I'm not sure who to attribute this quote-- I heard it on Oprah (lol) one afternoon-- "Forgiving= thank you FOR GIVING me this."
At first it's tough to wrap your head around, but if we look at the gifts we have worked for and stumbled upon, the growth, the strength we didn't know we had. Becoming better people and better parents. Taking leaps we wouldn't have. It's kind of cool to concentrate on the positive in that statement.
There is a reason for pain, it shows us what is broken.
I hope you're feeling better L, I too am having one of those days that I'm overwhelmed with life and all the "character building" moments I've endured lately. Talking to SB while he did his laundry didn't even really take the weight off my chest. Guess I need to find a good comedy to watch and open a bottle of wine. UGH... I HATE trying to do this long distance. Gotta go map out some houses for him to look at but I'll check back soon and hope to find you're feeling better (and then find out how ya did it!)
