Thanks for that--I see that GAL can be anything and doesn't have to cost money (which I no longer have!). I do go to church (my W stopped attending our church), and this past Sunday I told my church that I want to help out, so they are going to get me involved with something. I've also begun attending a parents' community group at the church, and today I am visiting a cultural center to find out about doing volunteer work there. I excersice regulary, but that's something I've always done, so I can't count that. My weekend was peaceful, thank God. There was one moment when my W was starting to get agitated, and instead of getting into it with her I simply told her I was leaving. I went to my local Starbucks and sat there and read for about 2 hours--it was actually nice. When I got back she apologized and said she wasn't mad at me. I accepted her apology, and it was nice to not have the situation end in a big fight. All small steps I guess...
