Thank you all for chiming in and sharing great thoughts, support, hugs and caring.
Someone suggested this book as a good read... something I'm trying to incorporate in my life. Here's the gist:
The 'Four Agreements' are very simple, but very profound. To embrace and live each of the Four Agreements is to find yourself experiencing personal freedom--possibly as never before. The Four Agreements are:
Be Impeccable With Your Words Don't Take Anything Personally Don't Make Assumptions Always Do Your Best
From the cover of the book:
Be Impeccable With Your Word: Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
Don't Take Anything Personally: Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
Don't Make Assumptions: Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
Always Do Your Best: Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
Here's some stream of consciousness.. (not to beconfused with the agreements!)
Gypsy no wanna be merried no more no more. The dawg did bark hes last bowwow De man stopped asniffin the Gypsy tail and go find hem sumptin else.
De man.. de man.. he did left.. Da Gyspy took tha right Each o dem spin spin spin Farder and farder 'way in de night.
No mo marriage of da love It be marriage of de bidness End by showin' respeckt not de precedent. End as a man o hees werd.. End as a ladee fine.
