I'm a writer/editor too! And PR specialist. We certainly do have lots in common.
Quote: Are there any books you turn to in times like these?
Pema Chodron's books and meditations have been v. helpful as have some books on yoga and Anger by Thich Naht Hahn.
Also, I attended one of Cheryl Richardson's seminars shortly after the bomb... had been reading one of her books pre-bomb, exploring self care. I've read them all since and seen her again, and her work has been very inspiring to me.
I've read a bunch of R books, and some of them have given me some insight (Lasting Love is interesting), but DB/DR have been the best by far.
BTW, my H was saying stuff like that too. Their pain is tremendous. Like you, I have also tried to have compassion... knowing my H as well as I have known him, there are few things that can convince me he is in a very bad way as giving me D papers for my birthday. This kind of says it all.
