Discussion of the LBS cycles

[handlingplanb]

I would just like to throw out there, again, that knowing or understanding that there are "stages" for the LBS is useful in that it helps us understand that all of THIS is a process that we go through. This journey that we are on albeit (for most of us) not by our choosing is a long crazy trip that does not (and cannot) have a defined path. I think the more I understand this, the more I will not be so hard on myself for feeling stuck.

Yes, I can identify where I think I am in the process. Am I going to dwell on it? No. But, it helps me understand that I have a lot more work to do. I've spent way too much time beating myself up about the fact that I can't just flip the switch and be DONE. Appreciating and understanding that this is a journey - a marathon, not a sprint - will help me (and hopefully others) understand that what we are feeling and going through is a process.

I didn't spend (much) time on trying to determine what stage my MLC'er is in - but reading the descriptions of the battle going on inside them helps me understand how truly screwed up their world must be.