Hey Being Me, my Dad is doing great. He's handling his grief in a wonderful way by letting himself feel it and moving on with his life. My mom is handling the death of her friend well too, last night she was out for the evening with a couple of friends. I'm looking at how I handle my grief right now in re to my separation. I've always been so afraid of that grief, so afraid it would take over and I wouldn't be able to function. Staying strong, active and building a life seemed paramount, now is the next stage. Sure, I've had my tears, talked with my friends etc but I'm still not sure I've really faced the pain yet. "Celebrating" the first year of separation will bring up alot of stuff and already is cuz I feel very alone somehow. There is no other R on the horizon and my W of 17 years don't want me, she ain't coming back! I am adjusting to a new reality. Thanks for dropping by! Btw, I'm still pushing ahead though. Today after church I wanted to just head to the car but I forced myself to grab a coffee and hang around a bit. I took a tour of the church and was pretty taken by the youth room, it has a pool table, air hockey game, big screen TV and a bar! OK, the bar was a literature table, but still it's a bar! Actually, the church used to be an adult entertainment establishment that was born again Damn, It made me wish I was a youth again. The most fun we ever had at church was turning the sofa over in the library!