Still some feelings lingering.......

[Choosing_Life]

I read your other thread. Sounds like you were going through some tough times getting your new life sorted out, but it seems like you're doing well now. This was my first Christmas without family (long story, but work + separation = no family Christmas for me) in a long time. I was close to tears a couple times. Fortunately, a friend from work invited me to her family's gathering, and it was a nice, warm, hospitable way to spend the holiday. It was very generous and thoughtful of those folks to invite me into their celebration like that... it made me feel a lot better.

Anyway, long story short, I think holidays, birthdays, etc are always the hurdles to get over in this process. Or maybe a more optimistic way to look at it is: they give us the opportunity to reflect on what has happened, and on how we have grown through it.

Peace.