Mish, I have to tell you....we don't see what you are seeing in the mirror. It just isn't there. And yes, I've even seen what you look like!
Hon, the monster isn't you...its the attack, and possibly some of it is Gabe. But it is NOT you.
I am going to start a list here; friends, please add to it. Mish, please print these out and read and re-read them. They aren't self-affirmations, these will be affirmations from REAL people, (we may be scattered around the globe, but we are real). Ask your friends and family to do this for you, too - give them a copy of what you see in them along with your request. We don't get to hear the good stuff often enough.
Mishka is...
a wonderful mother who has worked so hard to raise a special son who God gifted to her for a reason. There are challenges, but there have been many triumphs, as well. And the love she has for this boy is obvious, even when so many others may turn away.
a woman who has dedicated herself to the difficult, and often scary, task of improving herself. She is reflective and sincerely wants to be the best person she can be. There is a great deal of strength and bravery for anyone who can look into the darkest corners of who they are, then do something about it.
a devoted and caring daughter. She has opened her home to her mother while she is so sick, often putting her needs well above her own (even though we warn her about this very thing, sometimes!)
a woman who thinks about and cares for her friends, all in "real" life, and even practical strangers who she may never meet face-to-face. Advice, hugs, laughs, lending an ear...
