Mach - Great post and thanks for the insights. The golf analogy really worked for me. A couple months back I read a golf book 'Golf is not a game of perfect' and the point of the book was to eliminate the negative thoughts. Funny I could apply it to my golf game but never thought about it in my own life/ M. My fear of failing the M drove me to do things I never imagined doing. Gives me a lot to think about. I'll check the 360 later today.
Labug - This process has made me realize just how many layers of "bad" I really had to work on. Before BD I thought I was Super-man, then I thought I just had some issues, now I see lots of room for improvement with list growing daily. You would think it would be depressing not thinking I was great anymore but it's enlightening and exciting. BTW - I liked myself in mirror again today
PON - realistically you guys are my support system. My church campus director has even recently flipped and told me maybe I should consider moving. GALing at night usually involves me reading, playing video game or guitar, workout if didn't do earlier in day, or watching a movie. Not real exciting but haven't done much of those for last several years because W didn't like them. We'd just watch sitcoms and most of those bore me to death. Guitar is new hobby and loving it. Just finishing up 1st song (lyrics have a very BD feel, sounds country).
Personality is who the world sees, character is who you are