinations to resist that look, meshed into manhood issues of control and power. They can not be wrong.
So start or continue the pattern. No pressure, no demands just let your lawyer take care of you.
Just be serene and kind.
At one point my L actually said, on instructions from my client, I am to be nice to you guys.
Actions speak louder than words. Remember that!

Holly,

Great post, very inspiring. If you have time check out my thread and give me your take on what is going on with H.

Ok Hooly,

Time to follow your own adVice ... actions speak louder than words ... so time to warm up that pole. We need some sweat therapy ... yours spinning and dancing ... mine watching!!!

You really have great focus on your being, and you set the bar very high for everyone ... not just the pole.