MizJ, you don't seem crazy at all but since I am one bushel short of a load these days, I not sure how reassuring that is. At least we are in good company!! That lyric will be my next thread title, I think.
That is a great analogy for detachment. Being on a boat that can bring you into an unexpected port at any time.
Does anyone else have some weird triggers? For the most part, the tears have stopped flowing. But the other night (I would note that I actually had a good day!), I was watching National Geographic Channel (yes, I am a geek, get over it) and they were showing a documentary on this pride of lions. Well one of the best huntresses got hurt in the hunt. An antelope horn pierced her leg and she lost her eye as well. After the hunt all the lady lions were bathing each other and cuddling as they apparently do, she was shunned because she was hurt. The lioness who needed comfort the most was rejected now that she was considered no more use to her pride.
I bawled so hard, I had to turn off the program. IDK. I have always had more than a soft spot for animals but seriously...
The things I tell you folks!
Nero, I hear you. I sometimes think of all kinds of exotic revenge. But if it ever came time to pull it off, I am just not that kind of person. I really could not live with myself had I done to him what he did to me. Not the wanting something different but the cruelty and abandonment. How does a person literally walk over someone's sobbing body without a backward glance? I could not have done that to a stranger.
Linda, my favourite continent to travel is Africa - best wildlife viewing in the world. I agree that all of us had some lessons to learn. Your were to be stronger and more self-sufficient. Those two things have never been a problem for me. For example, I would often go on my trips alone and meet friends along the way. But I did need to learn to be more of a partner; that in some ways I did need to learn to compromise.
But I have learn some not so positive things, too. I have never been an overly trusting person, I am private and for the most part, prefer to keep my business to myself. Being so rejected and feeling quite alone were also lessons and experiences that I have yet to feel grateful for, although when someone sings of a broken heart, I now know exactly what that feels like for real.
I don't know about trusting the universe, God, Karma or natural justice or however people want to label their beliefs. But I do trust ME. Even if my healing pace is glacial.
Bea, I did read that book. She was spot on with some of her analysis, although I don't know I found the exercises all that helpful. In fact, it was the first book I ordered. Thank you for the recommendation.
