I am back...and finding me

[MHL]

Eric,
You know I know where you WERE a day or two ago!!! You know I know the pain and yes I too love my W.

Notice the past tense of the word "WERE". Hopefully you are doing much better today.

Today is "Little Friday" !!!! I know everyone here now knows what today is for me and I invite, encourage, implore, and otherwise insist that YOU and everyone join me.

I wish it could be in person and who knows maybe one day it could be, but for now, today please do what you have to mentally to find that escape from all this.

Cat said right here below....

You HAVE to take care of Eric. One day a week, one day every two weeks, just commit to something a little regular. If that means you get a baby sitter, or let the older ones take care of your D, then that is the way it goes.

Even if it is a few hours to go sit at a movie by yourself, a drive up to the top of Talcott mountain to walk back down the hiking path, to sit where the hanggliders jump off from and just look at the beauty, a cup of coffee and your laptop at starbucks. It doesn't have to be a party every night. Just some adult time.

You can't be the best Dad, if you aren't taking care of the Dad first.

This is mandatory for me, if I did not do this once a week, I would shrivel up and die.

Sometimes I am on that patio by myself, sometimes I have friends over, sometimes it is 1 friend, sometimes its 6 or 7 friends. I always think of everyone here and the common bond we all share and I think that I am not alone in my pain, my stand, my journey.

This is my one day a week for that "adult time" that Cat spoke of, make it yours too. I usually start day when I wake up, I literally let my feet hit the floor when I get out of bed and I say to myself "Life is good and today is going to be a good day!"

When you read this I want you to do the same.

I really want you to do this, tell some other people about "Little Friday", steal it, take it, live it. Have those people over, pick out some good music, fix some food, have a drink, whatever.....ESCAPE....if only for a couple of hours.

Oh and BTW if there is a picture of me in Webster's then I know yours is right above mine and in a couple of other places also...


Courage
Compassion
Giving
Faith
Father
Friend
Fun
Sacrificial Love
Smart
Strength
Wisdom

My friend you have earned the respect and friendship of so many here, I hope you know that. So tonight I will raise my glass to you Eric, that you will once again find peace and happiness in your life that you so richly deserve.

Cheers