Hi Cali, I enjoy reading your posts. I think the peace you now feel is evident in what you write and it is good to see the transition is possible from - help fix my M!! - to 'thank you for this opportunity.' I'm not there yet by any means, but it is good to see glimmers of that ahead.
So Retrouvaille just around the corner for you guys. I'm pleased that things are headed in a generally positive direction with your W, and I'll be interested to hear how everything goes. Nice to get someone else confirming boundaries for you!!
It's lovely that you have been asked to speak at church. Great that you have grown so much through this difficult experience, and have found new meaning in your life. I'm reading Man's search for meaning by Frankl (Holocaust survivor) just now. In this he says that 'forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess, except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation....you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you.'
I think you are someone who (like many of us here) has been given lemons and has chosen to make lemonade (or maybe a smoothie??) Have a good weekend!
T 13 M 7 Me 48 H 46 SS 15 BD 7.14 PA D final 5.16 (H filed)
We receive & we lose, and must try to achieve gratitude & embrace with whole hearts whatever of life that remains after the losses - Dubus
