Thanks for dropping by, RH! It’s so nice to know that things continue to get better with you and your husband. Hearing his thoughts post crisis is always enlightening, and gives me hope.

I agree that contentment is a much better term for where we should aim to be than happy. One could make themselves happy for brief periods, (a few beers does it for me!) but still not be content overall. Contentment is not so fleeting… more of a feeling of wellbeing over long periods. Certainly the place we want to be whether we are dealing with a crisis or not! How to get there is what this wonderful board is all about.

Wonka, correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t believe “science” has ever acknowledged MLC as a real condition. Yet here we all are with similar stories and scripts. Something is going on!

Oh, and since I did learn how to ride a unicycle, (had the sorry sore behind to prove it!) skateboards don’t scare me one bit. I'm ready to roll when you are!

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl